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The benefits of NCDR, with a focus on the collaborative process.

The EU Data Act will become directly applicable to member states from 12 September 2025. Although the UK is no longer a member of the EU, UK businesses will need to familiarise themselves with their obligations under the Act if they use, collect and/or manage any data in the EU.

Acas have updated their sexual harassment guidance to reflect the new preventative duty for employers which came into effect on 26 October 2024.

The Private Equity and Venture Capital team at Field Seymour Parkes are delighted to have advised the South West Investment Fund via its appointed Fund Manager, The FSE Group, on an equity investment of over £890,000 into New Motion Labs (“NML”).

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision that a director and minority shareholder was not personally liable for a breach of confidence because he did not know (nor suspect) that there was a duty of confidence (despite the company signing an NDA, and the director being involved in an initial meeting).

In the most recent budget, the government has announced increases to the National Minimum Wage to be implemented in April 2025.

The Private Equity & Venture Capital team at Field Seymour Parkes led by Corporate Partner, Penelope Garden, has advised BGF on its multi-million-pound investment into Proventeq Limited.

Laura Czapski, Legal Director in our Agriculture and Rural Land team, considers the requirements for off-site BNG and the opportunities that that may present to farmers and landowners.

In the recent case of Loh v Loh-Gronager the court considered the impact of the husband and wife taking steps that contradicted the intentions set out in their pre-nuptial agreement.