EasyJet announced yesterday a recent cyber attack on its systems which enabled hackers to access the emails and travel information of around 9 million customers, including credit card details in some 2,200 cases. The ICO is currently investigating the breach and it remains to be seen whether any enforcement action will be taken.
The incident increases speculation as to how
The Community Infrastructure Levy (‘CIL’) is usually payable when development of a CIL-liable planning permission commences. The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (‘CIL Regs 2010’) require that standard payments are made within 60 days of the intended commencement date (regulation 70) and while the CIL Regs 2010 do allow
In a continuation of our blog series, Raechel Slattery explores the Crown Commercial Service’s “Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts impacted by the Covid-19 emergency”.
Public sector authorities will have considered the guidance issued by the CCS in PPN 02/20 which set out the ways in which they could support suppliers to
For local authorities, housing associations and property developers, the next few months will present many challenges. It may be however, that lockdown presents an opportune time for our clients to review their property portfolios with a view to considering sites for development and / or sale once restrictions are lifted.
One way in which clients can get a head start
As the country is now considering how to gradually move out of Lockdown it is becoming apparent that for a considerable period we will be living with a “new normal”. As such, it is possible that emergency variations made with an intention that they would be temporary and short-term may in fact need to be implemented on a more permanent
As we approach the end of the second period of lockdown and await the government review, planning for how your organisation will return to the workplace is likely to be your priority.
Here are three factors to consider in your planning:
1. Taking staff off furlough
The government job retention scheme is due to expire on 31 May 2020 but
