Legal
Building a smart data retention policy – What your business needs to do
The digital world has transformed how small businesses operate. We now have an overwhelming volume of information to manage – employee records, contracts, logs, financial statements, not to mention customer emails and backups. Business leaders find it hard to make decisions because...
Leading Social Housing team planning for further growth
One of the region’s leading Social Housing legal teams is targeting further expansion as demand for its services from housing associations, local authorities and housebuilder clients continues to grow. ...
Sponsor Licence Holders: New Guidance Update
Recent updates to sponsor guidance issued by the Home Office in March and April 2026 have introduced a series of changes affecting how employers manage sponsored workers and wider workforce compliance. ...
Using company laptops at home: the essential checklist to keep them secure
At home, security incidents don’t look like dramatic movie hacks. They can be something as simple as stepping away from your laptop to take a delivery, or leaving it unlocked while you grab something quickly from another room.Those ordinary moments, repeated over time, are how work devi...
Germany and Netherlands --registration just as a foreign employer
Firms expanding their staffing outside UK (or wherever the company is based) can just register as a “foreign employer” instead of engaging in the cost and commitment of forming a branch, subsidiary or other legal entity. Two Italian companies have recently used this method to safely ex...
The ‘insider threat’ you might overlook: Proper employee offboarding
Imagine a former employee, maybe someone who didn’t leave on the best of terms. Their login still works, their email still forwards messages, and they can still access the project management tool, cloud storage, and customer database. This is...
Planning a business event in Cambridge? Here's what to look for in a venue..
Cambridge has some genuinely outstanding venues for corporate events — from converted barns and lakeside spaces to world-class museums and cutting-edge science park facilities. But with so much choice, picking the right one for your brief can feel overwhelming.Having recently shared the...
Tech mistakes law firms can’t afford to ignore
Your law firm runs on trust, deadlines, and confidential data.Small tech decisions can quietly undermine all three.From hybrid working shortcuts to security gaps you don’t see day-to-day, many practices carry risks without realising it. ...
Howes Percival advises Harwoods on sale of Jaguar Land Rover franchises
Howes Percival’s dedicated automotive sector team has acted for Harwoods Limited on the sale of its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) franchises and Volvo, BMW & MINI authorised repairer operations to Dubai based DXB Auto Investments Limited. ...
Mills & Reeve advises on creation of IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre at University of Cambridge
Mills & Reeve has advised the University of Cambridge on a landmark strategic collaboration with IonQ, Inc., supporting the creation of the new IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre and long‑term research programme at the University’s Cavendish Laboratory. ...