Businesses could face fines of up to £60,000 per worker under proposals to extend right-to-work checks to freelancers and gig-economy workers, with many owners unaware of the change.
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New taxi VAT rule would hit vulnerable passengers hardest, warns lawyer behind landmark Uber case
A solicitor behind the Uber Supreme Court case warns that Rachel Reeves’ proposed “taxi tax” could raise fares, burden small operators and hit elderly, disabled and low-income passengers hardest.
AI firm Stability AI wins High Court case against Getty Images over copyright claims
Stability AI defeats Getty Images in a landmark UK copyright case. Judge rules AI model Stable Diffusion is not an “infringing copy,” fuelling calls for new UK regulation.
HMRC and BFI investigate film producer Alan Latham over £16m taxpayer-funded movie projects
HMRC and the British Film Institute are investigating film producer Alan Latham after 21 of his movies sought £16m in UK tax relief. Liquidators are probing £20m in missing film investments.
SpudBros blasted for ‘bullying’ small UK business in name dispute
Viral TikTok potato sellers face backlash after Portsmouth trader says he was threatened with legal action over similar name
Apple loses £1.5bn UK court case over App Store fees in landmark competition ruling
Apple faces a potential £1.5bn payout after a UK tribunal ruled it abused its dominant market position by overcharging millions of consumers through its App Store, in a landmark case led by King’s College London lecturer Dr Rachael Kent.
Finance expert calls for stronger government support to protect SMEs in legal disputes
Scottish business mentor Craig Alexander Rattray has urged the government to strengthen legal protections for SMEs after facing prohibitive costs in a trademark dispute with accounting software giant Xero.
Capita fined £14 Million over 2023 cyber-attack that exposed data of 6.6 Million people
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined outsourcing giant Capita £14 million for cybersecurity failings linked to a 2023 hack that exposed the personal data of 6.6 million people — one of the UK’s most serious corporate data breaches in years.
£2bn UK lawsuit accuses Microsoft of overcharging cloud customers
Thousands of UK businesses urged to join a £2 billion collective action accusing Microsoft of overcharging firms that ran Windows Server on rival clouds such as AWS and Google, after the CMA found its licensing “adversely impacts” competition.
HSBC warns UK business banking customers of third-party data breach
HSBC has alerted UK business banking customers to a data breach at a third-party platform exposing passport details and identity documents. Customers are urged to stay vigilant against fraud.
Yahoo boss warns: AI is a ‘threat to publishers’ very existence’ as copyright battle heats up
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone warns AI poses an “existential threat” to publishers, accusing tech firms of pilfering content without consent as copyright lawsuits mount.
Millions of Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customer records ransomed in cyberattack
Hackers have stolen data from millions of Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customers in a Kering cyberattack. The stolen details include names, emails and purchase history, though no card data was taken.
Online shopping at work not a sackable offence, tribunal rules
A UK employment tribunal has ruled that spending under an hour at work on personal browsing is not grounds for dismissal, awarding an accountancy administrator £14,000 for unfair dismissal after spyware was used to monitor her.
700,000 disabled people want to work: How can businesses help and benefit at the same time?
Schemes like Access to Work can help cover the cost of providing support to help disabled people get into work or remain in work.
Helix Law uses AI to take on Metro Bank in $20m copyright case
Brighton-based Helix Law is representing US software firm Arkeyo in a $20m High Court battle against Metro Bank, using AI tools to slash disclosure costs and prove how smaller firms can take on legal giants.
