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20 November 2018

Abbiss Cadres listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2019

Abbiss Cadres is identified by The Times as one of the top 200 law firms in England and Wales. The Times notes that Abbiss Cadres is the only multidisciplinary practice…

4 June 2018

UK Share Plans: EMI options back on

As you may have seen, we are pleased to report that EU state aid approval for EMI options has now been renewed, further to our previous alert about Enterprise Management…

14 June 2017

Religious attire: recent ruling clarifies legal position in Europe

In Europe, dress codes and other restrictions on appearance at work can cause legal problems for employers when they impact upon employees who adopt religious attire, such as Islamic headscarves…

24 April 2017

Abbiss Cadres strengthens employee incentives practice with Baker Mckenzie hire

Multi-disciplinary HR specialist Abbiss Cadres is delighted to announce that it has strengthened its practice with the addition of new partner, Alasdair Friend. Alasdair joins Abbiss Cadres from international law firm…

14 March 2017

Partner David Widdowson on BEIS Select Committee Inquiry

David Widdowson, an Employment partner at Abbiss Cadres, has given evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee inquiry into the Future World Of Work. The select committee…

7 December 2016

Data Protection Changes to be Implemented Despite Brexit

Despite Brexit, the UK Government has confirmed that it intends to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. This means that, despite rumours to the contrary, the original…

14 November 2016

Brexit: Landmark High Court Ruling that Parliamentary Approval is Required to Trigger Article 50

The Summary Claimants, including a group known as "The People's Challenge to Article 50", have succeeded in obtaining a declaration from the High Court that the Government does not have…

14 July 2016

Privacy Shield Agreement Approved

This week the Privacy Shield Agreement was formally approved for data transfers between EU member states and the US. As previously reported, Privacy Shield is the replacement for the former Safe…

16 June 2016

CELIA Alliance welcomes new member RsA Asia in China

Abbiss Cadres is delighted to announce that on 1 June 2016, the CELIA Alliance welcomed new member firm, RsA Asia. Following the recent addition of Anssen Consulting as a new…

13 June 2016

The new Pension Bill: Highlights in 5 minutes

On 18 May 2016 the Queen announced the introduction of the Pension Bill 2016.  Primarily intended to protect large numbers of people who have been or are being auto-enrolled into…