Many staff have been working from home since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic last year. Given the way that most businesses have adapted to staff working from home in a crisis, it’s a possibility that we might see more staff…
On Wednesday 24 March 2021, Moorcrofts Tech and IP Paralegal, Christopher McCormick will speak at the next Alternative Hangout, organised by Alternative Events and in partnership with AI for Services (a UKRI activity powered by KTN) for accountancy and legal…
The OpenChain UK Work Group’s first meeting for 2021 is being held via Zoom on Thursday 25 March from 14:00 – 15:30 GMT. The meeting will be an interactive session with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss OpenChain…
Moorcrofts LLP has advised Plastor Limited, a leading UK supplier of plastic containers, as part of a management buy-out. Operating from its head office in Maidenhead, Plastor Limited, was established in 1992 as independent consultants and suppliers of a comprehensive…
As you will no doubt have seen, the Chancellor confirmed in his Budget speech, that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Furlough Scheme), which was due to end on 30 April 2021 has now been extended until 30 September 2021…
Renowned technology lawyer, expert speaker and author, Andrew Katz has co-authored the newly published paper – “Addressing Lock-in Effects in the Public Sector: How Can Organisations Deploy a SaaS Solution While Maintaining Control of Their Digital Assets?”, alongside Jonas Gamalielsson…
Moorcrofts has advised Enable Business Solutions Limited, the leading provider of software solutions to the professional services sector, on the sale of the company to global legal technology consultancy, Pinnacle. Enable was founded by Liam Flanagan in 2013, and its…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will join Howden’s Employee Benefits & HR thought-leader Steve Herbert, deliver Howden’s first Employment webinar of 2021. The webinar, taking place on Thursday 11 March will cover the following topics: Agenda and Timings 10:00: Delegate…
Moorcrofts corporate team has advised XCD HR Limited (“XCD”) on a c.£2m investment in Bristol-based XCD, the provider of the UK’s only HR and Net Payroll solution on the Salesforce platform. Founded around 10 years ago, XCD’s HR & Payroll…
A recent report in the Guardian has highlighted the pressure that the Government is coming under to extend the furlough scheme beyond the current end of April 2021 cut off point. The furlough scheme, which was first introduced back in…
The business secretary has confirmed to the press that his department is reviewing how UK employment law rights could change, post-Brexit, including the rules on working time. This comes amidst claims from the FT newspaper that the government is planning…
Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Tech, Andrew Katz, took part in the European Open Source & Free Software Law Event’s (EOLE) second webinar, on the topic of public sector collaborations around FOSS projects. About the Public sector collaborations…