Two years ago, two little words exploded on phones, computers and industries across the world, and gave a voice to millions of people rendered voiceless by an unsympathetic hierarchy. One year ago, this very blog covered how this event has affected employment law. People put their careers on the line ...
There is global debate as to whether loot boxes in video games constitute gambling, unfair or deceptive business practices, and whether they pose a risk to underage consumers. US Republican Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to ban loot boxes, but if this bill is passed in anything close ...
Call it what you will – sustainability, corporate citizenship, environmental, social and governance (ESG) or a host of other common terms – but ultimately the underlying idea behind corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained an intractable foothold in global commerce, and is only set to grow in prominence. NGOs, customers, ...
The past couple of years have seen a number of major airlines collapse, including Monarch and Air Berlin. Unfortunately, so far this year has seen the number of casualties pile up with the likes of WOW Air, FlyBMI, Primera Air and Jet Airways all ceasing operations. With Thomas Cook – ...
The significant increase in the use of influencer marketing, particularly in the health and wellbeing industry, has had such an effect on the public , that we've looked to Lexology to see what controls are already in place and what brand owners should bear in mind before engaging influencers to market their products.
With Netflix’s recent release of Our Planet and last year’s Blue Planet II, the so-called Attenborough effect has pushed the global plastic pollution problem to the forefront of the public consciousness. With plastic consumption predicted to double in the United Kingdom over the next 20 years and an estimated 12 billion tonnes of plastic waste expected to make its way to landfill or into the natural environment by 2050, drastic measures are required.
