Monthly legal update – December 2021

Welcome to our consolidated Legal Update

We have collated the December 2021 updates from across our practice areas to keep you informed of the latest developments.

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Building Safety Bill – Gateway Overview
Construction & Engineering

Mandatory Vaccines: Update
Employment

Homebuyer Beware! Developer able to avoid liability under new build warranty policy due to incorrect entity being named
Insurance Litigation

Damages for Data Breaches – What if Lloyd v Google had been decided under the GDPR?
Intellectual Property

Non-Performing Loans: EU publishes the ‘NPL Directive’
Banking & Finance

Right to Work Check Process – changes from 6 April 2022
Immigration

More vaccines means more self-certifying – Employees can temporarily self-certify for 28 days to enable GPs to administer more vaccines
Employment

Refusals to Attend the Workplace for fear of Covid-19
Employment