Monthly legal update – January 2020

Welcome to our consolidated Legal Update
We have collated the January 2020 updates from across our practice areas to keep you informed of the latest developments.
Veganuary gets a boost
Employment
Happy new law!
Employment
The sting in the tail of “share of freehold”
Property
Pets at home
Property
The BBC news: A round up of the BBC’s equal pay failings
Employment
Whistleblowing: good faith decision to dismiss automatically unfair
Employment
The Government announces an increase to the statutory legacy on intestate estates
Private Client
Schrems II: Some good news on international data transfers, but at whose cost?
Intellectual Property
Getting back the VAT on DIY Homebuilding – time is of the essence!
Construction
Intellectual Property (IP) rights post-Brexit?
Intellectual Property
Cross border insolvency and Brexit: a known unknown
Restructuring & Insolvency