Stone King - Quick Reads

6/26/2026 7:55:38 AM

Government's retrospective Earned Settlement proposals found "manifestly unfair" by House of Lords Committee

By Emily Heinrich

A welcome two months ahead of schedule, the House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee has published its report on settlement,...

6/23/2026 9:17:42 AM

By Chris Sharpe

For many years, leases have commonly included an upwards-only rent review which means that when the rent is reviewed, typically every...

6/10/2026 12:56:52 PM

By Tom Murdoch

Community Interest Companies (CICs) are subject to strict rules about political activity. Arguably, they are stricter than the rules for...

6/8/2026 9:51:59 AM

By Katharine Robinson

Over the last year, public sector employers’ use of confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements has come under increased scrutiny....

6/4/2026 10:01:06 AM

By Tony Pidgeon

We are unquestionably seeing a marked rise in unmeritorious claims being brought against our clients, many of which appear to be...

6/2/2026 11:20:23 AM

By Tom Vasov

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has published its response to the Government’s request for a plan to support safe AI-powered...

5/22/2026 2:28:05 PM

By Emily Heinrich

When applying for a sponsor licence, prospective applicants are advised that being a sponsor comes with a set of compliance duties. These...

5/22/2026 11:12:45 AM

By Surinder Dhillon

Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters apologises for saying AI would eliminate ‘lower-value human capital’ after his comments drew...

5/22/2026 8:48:13 AM

By Adam McRae-Taylor

The most recent data shows that there is now a backlog of almost 72,000 claims before the Employment Tribunal - this is up almost 26,000...

5/21/2026 10:09:55 AM

By Lucas Atkin

The European Commission has published guidelines on its classification of what AI systems and use cases it considers to be high-risk. ...

3/27/2026 10:26:23 AM

By Emily Ball

The Government has announced an increase to a number of immigration and nationality fees. Some of the headline changes include: Sponsor...

3/26/2026 3:21:04 PM

By Emily Ball

Student visa applications submitted from today by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan will be refused (as will Skilled...