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The use of electronic signatures in Jersey

The use of electronic signatures is not a new concept but in the current climate there is an increasing focus on how documents can be signed electronically.  Jersey is also...

June 11, 2020 Read more

Employers’ Liability and PPE

As employees gradually return to work, employers face new challenges.  One of these is to ensure that their employees remain safe under their care in light of the Covid-19.  Many...

May 16, 2020 Read more

Life after selling your business

For many business owners the ultimate goal is to one day sell their business and be able to enjoy the purchase price with no continuing obligations.  However, frequently that sale...

April 29, 2020 Read more

COVID-19: Key Issues for Employers

The BCR Law employment team have considered the key matters that employers in Jersey should be considering in response to global COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19, was first positively tested in Jersey...

April 28, 2020 Read more

COVID-19: Regulatory considerations for businesses and how to comply when remote working

As regulated businesses grapple with the challenge of new ways of working during the COVID-19 crisis, it is important that regulatory compliance remains a top priority along with protecting the...

April 28, 2020 Read more

In the matter of the missing briefcase

The risks attendant on home working were brought into sharp focus recently in a decision of The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (the “SDT”).  A junior lawyer in a UK firm (“X”)...

April 27, 2020 Read more

“Smacking Ban” now in force in Jersey

On 24 April 2020 Jersey became the first place in the British Isles to introduce a new law that prohibits corporal punishment of children.  Known as the “smacking ban”, the...

April 27, 2020 Read more

Covid-19 – Inquests and changes to reporting and recording deaths

At the time of writing there have sadly been 14 deaths in Jersey associated with Covid-19.  The Covid-19 pandemic presents a number of challenges for Courts including the Deputy Viscount...

April 22, 2020 Read more
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