Welcome to the July 2026 edition of Business Law Today.

This month's edition contains a range of articles from across our Business Group which will be of interest to our business clients and contacts alike.

Personal data remains a key concern and legislative requirements continue to develop for businesses of all sizes. This month's edition features an article on the recent legal requirement for controllers of personal data to have a data protection complaints policy in place from 19 June 2026. The requirement includes acknowledging receipt of such complaints within 30 days and taking steps to respond to the complaint and informing the complainant of progress and of the outcome of that complaint without undue delay.

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Emily Aggett

Are you ready for the new requirement for a data protection complaints process?

Emily Aggett, Zainab Abbasi and Ella Turner

Hiring into the UK: why sponsor licence compliance has become a strategic business risk

Lynsey Blyth

BlueCrest LLP: UK Supreme Court clarifies the salaried members rules for tax

Cathy Bryant, Anthony Reeves and Ella Goldsmith

Promotion season: the sponsor licence compliance trap hiding in plain sight

Lynsey Blyth and Madni Chaudhary

Beyond Ben & Jerry's: protecting mission lock in purpose-led businesses

Emma Millar

Collective redundancy rules are changing – what does that mean in practice?

James Millet

Data centres and energy developers: why co-location is becoming a strategic opportunity

Alexandra Watson

New UK investor visa explained: how falling net migration opened the door to £5 million investment route

Madni Chaudhary and Lynsey Blyth

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