As in house lawyers you’re ultimately responsible for the reputation of your business. This update seminar looked at various areas of law and at your role in protecting that reputation in the following areas: - Data Protection – now that GDPR and (just in time) the Data Protection Act 2018 is in force – what have we seen since implementation? What does the recent case law and last minute ICO guidance tell us about how to deal with data? How can you best protect and prepare your business for data breaches. How should you best deal with suppliers, sub-contractors and others in order to keep your business out of the headlines? - Employment – dealing with reputational risk and contractors, IR35 and self-employment. What do you need to do, to do right by your employees and contractors? - Influencer marketing – with social media 'influencers' and 'brand ambassadors' being the latest in marketing ploys – what do agreements with them look like and what risks do they pose to you as a brand and under advertising law and data protection legislation? - Vicarious liability – following the Barclays case – when are you liable for people who do work for you – whether or not they are employed by you? - Public/private engagement – based on research by CBI and in the light of the recent changes - how best can private business engage with public sector opportunities? Where’s the reward and what’s the risk – should you be looking at this area?