Leeds Networking Event With Irwin Mitchell on January 19th 2017

The Yorkshire Enterprise Network (YEN) have announced their first business networking event of 2017. The session will be hosted by YEN strategic partners Irwin Mitchell, who will hold the event at their Leeds office on Wellington Place. 

Protecting Your Business: The Brand, People And Data

Irwin Mitchell's specialist lawyers will present an informative and interactive session on Protecting your Business: your Brand, People and Data.

We will look at these from a practical point of view such as what privacy policies and fair processing notices need to look like under the new legislation and consider what the impact of Brexit will be. We will also discuss recent guidance from the ICO and the approach of the UK Courts.

The event will start at 8:30am with breakfast, before the speakers and Q&A session at 9:00am. This will be followed by a session of networking until 11:00am.

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YEN Cartoon: Leeds To York Rail Season Ticket Rises From £1,756 To £2,232

Illustration by Steve Spencer

When he was Transport Secretary, new boy at the despatch box, Philip Hammond stated that the UK’s railways had become a “rich man’s toy”. Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald said; “Passengers have faced truely staggering fare rises over £2,000 since 2010. In some cases, commuters are paying 43 percent as a direct consequence of decisions made by ministers.”

For rail travellers in Yorkshire the cost of a season ticket could almost double in some cases with the cost of a season ticket between Leeds and York increasing from £1,756 to £2,232.

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