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Contract and Immigration Law for Business Update

Webinar – Quarterly Commercial Update
Date: Thursday 16th October 2025
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Location: Via MS Teams Link
Experienced partner and expert in commercial law, Jon Esner, and Legal Director, Rachel Atherton, will host a quarterly legal update via MS Teams webinar.
In addition to recent changes across the legal landscape for businesses – including an overview of significant recent court decisions and horizon scanning for data protection matters – we will also be joined by our partners at AfterAthena for an immigration law for business update
The webinar will, as always, be free to join and both clients and non-clients of Napthens are absolutely welcome to attend. We hope that this will be particularly useful for in-house counsel, HR professionals and senior management.
On the agenda:
- A summary of recent commercial contract cases
- Data protection – recent ICO decisions and horizon scanning
- Update on immigration for business
A Q&A session will follow with an opportunity for you and other experts to collaborate on thoughts and ideas around changes.
Who should join:
- In-house lawyers and legal counsel
- HR specialists
- Leadership and senior management
About the speakers:
Jon Esner
Jon has been a partner with Napthens for over seven years, and is recognised by The Legal 500 as a ‘leading individual’ in the area of commercial law. Jon leads Napthens’ commercial law team as a highly experienced commercial and compliance lawyer, having managed the legal needs of many major businesses across their career.

Rachel Atherton
Rachel is a Legal Director in Napthens’ commercial team and has been with the firm for over 6 years. Rachel has experience in practice and in-house working on commercial contracts and leading the GDPR readiness project for an international business. Also recommended by The Legal 500, Rachel is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.





