Posts from August 2024
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Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules contains a number of errors
In April 2024, we witnessed unprecedented changes to the Skilled Worker route where the general minimum salary threshold soared from...
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Breaking: Labour government won't implement existing right for workers to request predictable hours
The Department for Business and Trade has said that it has ‘no plans’ to introduce the secondary legislation necessary to implement the...
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Labour's trade union reforms: top five issues for schools and colleges
Labour has promised a ‘new partnership of cooperation between trade unions, employers and government’. It intends to strengthen the...
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Care homes at the centre of Home Office crackdown on legal migration
A recent article from the Independent on 22 August 2024 has shed light on the troubling circumstances surrounding care homes as the Home...
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What is a sustainable building?
Everyone uses the term, but what is truly expected of a “sustainable building” in 2024? William Scott looks at key qualities required. A...
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Christian teacher who deliberately misgendered pupil loses appeal against order banning him from teaching
In Sutcliffe v Secretary of State for Education, an evangelical Christian teacher asked the High Court to overturn a prohibition order...
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Environment news update - 22 August
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...
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Making age-related assumptions about a job candidate lands another employer in trouble
A recent case provides some useful learning points for employers in terms of avoiding making age-related assumptions about someone's...
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Labour recruits for a Covid corruption commissioner to recoup fraudulently obtained finances under the previous Government
In the lead up to the General Election in June 2024, we published an analysis of the manifestos with a particular eye on how opposing...
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Thousands of Rail Fare Evasion Cases Quashed in Landmark Ruling
The Chief Magistrate for England and Wales, Judge Goldspring has handed down a judgment which has the effect of quashing thousands of...
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Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance: what's changed?
We pick out some of the key changes in the most recent version of the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which comes into force...
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The Future of Litigation Funding: Further Delays and Uncertainties
In March 2024, we commented on the announcement from the Conservative government at the time that it would be introducing legislation,...
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'XYchromosomeGuy' who objected to his employer's pronouns policy was fairly dismissed
Over the last few years many employers have invited staff to include their ‘preferred pronouns’ in their email signatures. Often, they do...
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Positive action v positive discrimination: how to avoid crossing the (thin blue) line
To what extent can employers appoint or promote someone because they have a protected characteristic that is under-represented in their...
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Employees will be able to claim additional compensation if their right to disconnect is "repeatedly breached"
Details are emerging about the new right to disconnect which was included in the Labour Party's manifesto pledge to make work pay. ...
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Unexplained Wealth Orders: A powerful tool against financial crime
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) were introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, which came into force on 31 January 2018. A UWO...
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Environment news update - 15 August
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...
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How do you calculate the continuous residence requirements for indefinite leave to remain applications?
Indefinite leave to remain is an immigration status granted to an individual who does not hold the right of abode in the United Kingdom...
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Women’s Professional Leagues Limited takeover: new horizons for the women’s game
Back in December, we wrote about the planned takeover of the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship (WC) from the start of...
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A walk on the wild side, US class actions and UK pension schemes
Earlier this year, two UK based pension funds secured multi-million-dollar settlements from class action claims in the United States....
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H2O Asset Management to pay €250 Million to investors following FCA investigation
A recent settlement agreement entered into by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has led to H2O Asset Management (H2O) agreeing to pay...
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And now for something completely different: An NPPF-consultation-free Summer round-Up
It is August. School holiday season. Parliament is in recess. Working parents are trying to juggle work and childcare* and everyone else...
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Navigating the New Landscape of APP Fraud: Corporate Protections and Bank Liabilities in 2024
Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) is where a payer, often an individual consumer, instructs their Payment Service Provider (“PSP”) to send...
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FCA crackdown on unauthorised mortgage brokers
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) continues to vigorously pursue unauthorised financial services’ businesses, as shown by the High...
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GDPR and facial recognition in schools and colleges: six steps to avoid being caught out
A school in Essex, Chelmer Valley High School, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissions Office after it introduced Facial...
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Headteacher who breached data protection laws fails to overturn finding that she brought profession into disrepute
In Aquilina v Secretary of State for Education a headteacher sought to argue that the regulator had incorrectly interpreted statutory...
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The Ombudsman speaks about Consumer Duty
Abby Thomas, Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive at the Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”) spoke at the Financial Conduct Authority’s...
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EHRC will investigate sexual harassment committed by pupils and other third parties
Last month we explained how the new duty to prevent sexual harassment will impact schools and colleges once it comes into force on 26...
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Environmental news update - 2 August
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...
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The NPPF, Renewable energy and the environment
As a planning and environmental lawyer, the last few years have felt like the only constants have been change and insecurity. We all know...
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