Posts from October 2023
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Joanne Moseley
Profanity and prejudice: using gendered derogatory language towards a trans woman can amount to direct discrimination
In Fischer v London United Busways Limited, a tribunal had to decide if a trans woman who said she had been called a swear word typically...
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Irwin Mitchell
Levelling-Up & Regeneration Bill gets Royal Assent - by the skin of its teeth...
It is official. The time has come to retire all of the old LURB puns and start considering more LURA (or should that be lurid) wordplay....
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Thomas Barnard
The power of foreign investment: propelling the UK's sport sector to new heights
Our latest foreign direct investment (FDI) report demonstrates that according to the most recent data available, the UK’s inward FDI...
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Joanne Moseley
Workers get new right to request predictable working hours
Last month, the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 was passed which will give qualifying workers the right to ask for a...
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Jill Crawford
Extended Producer Responsibility: Insights from the EPR consultation response
Addressing the mounting problems of dealing with packaging waste has been a challenge for not only the UK government but also the...
11/10/23
Andrew Walker
Challenges faced by independent brewers: a call to action
As we navigate the post-pandemic landscape, it is crucial that we address the concerns surrounding the future of independent brewers. The...
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Andrew Evans
UK NSI: a reminder of why it’s so important for investors
The UK National Security and Investment (NSI) regime came into full force on 4 January 2022 and is in its most simple form is designed to...
05/10/23
Irwin Mitchell
Abercrombie & Fitch: Challenging Perceptions and Protecting Workers' Rights
The recent allegations against former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and his partner Matthew Smith have once again brought the...
03/10/23
Victoria Kempthorne
RAAC – what are the implications for schools?
On 31 August 2023 the Department for Education (“DfE”) announced that schools and colleges with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete...
03/10/23
Harriet Fletcher
Managing the strain: Pension costs for Further Education Colleges
Last year, following changes in the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reclassified Further...
02/10/23