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Stacey Moore

On the Fourth Day of Christmas 2022...

...Today Stacey Moore from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team examines the topic of post-pandemic lease renewals. The 2021 case...

06/12/22
Paul Henson

On the Third Day of Christmas 2022...

…Today Paul Henson from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate team examines the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 and in particular the Prime...

05/12/22
Nicola Gooch

Festive funding rows: CIL, planning fees & local authority funding

We are now officially in December, which means that festive-ness is now socially acceptable*.  As such, I thought we should get properly...

02/12/22
Thomas Freeman

On the Second Day of Christmas 2022...

…Today Thomas Freeman from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate team examines the Electronic Communications Code and analyses the recent decision...

02/12/22
Jake Marshall

On the First Day of Christmas 2022...

… Real Estate disputes trainee, Jake Marshall, gives us a summary of landlords’ duties to make reasonable adjustments for disabled...

01/12/22
Nicola Gooch

Meanwhile, at DEFRA... Progress on conservation covenants and nutrient neutrality

Whilst Parliament is tying itself up in knots over *those* spoiling amendments to the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill, I thought we...

28/11/22
Joanne Moseley

Recruitment: should the role of a 'period dignity officer' go to a woman?

Scotland became the first country in the world to provide free and universal access to period products when it passed the Period Products...

24/11/22
Elizabeth Thomson

Register of Overseas Entities – three key changes after 31 January 2023

31 January 2023 is a significant deadline for overseas entities (OEs) owning UK land and those dealing with them. Three important...

23/11/22
Joanne Moseley

Can you refuse to employ someone because they have visible tattoos?

I'll be honest, I don't like tattoos. I think that my antipathy stems from my dad who, at 16 years old, joined the merchant navy and had...

23/11/22
Jane Anderson

Business Interruption Insurance revisited

In January 2021, businesses all across the UK received positive news following the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Financial Conduct...

21/11/22
Joanne Moseley

New National Minimum Wage rates exceed £10 an hour

This week, the government announced substantial increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in line with the...

18/11/22
Charlotte Rees-John

American brand explosion in the UK - what's driving it and what are key considerations?

I've been speaking with Georgie Collins, Head of our US Desk and IP team, as she steps off the plane from her recent trip to the States...

18/11/22
Charlotte Rees-John

Will it be a World Cup to remember for the Consumer sector?

Usually, we look forward to the World Cup as a boost for retail and hospitality with an increase in sales across our nation’s pubs,...

17/11/22
Jane Anderson

Unlawful means conspiracy clarified

Conspiracy theories are banded around frequently in the age of social media, however the law of conspiracy is a separate, and often...

17/11/22
Joanne Moseley

Proposed new teacher misconduct rules fill existing loopholes and extend to the FE sector

The current rules which regulate teacher misconduct haven't been substantively amended since 2012. That's set to change. The Schools Bill...

14/11/22
Joanne Moseley

IR35: HMRC wins 'kickabout' in Court of Appeal

Individuals operating through their own personal service companies, and end users engaging them, breathed a sigh of relief after the...

14/11/22
Jill Crawford

Fly-tipping and consequences for landowners

Organised crime gangs now see fly-tipping as a way to make money by avoiding the increasing rise in  landfill tax duty. That, together...

12/11/22
Joanne Moseley

World Cup 2022: eight workplace issues HR need to be aware of

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar sees 32 nations taking part in the event from Sunday 20 November 2022 until Sunday 18 December 2022. It's...

11/11/22
Nicola Gooch

CIL side: What are the implications of the Supreme Court decision in Hillside?

"although this feature of the planning legislation means that developers may face practical hurdles, the problems should not be...

08/11/22
Thomas Barnard

Sustainability, sport and the law – governance and contracts

Climate change is an immensely important issue for our generation, and sport can play an important role in achieving international...

03/11/22
Nicola Gooch

Problems with the Passage of Time: Hillside, the Supreme Court and the Mayhew Report

To misquote a popular saying, there are two things in life that are inevitable - ageing and taxes. The last couple of days has had me...

02/11/22
Elizabeth Mutter

An introduction to... Section 106 Agreements

Sometimes, in order to make a development acceptable in planning terms, a local planning authority require a developer to enter into...

31/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Pregnant women and new parents to get added protection against being made redundant

Pregnant women and new parents will receive greater protection from being made redundant under new proposed legislation. The Protection...

31/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Do you need to introduce an IVF policy?

It is estimated that 3.5 million people in the UK have problems conceiving. National fertility awareness week, which runs from 31 October...

30/10/22
Nicola Gooch

Deja Gove: The Original Secretary of State for Levelling- Up returns to DLUHC

We are probably all familiar with the idea of the circular economy. Well, yesterday evening, Prime Minister Sunak introduced the UK to...

26/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Strikes: government set to introduce minimum transport service levels to ensure people can get to work and children to school

According to the Guardian newspaper, trade union leaders are considering organising a wave of synchronised strikes this winter in an...

23/10/22
Nicola Gooch

All that's left is LURB.... The Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill comes out of Committee

Well, I think it is fair to say that this last week has certainly been... dramatic....   In the midst of all of the chaos, drama, and...

21/10/22
Jill Crawford

Net Zero strategy - another u-turn?

Despite seeking permission to appeal the High Court ruling of July 2022 (R (Friends of the Earth) v SSBEIS [2022] EWHC 1841 (Admin).)...

20/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Menopause: new report urges NHS to provide health checks for women

Today (18 October) is World Menopause Day. It's designed to raise awareness of the menopause and to support options to improve the health...

17/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Government cancels its cancellation of IR35 off payroll rules

Less than a month ago, the government announced that it would repeal the IR35 off payroll rules from the start of the new tax year in...

17/10/22