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Irwin Mitchell

COP 21 - Leading companies commit to zero energy buildings

Existing EU requirements require all new buildings to be "nearly zero energy buildings" (nZEBS) by 2020. In an exciting move at  the...

06/01/16
Adiba Firmansyah

Important reminder of the requirements for a valid exchange of contracts

In Aslam v Rehman [2022] UKUT 251 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) examined the requirements for a valid exchange of contracts,...

12/12/22
Nicola Gooch

Planning & Covid 19: MHCLG to allow CIL Deferrals and Electronic Consultation

Late last night,* MHCLG announced its plan to re-open the housing market. Hidden at the bottom of the press release, underneath the...

13/05/20
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news round up - 1 September 2023

Water Pollution Rules Eased by the Government for Housebuilders  Under current law, implemented when the UK was an EU member state,...

01/09/23
Nicola Gooch

Keep Calm and Keep on Building: Can Malthouse deliver on his 'Moral Mission' to build 300,000 homes a year?

If you missed Kit Malthouse's interview in the Times, earlier this month, I recommend tracking it down (or clicking the link at the...

15/01/19
Irwin Mitchell

The rise of co-living

There will be a further addition to the ever growing skyline of Manchester in the coming years as Downing announces plans for its latest...

30/10/19
Nicola Gooch

Select Committee launches inquiry into UK housebuilding capacity

On 5 July 2016, the Communities and Local Government  Select Committee launched a new inquiry into the housebuilding industry. In...

08/07/16
Nicola Gooch

Planning in Court: Class E, NHS Service Funding & Enforcement Notices in the Judicial spotlight

With Parliament taking a well-earned summer break, I thought it might be a good moment to soujourn to the relative calm of the Royal...

10/08/23
Nicola Gooch

Legislation, Legislation, Legislation: A (comparatively) brief summary of the Business & Planning Bill and the New PD Rights

Last week, MHCLG were very busy indeed. In just three days, they released  the Westferry Papers, launched a new set of changes to PD...

29/06/20
Colette Kelly

The General Election – The Fraud Edition

The main political parties have all launched their manifestos for the 2024 General Election. This article considers the weight the main...

20/06/24
Nicola Gooch

Isolation Innovation: How Planning is adapting to life in lockdown.

We have just completed our first three weeks in lockdown. As we have at least another three to go, I thought it would be nice to take a...

17/04/20
Joanne Moseley

Five reasons to remind your staff to behave during the festivities

You know December has arrived when you start receiving the boringly repetitive articles about the legal risks of hosting a workplace...

08/12/22
Nicola Gooch

Legislation Alert: Extension of Planning Permissions and New Appeal Procedures to land this week

Yesterday, MHCLG announced that they will be introducing 'measures' this week to: Automatically extend the life of planning permissions...

23/06/20
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 22 December 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

22/12/23
Bryn Davey

On the Twelve day of Christmas - Bryn Davey

On the 12th day of Christmas Bryn Davey from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team considers an interesting case where Doherty...

18/12/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 8 December 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

11/12/23
Elizabeth Thomson

Ignore the lease at your peril

Paul Henson reflects on the implications of a recent professional negligence claim brought by a developer client against its solicitors....

01/02/22
Nicola Gooch

Election Watch: What the Conservative Manifesto says about Planning

Hot on the heels of the Liberal Democrats, whose manifesto launched yesterday, it is the Conservative Manifesto's turn to be put under...

11/06/24
Joanne Moseley

Impact of coronavirus: early signs that employment disputes are increasing

Have the numbers of employment disputes increased during the coronavirus pandemic? We asked our employment team for a snapshot as they...

29/04/20
Nicola Gooch

High-Tech Houses & Affordable Eco Homes: Airbnb to move into residential development

Yesterday, the Times reported that Airbnb - the short term rental company that has massively disrupted the hotel industry - is about to...

05/12/18
Elizabeth Thomson

Time to set some boundaries - Material Breach in the modern age

Jackson Tree, an Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell specialising in construction law, considers "material breach". There has been a...

16/10/19
Elizabeth Thomson

IR35: All change for businesses and freelance workers

This article, by our tax experts Sarah Cardew and Anamika Pandey, first appeared in Estates Gazette. The IR35 regime applies to...

29/07/19
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment weekly news round up - 7 June

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

07/06/24
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...

18/10/23
Irwin Mitchell

When is a right, a right?

A very recent case in the Court of Appeal Regency Villas Title Ltd and others v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd and another [2017] EWCA Civ...

10/04/17
Toyin Ayelodieni

Upcoming deadline for registration of higher-risk buildings: ensuring safety and compliance

New regulations have recently been enacted for higher-risk buildings. As of 6 April 2023, the government has introduced the Higher-Risk...

29/08/23
Sanjida Begum

Why clarity matters

Limitation of liability clauses are commonly used by suppliers and contractors as a risk control mechanism, particularly where the...

09/08/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news round up - 4 August 2023

Climate Change Litigation On the Increase According to the “Global Climate Litigation Report 2023” recently published by the United...

04/08/23
Joanne Moseley

HR professional asked to do the laundry following maternity leave awarded £18,000 for injury to her feelings

It's depressing that some employers still perceive women who become pregnant and take maternity leave as lacking dedication and being...

08/08/23
Martha Kent

Environmental news round up - 14 July 2023

‘Reckless’ Pollution Incident Results in a £3.3 million Fine for Thames Water Thames Water was fined £3.3 million fine last week (4th...

14/07/23