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Garon Anthony

FCA Chief Exec updates on the regulator’s enforcement “naming and shaming “ proposals

In a speech delivered at the City Dinner at the Mansion House in London on 17 October 2024, Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") Chief...

21/10/24
Nicola Gooch

Tales from the CIL Files: Retained buildings, floorspace deductions and retrospective consents.

Whilst MHCLG* grapple with an avalanche of consultation responses… and the rest of us await the budget… I thought I would spend some time...

21/10/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update – 18 October

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

18/10/24
Jeremy Ladyman

FX Global Code: an introduction and recent developments

Introduction and summary The FX Global Code[1] is a set of global principles of good practice for foreign exchange (“FX”) market...

16/10/24
Mandeep Khroud

Don’t Get Left Behind: The importance of switching to an e-Visa in the UK before 31 December 2024 and the consequences of ignoring it!

From 1 January 2025, the United Kingdom will fully implement a digital immigration system known as the “eVisa.” This transition signifies...

15/10/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 11 Oct

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

11/10/24
Joanne Moseley

The Employment Bill has landed: what does it say about unfair dismissal as a day one right?

The government has published its much-anticipated Employment Bill. It contains a raft of new changes which, once implemented, will give...

11/10/24
Joanne Moseley

What's changed? EHRC guidance on preventing sexual harassment at work

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its final guidance on preventing sexual harassment at work ahead of the new duty...

10/10/24
Penny Cogher

Pensions Law Update October 2024

Penny Cogher and Harriet Fletcher explain recent pensions law developments: Lifetime Allowance: HMRC has confirmed, in Newsletter 162,...

10/10/24
Joanne Moseley

Does an employee have to exhaust the grievance procedure before they can claim constructive dismissal?

That was the issue the EAT had to decide in the case of Nelson v Renfrewshire Council. Facts Ms Nelson was a learning and support teacher...

09/10/24
Joanne Moseley

The price of discrimination: school ordered to pay £850,000 to an autistic teacher who it viewed as a 'persistant complainer'

We consider the lessons schools and colleges can learn from a recent tribunal decision - M Wright v Cardinal Newman Catholic School which...

08/10/24
Jane Anderson

Push payment fraud update

With effect from 7 October 2024, the Payment Systems Regulator (“PSR”) has introduced a new Mandatory Reimbursement Requirement Framework...

07/10/24
Nicola Gooch

Planning Appeals, s.106 Agreements and a few practical issues.....

As those of you who are active on LinkedIn have probably noticed, the Planning Inspectorate has recently updated its guidance in relation...

05/10/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 4 October

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

04/10/24
Mandeep Khroud

The Home Office's tightening of Immigration Audits increases risk of other regulatory punishments

It is well recognised that the Home Office possesses the authority to perform immigration audits on holders of sponsorship licences...

04/10/24
Siraj Bhachu

Drug testing & lawsuits: A game changing case for boxing – A closer look at the Haney v Garcia legal battle

Boxing, a sport of strength, strategy, and endurance, has always been under the scrutiny of anti-doping authorities. The integrity of the...

03/10/24
Mandeep Khroud

Stricter oversight and training initiatives to address skill shortages and net migration

The Government has announced new measures that are aimed to address the increase in net migration, opting to depend on Britain’s domestic...

01/10/24
Joanne Moseley

New law in force today requires employers to give 100% of tips to staff

The new rules on tips come into force today, Tuesday 1 October 2024. Any business that receives tips, gratuities or service charges must...

01/10/24
Nicola Gooch

Where the rubber meets the road: Conference, consultations and planning statistics.

Last week was certainly a busy one.  We had the Labour Party Conference, the launch of a working paper on ‘Brownfield Passports’, the...

30/09/24
Alice Court

Cryptocurrency – recognised as property under English law

In the recent judgment handed down earlier this month in Fabrizio D’Aloia v Persons Unknown Category A & Ors [2024] EWHC 2342 (CH), the...

27/09/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment news update - 27 September

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

27/09/24
Garon Anthony

FCA enforcement; new light through old windows?

On 24 September 2024, Therese Chambers, Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority...

26/09/24
George Cohen

The Renters’ Rights Bill – More rights but more risk?

The Renters’ Rights Bill makes good on Labour’s promise to ban ‘no-fault’ evictions and strengthen tenants’ rights. However, unlike the...

26/09/24
Joanne Moseley

Why did the Supreme Court prevent Tesco from firing and rehiring staff who refused to accept new terms?

If you can’t persuade a worker to accept new terms and conditions, you have the option of dismissing them and offering to re-engage them...

24/09/24
Jane Anderson

Personal Management Licence Update – Changes to take effect on 29 November 2024

In response to Summer 2023 consultations, the Gambling Commission (“the Commission”) will be implementing changes to Licence Condition...

24/09/24
Joanne Moseley

Is a belief in English nationalism protected under the Equality Act 2010?

Not on these facts, according to the EAT in Thomas v Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and another. Facts Mr Thomas was...

24/09/24
Bryan Bletso

Charting a new course with FDI

The government’s International Investment Summit, which is now less than three weeks away, could be a pivotal moment for our economy. ...

24/09/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 23 September

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

23/09/24
Nicola Gooch

Brownfield Passports: building on old foundations?

On Sunday, MHCLG launched a policy paper seeking views on the introduction of “Brownfield Passports”. “Brownfield Passports” are a set of...

22/09/24
Andrew Evans

National Security and Investments Act: An unexpected trap for businesses

The National Security and Investments Act (NSIA), which came into force on 4th January 2022, introduced a stringent and wide-reaching UK...

18/09/24