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Irwin Mitchell
Carry on Regardless... [STOP PRESS - UPDATE!]
A few weeks ago I wrote a short piece summarising the planning rules for farmers and other rural land owners looking to bring in a...
09/07/21
Joanne Moseley
What should you do if you discover that an existing employee hasn't applied for settled or pre-settled status?
All employers in the UK have a responsibility to prevent illegal working. You do this by conducting simple right to work checks before...
09/07/21
David Shirt
Dishonesty and findings of no impairment – when is a case truly exceptional?
Kathryn Pitters, a Barrister in Irwin Mitchell’s Regulatory Investigations team, examines a recent case where the GMC successfully...
08/07/21
Joanne Moseley
No jab, no job: implications for the care sector
The government has announced that all adult care home staff will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to continue to work...
08/07/21
Elizabeth Thomson
Court of Appeal's key decision on tenant break rights
Tim Rayner, Joint Head of Corporate Occupiers and Real Estate Disputes at Irwin Mitchell, examines the decision which focused on tenants...
07/07/21
Danielle Parsons
#returntowork: Can my employer force me to go back to the office?
Currently as things stand and in light of the recent government announcements it seems that many employers will expect their staff to...
06/07/21
Joanne Moseley
Legal requirement to wear masks, follow social distancing rules and work from home end on 19 July 2021
Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that the vast majority of COVID-19 laws, implemented to protect the public during the pandemic,...
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Joanne Moseley
Are you thinking about adopting an agile or hybrid working pattern? We've created a toolkit to help you
The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many office-based staff work. Some workers are keen to get back to...
05/07/21
Joanne Moseley
COVID-19: Employee who refused to return to work to protect his vulnerable father was unfairly dismissed
We've been regularly reviewing the trickle of COVID-19 related employment claims which have been decided by the employment tribunals. So...
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Charlotte Hargreaves
#Ads and the ASA – The Who, What, How and Why to disclosing paid for content
by Alexandra Marchant and Amelia Darbro In the past year, UK lockdowns have led consumers to spend more time on social media than ever...
01/07/21
Danielle Parsons
#Comeonengland: It’s Coming Home!
England are now preparing for the big game on Saturday, with hopefully more big games to follow, so how will the Euros affect work? Yes,...
30/06/21
Elizabeth Thomson
To challenge or not to challenge – ‘when’ is the question
Sejal Patel, an associate solicitor at Irwin Mitchell LLP reviews a recent case concerning a challenge against a neighbourhood...
30/06/21
Elizabeth Thomson
Latest commercial property coronavirus measures provide clarity but beg questions too
Tim Rayner, Partner, Joint head of Real Estate Disputes and Siraj Bhachu, Trainee Solicitor consider the latest measures. What we know ...
29/06/21
Irwin Mitchell
Court rejects Hurricane Energy’s restructuring plan
- No worse off test for cram down not established Article by Haseenah Ali, trainee solicitor in Irwin Mitchell’s Restructuring &...
28/06/21
Irwin Mitchell
Cardiac conditions in sport – Tackling professional sports clubs' and governing bodies' key duties
By Thomas Barnard, Ted Powell, Douglas Kitchen and Martha Kent On 12 June 2021, footballer Christen Eriksen collapsed in Denmark’s...
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Joanne Moseley
Have you reminded your EU staff that they have less than a week to apply for settled or pre-settled status?
Under the (relatively) new immigration rules, all EU citizens who want to remain here must have been on UK soil by 11pm on 31 December...
17/06/21
David Shirt
Winding up moratorium extended to 30 September 2021
By Patrick Finn, Senior Associate in Irwin Mitchell's Restructuring & Insolvency team The Government has extended the provisions referred...
17/06/21
Elizabeth Thomson
What’s in a name? Disputes and dismissed claims
When disputes arise regarding the developer of any given project, it can lead to dismissed claims if all names don’t align. Micah Hall, a...
16/06/21
David Shirt
Social media, the FCA and providing investment advice
By Craig Weston and Alexandra Marchant Just days ago Kim Kardashian joined the growing number of social media users online encouraging...
16/06/21
Joanne Moseley
Roadmap delayed: government asks employees to work from home if they can for another four weeks
Last night, the Prime Minister announced that 'step 4' of his government's roadmap out of lockdown would be delayed by four weeks because...
15/06/21
Joanne Moseley
Thinking about adopting a hybrid working pattern? 12 things to consider
The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many office based staff work. In March 2020, the government asked...
15/06/21
Danielle Parsons
When trouble at work is brewing!
The open letter published by former employees of BrewDog highlights some very important employment law issues. For someone who is or has...
11/06/21
Joanne Moseley
Employee with gender critical beliefs was protected under the Equality Act 2010
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has today handed down a landmark judgment in the controversial case of Forstater v CGD Europe and others....
10/06/21
Irwin Mitchell
Carry on Camping
BBC News has this morning reported a surge in demand for 'pop-up' campsites around the UK. At this point I thought it would be timely to...
10/06/21
Joanne Moseley
Sending a pregnant woman home during COVID-19 lockdown was not maternity discrimination
In Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd, the Employment Tribunal had to decide if a pregnant women, engaged under a zero hours...
09/06/21
Joanne Moseley
Employee who asked to be furloughed because of fears about COVID-19 was not unfairly dismissed
Tribunals are starting to determine a steady stream of COVID-19 related claims commenced in the early stages of the pandemic. We've...
08/06/21
Irwin Mitchell
The Art of the Con in 2021- it’s Meta
By Maddie Gill, Solicitor in the London Commercial Dispute Resolution Team at Irwin Mitchell. A JPG file of Beeple’s collected works was...
04/06/21
Irwin Mitchell
Contractual obligations and mental health
In May this year, Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open (aka Roland-Garros) after she was fined for refusing to participate in...
03/06/21
Joanne Moseley
Right to work checks - a trap for the unwary
At the moment, any UK employer who engages someone from the EU only has to undertake a basic right to work check, such as looking at...
03/06/21
Amy Au
Seller account suspensions and groundless IP infringement complaints
So you’re a seller on Amazon or Etsy or one of the other platforms, and you receive a notification that your listing or (worst still)...
02/06/21