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Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Joint Committee

The Joint Committee, set up under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement to monitor and supervise implementation of that Agreement, met for the...

01/04/20
Nicola Gooch

And Now... We Wait: Important planning decisions which may (or may not) land before Christmas...

After a Summer where planning policy announcements seemed to flow faster than a jug of Pimm's at a picnic, and an early Autumn stuffed...

05/11/20
Stephanie Reeves

Business Interruption Insurance – businesses win big in The Supreme Court

On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its highly-anticipated appeal judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”)...

18/01/21
Nicola Gooch

Home-Made Nuclear Bunker, built in 1982, becomes Grade II Listed Building

Historic England has awarded listed building status to a homemade nuclear fall-out shelter, erected in the owner's back garden in 1982....

22/01/16
Irwin Mitchell

Don't just follow the Spec

Construction colleague Mike Plews has digested and summarised the high profile LSE glass failure case. People may remember stories about...

09/08/17
Irwin Mitchell

The impact of Covid-19 on supply chains: Time for a reformation

In this excellent article by Martin Thomsen (CEO of Rubix) (see the link below), he rightly points out (in my view) that the traditional...

13/05/20
Joanne Moseley

Quarantine: how to deal with staff returning from holidays abroad

Many popular European holiday destinations have been removed from the 'travel corridor' scheme. Holiday makers returning to the UK from...

27/07/20
Nicola Gooch

Once more with feeling: planning, politics and a plethora of announcements

The last few weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of legislation, policy announcements and promised reforms to the planning system. In...

13/07/20
Joanne Moseley

Government updates guidance on social distancing in the workplace

Last week, the government published new guidance on social distancing in workplaces that remain open during the Coronavirus pandemic. It...

14/04/20
Joanne Moseley

Travel quarantine rules: employers questions answered

The government has, controversially, imposed quarantine measures for people entering the UK by plane, ferry or train. These rules apply...

18/06/20
Elizabeth Thomson

Less common? – Supreme Court rules on the registration of land as a town or village green

Elliot Cuozzo, real estate trainee solicitor, considers a recent ruling. The Supreme Court has inflicted a significant blow on the legal...

18/02/20
Irwin Mitchell

Tackling the rise of bullying in the workplace

A recent ACAS report suggests that bullying in the workplace is more prevalent. Bullying itself is not an employment law claim that an...

24/11/15
Elizabeth Thomson

Adjudication rules remain work in progress

Here’s another case addressing the knotty combination of adjudication and insolvency. Emily Sinclair, associate solicitor at Irwin...

16/10/19
Nicola Gooch

Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen! Lessons from the Tory Party Conference....

I am writing this post on October 3rd.*  As such, this blog will be devoted, in pretty much equal parts, to information gleaned from the...

03/10/19
Nicola Gooch

PD or Not PD, That is the Question: Are permitted development rights being unfairly demonised?

As the youngest of three children, I seem to have spent much of my formative years arguing about whether blame had been fairly attributed...

15/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Workplace Mental Health: The Case For A Proactive Approach

As mental health conditions take over from back pain as the main source of work-related illness, we know the importance of the emotional...

05/08/19
Nicola Gooch

CIL Appeal Decision: Failing to discharge pre-commencement conditions will not avoid CIL Liability

It is an age old proverb that that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. A proverb which can feel depressingly apt when...

12/02/18
Nicola Gooch

The Enforcer: The Mayor of London gets tough on Affordable Housing Provision

If Boris Johnson will always be remembered as the Mayor who introduced the 'Boris Bike' to the capital; then the current Mayor of London,...

08/09/17
Victoria Crozier

On the Fourth Day of Christmas...the scope of environmental assessments

On the Fourth Day of Christmas…today Victoria Crozier from Irwin Mitchell’s Commercial Dispute Resolution team examines the success of...

10/12/24
Nicola Gooch

Two Speeches and a Consultation: MHCLG sets out its stall on Planning & Affordable Housing

Wednesday 20 November was a big day for both planning and the affordable housing sector. In just one day, we saw: Matthew Pennycook...

22/11/24
Joanne Moseley

Flying flags and ticking boxes: is your EDI strategy doing more harm than good?

Earlier this year the independent Inclusion at Work Panel published a report on the state of diversity and inclusion practices in UK...

08/11/24
Nicola Gooch

The Secretary of State weighs in on Water Neutrality: The Kilnwood Vale Decision

On Friday 25 October, the Secretary of State published a recovered appeal decision for Kilnwood Vale.  The Appeal relates to a reserved...

27/10/24
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
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
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
Victoria Crozier

Court of Appeal Upholds Landmark Ruling on Business Interruption Insurance: Policyholders Gain Clarity on ‘At the Premises’ Disease Clauses

More than four years on from the UK’s first national lockdown in March 2020, policyholders of business interruption insurance (“BII”)...

16/09/24
Andrew Evans

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act: A quick guide for housebuilders and residential developers

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act is expected to come into force this Autumn and will herald a transformative shift in...

05/07/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Manchester Ship Canal Company v United Utilities: Clarification on the Powers of Statutory Sewerage Undertakers

Another week another Supreme Court decision which affects the environmental sector.  I will ignore the bus analogy, but I am sure you...

03/07/24
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

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