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Irwin Mitchell
Let's not chicken out!
Theresa Villiers’ recent pledge not to lower UK food standards regarding beef and chicken is a welcome reassurance to the UK Food & Drink...
14/01/20
David Shirt
Veganuary – Who’s cashing in and who’s lucking out?
By Katherine East, a Solicitor specialising in Commercial Dispute Resolution at Irwin Mitchell Veganuary – what is it? Veganuary is a...
14/01/20
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the role of the UK Courts in interpreting retained EU case law
As the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement ) Bill begins its passage through the House of Lords, Lord Pannick QC, a crossbench peer who...
14/01/20
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and setting the timetable for trade negotiations
Talks about talks and speculation about timetables seem to be the order of the day at the moment as different parties seek to analyse the...
13/01/20
Nicola Gooch
What we have here, is a failure to cooperate: What can we learn from Wealden and Sevenoaks?
The issue of cross-boundary collaboration on strategic issues has been stumbling block for local plans ever since Eric Pickles abolished...
13/01/20
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and implementing the Political Declaration
As and when the Withdrawal Agreement is done and dusted and on the assumption that the UK will exit the EU by 11pm (UK time) on 31st...
09/01/20
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Here we go again!
The new version of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (EUWAB) presented to the House of Commons by Boris Johnson's Government...
08/01/20
Joanne Moseley
Top five employment cases that will affect the education sector in 2020
We have identified the top five employment law cases that will have a big impact on the HR policies and practices of schools and colleges...
07/01/20
Elizabeth Thomson
A Victory for Business Rates Mitigation Activity
This article, by real estate disputes partner Paul Henson, first appeared in Estates Gazette. Good news for those looking to reduce their...
06/01/20
Joanne Moseley
Top employment cases that will shape 2020
We have identified the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. These...
06/01/20
Joanne Moseley
Strike ballots: Court of Appeal holds that encouraging staff to complete ballot at work is unlawful
Unions have to follow strict rules when balloting members about industrial action. If they make a mistake, the employer can obtain an...
03/01/20
Joanne Moseley
Employment law changes 2020: guide for schools and colleges
Happy new year to all our readers. There are a number of important changes taking place this year that schools and colleges will need to...
03/01/20
Joanne Moseley
Employment law changes 2020: guide for businesses
Happy new year to all our readers. There are a number of important changes taking place this year that you need to prepare for. 1 April -...
02/01/20
Joanne Moseley
New Withdrawal Bill contains mechanism to roll back employment rights
The government has today published the Withdrawal Agreement Bill which sets out the terms under which the UK will leave the EU. It...
20/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
The Queens Speech - what's in it for Real Estate?
Well after the second snap election in the last couple of years, the Tories have their majority! And today saw the Queens Speech. So -...
19/12/19
Elizabeth Thomson
New ruling on surveying sites for electronic communications apparatus installation - A clearer signal?
Real Estate trainee, Elliot Cuozzo, considers a recent case. The Electronic Communications Code (Code) confers rights on operators to...
18/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and slaying the dragon of indecision
As the UK and the World beyond begin to digest the implications of the emphatic Conservative Party victory in the UK General Election of...
13/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Regions
In October 2018, the Financial Inclusion Centre, an economic think tank, produced a report (funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust) entitled...
13/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Manifesto Watch: How the Parties Compare on (Social) Housing
Since Nicola set out the first overview comparing the parties on Green Belt, PD Rights and Housing Delivery and signposted other planning...
12/12/19
Nicola Gooch
Manifesto Watch 2019: How do the Parties compare on Housing Policy?
There is only a day to go until the election and the one thing that all commentators can agree on is that there are a lot of undecided...
11/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Manufacturing sector
On 1 November 2019, "The Guardian" newspaper reported that Britain's factories had suffered a sixth consecutive month of falling new...
10/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the future of the United Kingdom
There is growing speculation as to what impact Brexit might have on the future integrity of the United Kingdom - particularly a "no deal"...
10/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and further issues on the Northern Ireland Protocol
There has been little public discussion between the major political parties during the current UK General Election campaign about the...
09/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit, the OECD and international trade wars
Under the banner title: " France's hard cheese could spread to UK", The Times of 4th December 2019 reports on the US's threat to levy...
05/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and new free trade deals
Under World Trade Organisation (WTO) Rules, if the UK is able to negotiate new free trade deals with the EU and separately with non-EU...
04/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the importance of keeping an eye on the ball
Research produced by the information company, Thomson Reuters, and reported in "City AM" on 2nd December 2019 and "The Times" a day later...
03/12/19
Joanne Moseley
Supreme Court: Employee unfairly dismissed even though decision maker genuinely didn't know she had raised whistle-blowing allegations
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court in Jhuti v Royal Mail has ruled that an employee who was dismissed for poor performance was,...
03/12/19
Joanne Moseley
Can you use the Tier 2 (Intra-company transfer) visa route for someone who is not an employee of your overseas operations?
The Tier 2 (intra-company transfer) (“ICT “) visa offers a simplified route for international companies to transfer existing staff from...
02/12/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies of the British Crown and as such are not part of the EU. Their...
28/11/19
Elizabeth Thomson
The requirements for when an individual executes a deed: A-ttesting case?
Elliot Cuozzo, a real estate trainee, considers a recent case on the witnessing of deeds. When a deed is executed by an individual,...
26/11/19