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Joanne Moseley
Update: Brazel v The Harpur Trust
A number of our clients have asked us if the Court of Appeal’s decision in Brazel v The Harpur Trust is likely to be appealed. That case...
19/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and an update on financial services regulation
On 16th September 2019, Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ( "FCA") , gave an important "state of...
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Joanne Moseley
How should you react if an under performing member of staff you are thinking of dismissing raises whistleblowing allegations?
You know the scenario. A disgruntled member of staff who is put under pressure to improve, makes whistle-blowing allegations in an...
16/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Betfred criticised for failing to include overtime in holiday pay
The issue of paid holiday is back in the news today. A whistleblower employed by Betfred has said that, despite changes in the law, it...
16/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Data Protection
On 11th September 2019, the Information Commissioner's Office ("the ICO") , the UK public body responsible for monitoring and enforcing...
13/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Labour promise to ban zero hour contracts and increase the NMW for all ages to £10 an hour
Earlier this week, Jeremy Corbyn addressed the TUC conference and promised to introduce the 'biggest extension to worker's rights' if...
13/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and a Bridge over Troubled Waters
On 11th September 2019, "The Times" reported that the Civil Service had prepared plans for the UK Prime Minister to build a bridge...
12/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and some legal challenges
The last few days have seen some notable legal interventions in the Brexit saga. The "Humble Address" to the Crown, which was approved by...
11/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and some independent thoughts on a "no deal" outcome
On 6th September 2019, the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper entitled "A no-deal Brexit: the Johnson Government". This...
10/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
SDLT Rates for Grounds and/or Gardens of a Residential Dwelling
A recent case, Hyman v Revenue & Customs [2019] UKFTT 469 (TC), has brought clarity to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates for the purchase...
09/09/19
Stephanie Reeves
Financial services firms: take note (and keep a record!)
A high street bank has been ordered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to compensate one of its customers after its records failed...
09/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Tenant Fees Act 2019 - landlords beware!
Overview The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“Act”) came into force in England for all new or renewed tenancy agreements signed on or after 1 June...
06/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
A red mist descends on the Housing horizon.
It was pointed out in a recent Linkedin exchange that the first Minister to concede that we are in a full blown housing crisis was Nick...
06/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Update on the right to work checks you need to make in the event of a no deal Brexit
We still don't know if the UK will exit the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. Government ministers have talked about ending the...
06/09/19
Nicola Gooch
Walking The Development Viability Tightrope: MHCLG publishes new national guidance on CIL, s.106 & Viability
Monday was a potentially momentous day in the world of development finances. Not only did the latest set of CIL amendment regulations...
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Joanne Moseley
SEN update for schools and colleges
There have been a number of important decisions regarding children with Special Educational Needs "SEN" likely to be of interest to...
02/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Privy Council
The Order in Council of the 28th August 2019 to suspend ( or "prorogue" ) the UK Parliament from a day no earlier than 9th September...
30/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and France
On 28th August 2019 , Steve Barclay, the Brexit Secretary delivered a speech on Brexit in Paris at the Summer conference of MEDEF, the...
29/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the UK Legislative Timetable
The contest between the UK Parliament and the UK Government as to what legislation is needed to implement a "no deal " Brexit continues...
29/08/19
Nicola Gooch
A Good Day to Bury Planning News? MHCLG Releases Discussion Paper on 'The Day of BREXIT Headlines'
In what is either a case of really unfortunate timing, or extreme sneakiness, yesterday the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
29/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Netherlands
On 26th August 2019 the "Brexit" spotlight shone on the Netherlands with the announcement by the NFIA, the Netherlands Foreign...
27/08/19
Joanne Moseley
ICO stepping up plans to fine data controllers who've not registered or paid the correct fee
Are you a data controller? Have you registered and paid the correct fee? One aspect of data protection compliance in the UK that is often...
27/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and China
On 24th July 2019, Boris Johnson, the UK's new Prime Minster, was reported by "the Washington Examiner" as having given an interview to a...
23/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Irish Backstop (Again!)
With the holiday month of August moving towards its end, thoughts about the Irish Backstop and how to address it (to scrap or not to...
21/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the European Communities Act 1972
The European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) was the domestic UK legislation that bound the UK to membership of the EC (now the EU) with...
20/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Operation Yellowhammer
To the lexicon of Brexit jargon - including "No deal"; "WTO rules"; "Transition period"; "Article 50"; "Another referendum" ; "Backstop"...
19/08/19
Joanne Moseley
FAQ’s: Holiday entitlement and pay of term-time and other part-year workers
Last week, the Court of Appeal ruled in Brazel v The Harpur Trust that employers can't pro-rate the holiday entitlement or pay of part...
15/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Electronic Commerce
There is a wealth of legislation dealing with e-commerce and so-called "Information Society Services" in the UK and much of it is...
15/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the European Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the Eurozone, currently comprising 19 member states of the EU. For those of us...
15/08/19
Joanne Moseley
Can an employer rely on a breach of the immigration rules to argue that an employment contract is unenforceable?
It is unlawful to employ someone who does not have the right to reside and work in the UK or who is working in breach of their conditions...
14/08/19