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Joanne Moseley

Chancellor hints National Living Wage could rise to £9.61 next year

It has been reported that the Chancellor, Philip Hammond is considering raising the National Living Wage to 66% of median earnings, the...

08/05/19
Irwin Mitchell

What's new in the world of Permitted Development?

It appears that those over at MHCLG had a busy Friday before heading out for the bank holiday sunshine (if you could find the sun...

07/05/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and a legal challenge to the notice of withdrawal from the EU

On May 6th 2019, "The Times" published its Law Report in the English Court of Appeal decision of Regina ( Wilson and others) v Prime...

07/05/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Corporate Governance

Since the Brexit Referendum on 23rd June 2016 at which the UK voted to leave the EU, there has been speculation within the City of London...

05/05/19
Nicola Gooch

Getting the C3 Blues: Is the Use Classes Order no longer useful when it comes to Specialist Housing?

It is frequently stated that necessity is the mother of invention.* Whilst I am not one to place all that much faith in proverbs; the...

05/05/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the cultural divide

Chatham House, the London-based political think tank, devotes a significant section of the  April/May 2019 edition of its magazine, "The...

01/05/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Company Law

On 18 April 2009 the EU Parliament resolved at first reading to adopt, with amendments, two Directives which are designed to streamline...

30/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Country Living ain't easy - the Lords have their say...

Over the weekend the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy has called on the Government to develop a rural strategy and...

30/04/19
Elizabeth Thomson

All we hear is: this is a GAGA

The recent decision in Co-operative Group Food Limited v A & A Shah Properties Limited, Frank Forney and Partners LLP [2019] is a rare...

30/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and a new Customs Union

The Institute of Economic Affairs ("IEA") , a free market think tank, issued a new briefing paper on 25th April 2019 in which it argued...

29/04/19
Joanne Moseley

High Court finds two company directors personally liable for employment claims made by staff

A limited company is legally separate from its directors and, usually, directors are not personally liable for claims made against it or...

29/04/19
Nicola Gooch

Here I am. Stuck in the Middle with you.... DCLG Guidance on Education Funding sets up inter-council conflicts over s.106 Contributions.

I have had the classic Stealers Wheel song* stuck in my head ever since DCLG and DfE issued their revised guidance on the funding of...

29/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Do employers need a policy on periods?

Many employers are developing policies to support their menopausal employees going through "the change". But, very few have policies...

26/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Do you have to compensate an employee if they don't receive a written statement of their T&Cs on time?

A few weeks ago, we reported the case of Stefanko and others v Maritime Hotel Ltd where the EAT decided that staff who had worked between...

26/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Switzerland - A further development

Following the citizens' rights agreement which the UK and Switzerland signed on 25th February 2019, the two countries have now reached an...

25/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

On 15th April 2019, H.M. Treasury published a consultation paper with the memorable title of "Transposition of the Fifth Money Laundering...

23/04/19
Joanne Moseley

10 ways to make gender pay gap information more reliable

The Royal Statistical Society has published a list of 10 recommendations in a bid to improve the accuracy and usefulness of gender pay...

23/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Should you allow staff to record disciplinary and grievance hearings?

It is exceptionally easy for anyone with a mobile phone to covertly record a conversation in the workplace.  In the context of a...

23/04/19
Joanne Moseley

DfE publishes new guidance on home schooling

The DfE guidance on elective home education has been updated and applies to both schools and local authorities The number of children...

23/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Waste not, want not...

These days, every day has a title but 24 April 2019 is Stop Food Waste Day and, now in its third year, never before has its dilemmatic...

23/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

The glow of one warm thought is worth more than money...

As I headed off to a pre Easter touring production of Les Mis I half eyed up a flowery (Thomas Jefferson) quote whilst also reading the...

23/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the environment

Bearing in mind the postponement  of the Brexit "exit day" until 11pm UK time on 31st October 2019 which was agreed between the UK and...

17/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Government to consult on 'open-ended' tenancies and the end of 'no fault eviction

The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government have announced a new consultation on ending the ability to end an AST on two...

15/04/19
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
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale

Land Registry Makes it Easier to Re-Mortgage

The Land Registry’s digital service “Sign your mortgage deed” was launched a year ago and is now being offered by major high street...

11/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Do you have to pay staff for doing "a bit extra" before or after work?

That was the question the employment tribunal had to answer in Fitz v Holland and Barrett. Mr Fitz worked under a series of fixed hours...

11/04/19
Nicola Gooch

The Green Belt Untied: Councils mull green-belt release as a solution to housing shortfalls

Below is a story that came out in Planning Resource last week, which details three local plans that are progressing on the basis  of...

08/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Union campaigns for one NMW rate

The National Minimum Wage has been in force for 20 years. To mark its anniversary, the union UNISON has launched a campaign to get rid of...

08/04/19
Joanne Moseley

Worried about the impact of Brexit on your workforce? New ACAS guidance may help

The UK is due to leave the EU by automatic operation of law on 12 April* unless the government's  beleaguered Withdrawal Agreement is...

08/04/19
Irwin Mitchell

Reforms ahead for the retirement living sector as consultation responses published

Colleague and retirement living specialist David Hutber notes the following: March 2019 was an important month for the retirement living...

02/04/19