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Hugo Bittencourt De Oliveira

Civil Penalties for Employing Illegal Workers: Why Employers Must Act Now

In February 2024, the Home Office introduced a significant increase in civil penalties for employers found to be hiring or retaining...

24/06/25
Bryan Bletso

UK Industrial Strategy: A Welcome Step Forward – But Delivery is Key

The UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, as outlined in yesterday’s policy paper, marks a significant step in setting a long-term vision...

24/06/25
Delver Punia

Key Considerations for Flex Office Providers When Negotiating a Lease with a Commercial Landlord

The demand for flexible office space continues to rise as businesses seek adaptable, cost-effective solutions to accommodate hybrid...

19/06/25
Cathryn Davies

MAC review of family visa financial requirements advises against further increases

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published their review of the financial requirements for family visas, specifically relating to...

18/06/25
Ailsa Anderson

Subjective or Objective standards of honesty? Clarity from the Court of Appeal

The recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Saxon Woods Investments Limited v Francesco Costa [2025] EWCA Civ 708 has provided...

16/06/25
Alexandra Addington

Part-Time worker discrimination: must status be the sole cause of less favourable treatment?

Whether a worker's part-time status must be the sole cause of their less favourable treatment has been widely debated in the courts when...

13/06/25
Katie Gledhill

Will the government improve the parental leave system?

The Women and Equalities Committee has released a comprehensive report calling for significant reforms to the UK's parental leave system....

12/06/25
Nicola Gooch

The Spending Review: Implications for Planning

The Chancellor has just stepped down from the dispatch box and a vast number of documents have just appeared on the government's website....

11/06/25
Alexandra Addington

Dismissed for trade union role: teacher wins over £370,000 in compensation

Employees are protected from being subjected to a detriment or being dismissed by their employer, if the sole or main reason is to...

11/06/25
Joanne Moseley

How do you deal with conflicts of belief in schools and colleges?

To what extent can you lawfully restrict how your staff manifest their protected beliefs? We consider what schools and colleges can learn...

10/06/25
Claire Petricca-Riding

Planning and Environment Legal Blog

Welcome to the first edition of our monthly blog series from the Planning & Environment team at Irwin Mitchell. Each month, we will be...

06/06/25
Joanne Bone

Picture perfect: data protection essentials for photography in schools and colleges

Using photographs and videos in schools and colleges often raises data protection concerns. Whether it's for ID passes, marketing, or...

06/06/25
Alexandra Addington

Dishonesty and fraud: teacher who phoned in sick to work at a different school banned from teaching

In David Aves: professional conduct outcome, the Secretary of State had to consider whether a teacher who phoned in sick in order to work...

06/06/25
Paul Henson

Supreme Court clarifies ‘Put on Inquiry’ Threshold in Undue Influence Cases

The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case Waller-Edwards v OneSavings Bank Plc [2025] UKSC 22 on 4 June 2025.This judgment marks...

06/06/25
Hannah Moran

Data Protection Reforms: The Data (Use and Access) Bill - the final stages

The Data (Use and Access) Bill (or the DUA Bill as it is often called) was introduced to Parliament on 23 October 2024 and includes,...

05/06/25
Jane Anderson

FCA Enforcement Strategy Update

We have commented previously on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) proposed amendments to their enforcement strategy and earlier...

05/06/25
Jane Anderson

Is Insurance An Essential Funding Ingredient?

Litigation funding has changed in numerous ways since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“LASPO”) came into...

04/06/25
Anna Tranter

(Planning) Permission to Party? Planning Implications of the Battle for Brockwell Park

Summer festival season has arrived in London, with tens of thousands of people flocking to Brockwell Park in South London over the last...

03/06/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper series– Part 10: Enforcement Reforms

Uk Immigration White Paper series– part 10: enforcement reforms Throughout this series, we have examined the UK Government’s White Paper,...

30/05/25
Katie Byrne

Transforming Litigation: The Impact of AI on Document Review and Case Analysis

We considered the impact of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) on litigation strategy in our previous article and specifically how document...

30/05/25
Ayesha Hasan

Green Finance in the UK commercial property market - The opportunities ahead

In 2024, the UK green finance market reached £134.47 billion, with projections indicating growth to £283.04 billion by 2033. This...

29/05/25
Alexandra Addington

Employee with ADHD dismissed for sending offensive messages: was it discrimination?

It's now commonplace to interact with colleagues via instant messaging platforms. But this quick method of communication can lead to...

29/05/25
Claire Petricca-Riding

DEFRA consults on bringing NSIPs into the BNG regime and changing it for minor, medium and brownfield development

brownfield development Just when you thought it was safe to move away from the gov.uk notifications you get a flurry of announcements and...

29/05/25
Joanne Moseley

Employment news in brief – May 2025

We round up the latest employment news. Low Pay Commission launches consultation on minimum wage changes The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has...

29/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper Series – Part 9: Child Citizenship and the Care Sector

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published its latest white paper, Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, outlining a series of...

28/05/25
Alexandra Addington

Third party harassment: will you have to 'police' customer conversations to ensure they don't offend your staff?

Once the Employment Rights Bill becomes law, employers will become responsible for unlawful harassment their staff experience at the...

28/05/25
Georgie Collins

Introducing Brand Accelerator – our new tool for brand protection

How safe is your brand?  For many businesses, a strong brand identity is a key driver of customer loyalty and a critical component of...

28/05/25
Joanne Moseley

Holiday pay and unlawful deduction from wages claims: tribunal says two year backstop 'not lawful'

An employment tribunal has concluded in Afshar and others v Addison Lee that regulations introduced by the government in 2015, which...

28/05/25
Jane Anderson

Has AI Made a Difference to Litigation Strategy?

As artificial intelligence (“AI”) rapidly reshapes industries, its influence on the law and specifically litigation strategy is becoming...

28/05/25
Nicola Gooch

MHCLG consults on national scheme of delegation, planning committee reform and making life easier for SMEs

It is shaping up to be a consultation heavy week. Hot on the heels of Sunday's consultation on measures to speed-up build-out rates on...

28/05/25