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Alexandra Addington

Can you lawfully dismiss someone if you later find out they've omitted important information from their job application?

How honest do you expect candidates to be about their job history? Do precise dates really matter? And what can you do if, after...

25/04/25
Nicola Gooch

Playing Catch Up: Key cases, More PIB Amendments, Beavers and Hot Cross Plans

The Bank Holiday is over. The children are back in school and most of the chocolate wrappers have been tidied away.  As we all slowly...

25/04/25
Alexandra Addington

Revised guidance for schools and colleges is on the way following Supreme Court ruling on biological sex

In a House of Commons debate on 22 April 2025, following the For Women Scotland Supreme Court ruling that sex in the Equality Act 2010...

25/04/25
Alexandra Addington

Indirect discrimination: to what extent does a requirement to travel outside of core childcare hours create disadvantage to women?

Despite significant changes in societal and family norms, women still shoulder more childcare responsibilities than men. Tribunals have...

23/04/25
Alexandra Addington

External job applicants: Court of Appeal confirm they don't have whistleblowing protections

Workers are protected from being subjected to any detriment on the ground that they have made a protected disclosure. But who is a...

23/04/25
Steven Mowlam

A-Z on the Precedent Z

Effective from 6 April 2025, the realm of costs budgeting will undergo one of its most significant updates since the introduction of...

17/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Breaking news: sex in the Equality Act 2010 means biological - not certificated sex

The Supreme Court has today handed down its judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers. It has unanimously held that...

16/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Teacher who said being LGBTQ+ was a sin and transgender people were "just confused" fails to overturn finding that she was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct

In Leger v Secretary of State for Education a teacher argued that the regulator had made an error of law and/or had breached her human...

16/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Free speech warning for HE and FE sector: get the law right or prepare to pay a substantial fine

Last month the Office for Students (OfS) decided that the University of Sussex had breached its conditions of registration by failing to...

16/04/25
Patrick Martin

Challenges in Establishing Implied Retainers: Insights from Cooke & Ors v Woodchurch House Ltd

Cooke & Ors v Woodchurch House Ltd (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 3318 (SCCO) highlights difficulties that can arise when the Claimant is seeking to...

14/04/25
Alexandra Addington

Without 'no touching' policy it was unfair to dismiss Ofsted inspector for brushing rain off pupil

An unexpected rainstorm led to the dismissal of Mr Hewston, an Ofsted inspector, after he brushed water off a boy's head and touched his...

11/04/25
Rebecca Stratford

Tariffs and supplier contracts

Since the change in administration in the United States in January, tariffs have barely left the headlines. The Trump Administration has...

11/04/25
Jane Anderson

Martyn’s Law receives Royal Assent

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (“the Act”), also known as Martyn’s Law, received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025.   The law...

10/04/25
Nicola Gooch

Making Amends: The Planning & Infrastructure Bill heads into Committee Stage

So far,* Oldham Letter aside, it has been a relatively quiet week in the world of planning….. So it seems like a good time to check back...

10/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Employment tribunal claims: will waiting times continue to increase?

We've known for some time that employment tribunals are under pressure. Claims are often taking over a year to be heard and complex,...

09/04/25
Alexandra Addington

How do you protect your staff from parental aggression and abuse?

Teachers often choose their profession driven by a desire to positively shape and inspire future generations. However, they are...

09/04/25
Richard Baigent

A new global trade regime: Shaping the UK's future

There’s a new global trade regime taking shape and as the world continues to digest the seismic shift following President Trump’s...

09/04/25
Katie Gledhill

Employment rates and limits in effect in April

Every year in April significant changes in statutory rates and limits take effect, impacting various aspects of employment and benefits....

08/04/25
Luke Singleton

No more Corporate Catfish: Companies House’s new ID rules

Ever come across the term "catfished" or been a victim of "catfishing"? Companies House certainly has, and it's putting a stop to it!...

08/04/25
Sanjida Begum

First Judicial Interpretation of Building Safety Act 2022: Key Ruling on Information Orders and Building Liability Orders

BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 434 (TCC), published on 27 February 2025, provides the first judicial...

03/04/25
Nicola Gooch

LURA Returns: Crown Development, CIL and National Parks in the High Court

In a break from our recent coverage of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, this post considers recent developments in LURA-Land. And...

03/04/25
Vanessa Horn

Right to Manage and Mixed-Use Premises

The right to manage (RTM) regime has undergone legislative changes. These amendments address key aspects such as the eligibility criteria...

01/04/25
Alex Delin

Can a Remediation Order be made against a Landlord with no repairing and maintenance obligations under Section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022?

It is now well-known under the Building Safety Act 2022 a person with a legal or equitable interest in a relevant building has a right to...

01/04/25
Stefano DAmbrosio Nunez

Simpler Recycling has arrived – What does it mean for businesses? And what is the issue with food waste for businesses open to the public?

Simpler Recycling is a set of legislative and policy provisions aimed to improve the recycling requirements in England by introducing a...

31/03/25
Katie Gledhill

Discrimination: increases to injury to feelings awards 2025

Individuals who bring successful discrimination claims are entitled to be compensated for the upset and hurt they have suffered by way of...

28/03/25
Katie Gledhill

More disabled people will be looking for work under the government's plans to transform its welfare budget

The UK government has published the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper. It says it is...

28/03/25
Alexandra Addington

Get ready: race and disability pay gap reporting is coming

The government has launched a consultation seeking views on how to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for...

28/03/25
Nicola Gooch

Spring Forecast 2025: Labour plans to build its way to economic growth

Earlier today, the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement and… well… let's just say that it caught me a little by surprise.  It is now...

26/03/25
Richard Baigent

UK retention of top three position for ‘Soft Power’ is good news for FDI

I have for a long time been interested in the concept of soft power and its significant role in foreign direct investment (FDI).  Coined...

26/03/25
Nicola Gooch

The Treasury vs the Regulators: Natural England and the Environment Agency in the spotlight

I meant to write this blog earlier in the week, but got distracted by a family construction project that almost certainly would not get...

23/03/25