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Natalie Hayes-Green

On the Seventh Day of Christmas....the acquisition of a right of way by prescription.

Background The case of Nicholson and another v Hale and another [2024] involves a dispute over the acquisition of a right of way by...

13/12/24
Nicola Gooch

Festive Spot the Difference: The Revised NPPF has landed... but not *quite* as expected.

MHCLG have clearly been busy this year, as the new NPPF has landed slightly earlier than usual.  The traditional Christmas Eve policy...

12/12/24
Sofia Antipatis

On the Sixth Day of Christmas… The Potential Global Implications of Donald Trump’s 2024 Re-election and how Climate Change may be on the ‘back burner’

In the sixth article of our 12 Days of Christmas series, we consider Donald Trump’s 2024 Election victory and its potential global...

12/12/24
George Cohen

On the Fifth Day of Christmas...The Case of D'Aubigny v Khan & Anor: Signed, sealed, but not delivered? Service of the Section 21 prescribed documents

On 1 December 2023, the Central London County Court delivered a significant judgment in D'Aubigny v Khan & Anor, addressing the validity...

11/12/24
Victoria Crozier

On the Fourth Day of Christmas...the scope of environmental assessments

On the Fourth Day of Christmas…today Victoria Crozier from Irwin Mitchell’s Commercial Dispute Resolution team examines the success of...

10/12/24
Katie Gledhill

Will the government's new plans get Britain working again?

The UK government has announced a series of sweeping reforms aimed at tackling economic inactivity and boosting employment rates across...

10/12/24
Danny Revitt

On the Third Day of Christmas....Business Tenancies: The Right to Renew

On 19th November 2024, the Law Commission published a consultation paper  titled "Business Tenancies: The Right to Renew", which explores...

09/12/24
Nicola Gooch

Rocking around the Modernised Planning Committee

It was hard to escape the MHCLG press blitz over the weekend.  It was so intense that, for a brief and slightly panicked moment, I...

09/12/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 6 December

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

06/12/24
Sofia Antipatis

On the Second Day of Christmas...The game changing judgment that clarified how disputed evidence is tested at trial.

Today we examine the game changing judgement which was handed down by the Supreme Court in TUI UK Ltd v Griffiths and, whilst the case...

06/12/24
Elisa Daykin

On the First Day of Christmas....Can courts mandate parties to engage in non-court-based dispute resolution processes?

Background In the case of Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council James Churchill, the claimant, purchased a property in...

05/12/24
Alexandra Addington

Employment Rights Bill: is even more change on the way?

The Employment Rights Bill was published in October. Since then, the government has published some early consultations, impact...

05/12/24
Hugo Bittencourt De Oliveira

eVisa rollout delayed: Addressing risks of disruption

The UK government’s plan to transition to a fully digital immigration system, known as “eVisas,” has been delayed, according to reports....

05/12/24
Nicola Gooch

Festive News: MHCLG publishes new LPA Designation Criteria

It is officially December. Traditionally a time of festivity, novelty jumpers, and more planning news than one can shake a candy cane at!...

04/12/24
Joanne Moseley

Do you use 'protected conversations' as way of trying to agree exit terms?

It's been over 10 years since the law was changed to allow employers to have confidential discussions with their staff to end their...

04/12/24
Garon Anthony

FCA announces reboot of controversial enforcement naming and shaming proposals

Further to our most recent post on this long running issue, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has finally announced proposed...

03/12/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 29 November

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

29/11/24
Nicola Gooch

Tales from the CIL Files: A short list of things that are not "buildings"

You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of...

29/11/24
Joanne Moseley

What is a woman (or a man)?

That is the issue the Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments about in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers....

27/11/24
Joanne Moseley

Breaking News: employees will have six months to bring claims in an Employment Tribunal

The government has today (27 November 2024) published an amendment paper to the Employment Rights Bill which is currently making its way...

27/11/24
Laura McKay

Financial reforms announced

On 14 November 2024, in her speech at Mansion House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced significant reforms to the financial services...

27/11/24
Joanne Moseley

Employment Rights Bill: New report criticises Government's £5bn annual business cost estimate

The body responsible for scrutinising legislation introduced by the government has published a damning report into the Employment Rights...

27/11/24
Danny Revitt

Security of Tenure reimagined - Speak now or forever hold your lease!

For anyone involved in the letting of business premises, including investors, developers, occupiers, property managers, surveyors and...

27/11/24
Nicola Gooch

We Might Need To Re-think.... Everything... Key Lessons from the Older Persons Housing Taskforce Report

Yesterday, MHCLG published the findings of the Older Person's Housing Taskforce - an independent group set up in May 2023 to explore how...

27/11/24
Joanne Moseley

The duty to prevent sexual harassment: have you risk assessed your Xmas party?

The new duty on employers to prevent their staff from being sexually harassed at work is now in force. It's an anticipatory duty which...

26/11/24
Joanne Moseley

New statutory rates in force from April 2025

The government has announced that the following statutory payments will increase from April next year: The weekly rate of SSP will...

26/11/24
Bryan Bletso

Greater Manchester named England’s most attractive location for FDI outside of London

According to the latest report by law firm Irwin Mitchell, Greater Manchester is now the highest-ranking city in England outside of...

26/11/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 22 November

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

22/11/24
Nicola Gooch

Two Speeches and a Consultation: MHCLG sets out its stall on Planning & Affordable Housing

Wednesday 20 November was a big day for both planning and the affordable housing sector. In just one day, we saw: Matthew Pennycook...

22/11/24
Victoria Kempthorne

Mitigating the increased risk of insolvency in the construction industry

The UK construction sector is experiencing an increasing rate of insolvency, with recent data revealing that construction firms accounted...

21/11/24