Posts from February 2019
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and focussing (a little bit!) on a "Yes Deal" scenario
There has been a lot of focus in the UK recently on putting in place the necessary legislation to deal with a "No Deal" Brexit...
28/02/19
Joanne Moseley
“Where’s my personal data? - How to respond to subject access requests under GDPR
In a world crammed with data and where the acronym “GDPR” (short for General Data Protection Regulation, an EU Directive) has hit the...
28/02/19
Joanne Moseley
FAQs about redundancy
We answer some of the trickier questions about redundancies that don’t involve collective consultation. Q1: We are going to have to make...
28/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Police force discriminated against white heterosexual male
This case is about a little used legal right employers can use to take positive steps to redress under representation in their...
28/02/19
Joanne Moseley
No deal Brexit: Five things for business travellers to consider
We are less than a month away from Brexit. The UK will leave the EU at 11pm UK time on 29 March 2019 by automatic operation of law unless...
28/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and a Report by the UK Government on the Implications for Business and Trade of a "No Deal" Exit on 29th March 2019
On 26th February 2019, the UK Cabinet Office published a 12 - page report on the current state of play in preparing for a "No Deal" exit...
27/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Swiss-UK dimension
It may be the bleak mid- winter of Brexit's discontent right now but just like the Spring-like sunshine which is currently wafting over...
26/02/19
Nicola Gooch
What links the increasing popularity of tiny homes and outrage over Airbnb abuses in London? The under-delivery of new houses.
Last week, MHCLG published further revisions to the NPPF and the results of the Housing Delivery Test*. This blog is not about either of...
26/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Are you struggling to calculate holiday pay for staff without fixed hours or fixed rates of pay?
We still receive lots of enquiries from employers asking for advice about how to calculate holiday pay - particularly for workers whose...
26/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and its impact on Accounting and Corporate Reporting and the appointment of Auditors
On 21st February 2019 BEIS (the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) and the Financial Reporting Council jointly issued...
25/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit - the Irish Government safeguards against a " No Deal"
On 22 February 2019 and with an apparently heavy heart, the Irish deputy Prime Minister, Simon Coveney, unveiled a new Irish Government...
22/02/19
Elizabeth Thomson
A bitter pill to swallow? How Brexit frustrated the European Medicines Agency
Lisa Stratford, Senior Associate Solicitor The High Court ruled this week that Brexit does not frustrate the European Medicines Agency’s...
22/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Assertion of statutory right must relate to something that has already happened
Most unfair dismissal claims require the claimant to have had two continuous years of service in order to be able to make a claim to the...
21/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
" Extending Article 50: could Brexit be delayed?" - A House of Commons briefing paper
On 12 February 2019, the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper on the mechanics and implications of the UK and EU27 member...
20/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Gender pay gap grows at hundreds of big firms
The deadline for reporting your gender pay gap for 2018 is fast approaching. Public sector employers have to publish by 30 March 2019 and...
20/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Ten top tips for dealing with absent staff
Everyone gets ill from time to time. Dealing with genuine sickness (both long and short term) requires careful handling. Follow our top...
20/02/19
Nicola Gooch
Is MHCLG's Bark worse than its Bite? Secretary of State backs away from 'nuclear option' of writing Councils' Local Plans for them
On Valentine's day, Planning Resource published a story which probably deserves more attention than it has received. The week before, the...
19/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
The business of sport and making sport your business
Few would question Lionel Messi occupying the status of being the best footballer in the world, but how many would support the idea of...
18/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Applying the tilted balance is no substitute for concluding on the question of 5 year supply.
The question of how tilted a balance the tilted balance really is was looked at again by Dove J in Gladman Development Ltd 2019 EWHC 128...
18/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Company Law
On 14 February 2019 , UK Companies House issued two new guidance notes , whose titles speak for themselves - firstly , "Changing your...
15/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Free 500 page book on property law reform available online...
The Law Commission are consulting on making changes to "commonhold". This is the English and Welsh version of strata (if you are familiar...
13/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Bounce in the leisure sector?
The leisure industry continues to demonstrate resilience, with the investment in AirHop by Rcapital the latest transaction in the sector....
13/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and cross-border business operations
Amongst the UK Government's myriad "no deal" technical notices is the one dated 12 October 2018 and entitled : "Structuring your business...
12/02/19
Nicola Gooch
You're late, you're late, for a very important date! Court of Appeal reinforces importance of being on time when filing a claim in the planning court.
It is a well known fact that, when it comes to filing cases in the Planning Court, timeliness is next to godliness. I cannot be the only...
12/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the food and drink sector
On 8th February 2019 , Steven Cullinane , the CEO of Kellogg's , the giant US cereals company, was reported as telling the media that...
12/02/19
Elizabeth Thomson
Insolvency and adjudication: Bresco, Primus et al
Adjudication by a company in liquidation where there are cross-claims is possible but futile; companies in a CVA may be in a better...
11/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Secretary aged 88 oldest person to win age discrimination claim
The default retirement age was abolished some years ago and individuals can (in theory if not always in practice) continue to work for as...
08/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Acas publishes new guidance to help employers avoid age discrimination
A report issued by the Women and Equality Committee last year found that the UK faces acute challenges recruiting and retaining an...
08/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and a "progress" report
At the end of January 2019, the Institute for Government, a highly-regarded independent think tank, published a Report entitled "Brexit...
07/02/19
Joanne Moseley
Recruiters: How to prepare for legal changes in 2020
From 6 April 2020, the government is making a number of changes recruiters need to start to prepare for, which are designed to protect...
07/02/19