Posts from February 2025
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MHCLG's Busy Day: New Towns, New Homes, Draft Legislation & First Time Buyers
February 13th is rarely noteworthy. It is a date that tends to be overshadowed by its more famous neighbour*. This year, however, was an...
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Payment notices are red, payless notices are blue… but it’s the substance within that’s true!
According to King’s College London’s third construction adjudication report published in November 2024, the Technology and Construction...
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Stake Ends UK Operations Following Gambling Ad Scandal
Following an investigation by the Gambling Commission (“the Commission”) into a high-profile advertisement that was widely viewed having...
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MHCLG revises NPPF following typographical error highlighted in Grey Belt Appeal Decision
Earlier today, MHCLG quietly revised the December 2024 version of the National Planning Policy Framework. Before you start to panic, the...
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Protected disclosures: was moving an employee to a different team a detriment?
Once a worker makes a protected disclosure, they gain certain legal rights irrespective of their length of service. Dismissing an...
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What retailers need to know about upcoming employment law changes
The Employment Rights Bill (the ‘Bill’) and the regulations which will follow it, will bring about significant transformation in...
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Do schools and colleges have the funding they need to support SEND pupils?
The UK government has recently announced that it is putting aside £740 million to increase the number of places for pupils with special...
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Free speech law back on the cards for HE ... minus some of its teeth
Last year, the new Education Secretary halted the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 six days before it was due to come into...
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What is the ETA Scheme?
On 23 October 2023, the UK first opened the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) application process for a select few countries and,...
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A Whirlwind of a Week: Mead in the Court of Appeal, Infrastructure pledges, a Land Use Framework for England, and some other stuff
Well, this has certainly been a week. January is often a busy old month, but the last seven days have felt a bit like being caught in a...
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