Posts from March 2019
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and challenges to the validity of retained EU law
One of the trickiest aspects of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"), which is the UK Act designed to implement Brexit , is...
29/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Co-op ordered to pay £1.3m in costs for not complying with GSCOP
By Rob Coleridge and Amelia Darbo The importance of compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) has been reinforced...
29/03/19
Joanne Moseley
Seasonal workers pilot opens for fruit and vegetable farmers
The seasonal workers pilot, announced by the Home Secretary and Environment Secretary in September 2018 , has now opened. Fruit and...
28/03/19
Joanne Moseley
New schools Governance Handbook released
The Department for Education has released an updated Governance Handbook. It applies to academies, multi-academy trusts and maintained...
28/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the extension of Article 50 - a legal conundrum
On 22 March 2019 the UK and the EU agreed to defer the "exit day" for Brexit to 11pm (UK time) on 22 May 2019 if the House of Commons...
27/03/19
Nicola Gooch
'Poor Doors' and Play Areas: The tricky issue of subsidising facilities for social housing
The Guardian recently published an article (below), which highlights the case of a development which was amended post grant of planning...
26/03/19
Joanne Moseley
How should you communicate with a woman on maternity leave?
Or indeed, any other member of staff away from the office taking adoption leave or shared parental leave? Can you send important...
26/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Sports sponsorship – a balancing act on the scales of return and risk?
When Britain’s richest man decided to buy arguably the world’s biggest and most successful professional cycling team, the first question...
25/03/19
Elizabeth Thomson
Calculating rent under the new Electronic Communications Code: the first key decision
Ben Gildea, Real Estate Associate, considers the first decision on rent payable under the new Electronic Communications Code The Upper...
25/03/19
Joanne Moseley
Bosses who abuse workers are escaping prosecution
The Director of Labour Market Enforcement, Sir David Metcalf, has warned that employers who commit serious labour abuses are often...
22/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Temporary Tariff Regime for a no deal Brexit
On 13th March 2019 the UK Government published its schedule of tariffs for imports, which is designed to come into force on "exit day" (...
22/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Attorney General's Legal Opinion dated 12th March 2019 on the legal effect of the latest batch of Mrs May's draft Brexit Withdrawal...
20/03/19
Joanne Moseley
Updated Green Book recommends changes to TTO holiday accrual
The National Agreement on pay and conditions of service (otherwise known as the Green Book) was updated in March. Since then, we've been...
20/03/19
Nicola Gooch
It's a page right out of history! California faces planning headache over the 'Flintstone House'
I can never resist a good 'planning vs cultural icons' story.* This week's contribution comes from sunny California, and just goes to...
19/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Attorney-General's latest Legal Opinion
Such is the febrile nature of the current "Brexit" debate that the Attorney-General's latest Legal Opinion issued on 12th March 2019...
14/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
A Spring Statement with so much to say there's already a follow up WMS...
And with a nod to the non planning commitment to provide £81 million to develop new types of lasers in Oxfordshire I've raided the Austin...
13/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Northern Irish Backstop - Old wine in new bottles or a new vintage?
At 11.01pm UK time on 11th March 2019, the UK Department for Exiting the European Union published a whole set of new documents on its...
13/03/19
Joanne Moseley
New Tier 1 visa routes due to open on 29 March 2019
The Home Office has brought forward plans to introduce two new visa routes for skilled business to enter the UK in a bid to attract more...
13/03/19
Nicola Gooch
Connecting the POCA dots: Court of Appeal finds another Council's planning prosecutions are an abuse of process
Planning Judgments can be a bit like London buses*^. You wait forever for one to be released and then several come along at once. Last...
11/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the status of international agreements in the event of a "no deal"
On 6th March 2019, the UK Department for Exiting the European Union ( DEXIT) published a guidance update on the status of International...
08/03/19
Joanne Moseley
Court of Appeal revisits law on suspending employees
In 2017, the High Court decided in the case of Agoreyo v Lambeth that suspension isn't a "neutral act" and if mishandled, could result...
07/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Financial Services - a helpful US contribution
On 25th January 2019, the Bank of England ( BoE), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (...
06/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
The Millennial "Mates" Mortgage for Four? But what are the planning implications.
This week's post takes inspiration from a twitter conversation I had on my commute home last night as I saw the BBC article below shared....
06/03/19
Nicola Gooch
Holy Unmet Housing Need, Batman! Waverley's woes over Local Plan challenges continue
In a system where a large proportion of councils fail to plan for enough new houses; you have to feel sorry for Waverley. The Council is...
05/03/19
Joanne Moseley
Does a rest break have to be continuous?
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, adult workers are entitled to a rest break after six hours work. Employers can agree how long...
05/03/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and "Retained EU Law"
"Retained EU law" is a concept and a phrase, which was introduced by the European Union ( Withdrawal) Act 2018 ( the " EU ( Withdrawal)...
01/03/19