Posts from March 2021
Joanne Moseley
Education news in brief - April 2021
Police say sexual abuse rife in UK’s state and private schools The website everyonesinvited.uk was created to expose how young people...
31/03/21
Nicola Gooch
Keeping it Class E: New Class E to Residential PD Rights to take effect on 1 August 2021
This morning, MHCLG announced that a new set of permitted development rights for Class E to Residential use will be laid before...
31/03/21
Joanne Moseley
Employment Appeals Tribunal starts to diffuse the holiday pay time bomb
When the European Court of Justice published its judgment in King v Sash Windows in 2017, we speculated that it would expose some...
29/03/21
Irwin Mitchell
An unequal playing field? Tackling gender inequality in rugby
The Women’s Six Nations tournament kicks off next month and, for the first time, it isn’t being played alongside the men’s tournament....
29/03/21
David Shirt
Is your institution having problems with your IT supplier?
Steve Murphy from Irwin Mitchell's litigation team asks education establishments if they are having problems with their IT supplier and...
29/03/21
David Shirt
Asda workers win latest round of long-running equal pay fight
By Sacha Sokhi, an employment law specialist at Irwin Mitchell: “The Supreme Court has upheld previous decisions that lower paid shop...
26/03/21
David Shirt
Unlawful Conduct –v – Unlawful conduct…Who wins?
By Lily Pidge and Dominique Dolman The case of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority v Azima [2021] EWCA Civ 349 considered the highly...
26/03/21
Georgie Collins
Johnny Depp refused permission to appeal libel ruling
By Jasmine Fearnley and Georgie Collins On 25 March 2021 the Court of Appeal refused Johnny Depp’s application to appeal the High Court’s...
26/03/21
Stephanie Reeves
Business Interruption Insurance – insurers start to pay out
It is over two months since the Supreme Court handed down its appeal judgment (the “Judgment”) in the Financial Conduct Authority’s...
25/03/21
Liam Salt
Winding-up petition ban extended, but concerns remain (Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020)
by Patrick Finn - Senior Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency On 24 March 2021 through The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020...
25/03/21
Irwin Mitchell
Return to grassroots sport: health & safety considerations
On 22 February 2021 the Prime Minister announced a “roadmap” out of national lockdown. As part of this we can once again look forward to...
25/03/21
Nicola Gooch
HCLG Select Committee launches inquiry into Permitted Development Rights.
PD, or not PD, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the ongoing indignities of lower housing delivery figures,...
24/03/21
Elizabeth Thomson
Tax Day is here – finally! But what, if anything, do the Treasury’s new tax policies and consultations mean for business rates?
By Hayley Crombleholme, Solicitor, Real Estate Disputes Yesterday the Government published an interim report on their Fundamental Review...
24/03/21
Nicola Gooch
MHCLG springs into action: Are Saturday's planning announcements an attempt to get us Summer ready?
The first day of spring is often glorious, and last Saturday was no exception. The sun shone; the cherry trees in our garden are in full...
22/03/21
Joanne Moseley
Breaking: Supreme Court rules that workers providing sleep-in shifts are not entitled to the National Minimum Wage
The Supreme Court has today issued a judgment that will have wide ranging implications for the care and other sectors relying on staff to...
19/03/21
Spencer Bailey
New Media And Entertainment Solicitor For Irwin Mitchell
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed a new commercial solicitor to strengthen its national Media Entertainment team as part of...
17/03/21
David Shirt
Landlords' CVA challenge against New Look starts today in the High Court
A legal challenge by some of New Look’s landlords over the retailer’s use of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) commences in open...
17/03/21
Joanne Moseley
HR and employment news in brief - March 2021
Here's this month's round up of HR and employment news in easy to read, bite sized chunks. National Minimum Wage and sleep in shifts On...
16/03/21
David Shirt
Covid-19 and the theatre industry
By Kate Norris solicitor and expert in Irwin Mitchell's Media & Entertainment team. Rishi Sunak has published his hotly anticipated 2021...
16/03/21
Irwin Mitchell
Levelling Up - what does it mean really?
As is becoming the theme; #Budget2021 wasn't just a series of tax slashes and hikes. There were hints of, and actual, drafts of, new...
15/03/21
Spencer Bailey
UK Border Check Delay Brings Brief Brexit Respite For Import Businesses
The announcement that full UK import border checks have been delayed by six months has been broadly welcomed, but lawyers say business...
15/03/21
Joanne Moseley
Have your say: should the government's Enterprise and Management Incentive scheme be more flexible?
During his March 2020 budget speech, the Chancellor announced that the government intended to review its existing Enterprise and...
12/03/21
Nicola Gooch
There's gotta be something better than this: CIL breaks the link between new development and infrastructure provision - and this is a problem.
If you have not read today's Property Week, I thoroughly recommend it. One of the lead features is an investigation into the rate at...
12/03/21
Joanne Moseley
Three reasons why you need a strategy to protect your staff against verbal abuse by customers
Earlier this week, USDAW (the union of shop, distributive and allied workers) published its annual survey as part of its campaign to end...
12/03/21
Elizabeth Thomson
Government comes to the rescue of tenants once again
On 10 March 2021, Robert Jenrick, the Housing Secretary released a press release with a number of important ramifications for landlord...
11/03/21
Liam Salt
The CVA challenge: Regis and New Look consider the limits
By Claire Hammond - Practice Development Lawyer, Restructuring & Insolvency Is it time to halt the creep on increasingly aggressive CVAs...
10/03/21
Irwin Mitchell
More takeaway pints! Thanks, Bob!
I spotted a tweet from the housing and communities secretary, Robert Jenrick on Sunday sharing a Sun article. It's not often mainstream...
09/03/21
Spencer Bailey
EU’s ‘Assertive’ Trade Policy Is A Shot Across UK’s Brexit Bow
With the unveiling of the European Commission’s future trade strategy, lawyers at Irwin Mitchell say the plans are a shot across the UK’s...
09/03/21
Spencer Bailey
Ongoing Touring Visa Dispute Risks Harm To Entertainment Sector
Media lawyers have warned that the government needs to take the issues around visa-free work in the EU seriously or risk long-term damage...
05/03/21
Joanne Moseley
Six ways your organisation can support 'trans' employees
According to Stonewall, around 1% of the UK population might identify as trans*, including people who identify as non-binary**. That's...
05/03/21