Posts from March 2022
Nicola Gooch
A week is a long time in planning.... so here is a quick(ish) round up of events
The somewhat anti-climactic Spring Statement has been followed by a week so packed full of planning news that I couldn't decide what to...
31/03/22
Joanne Moseley
Computer says no: unpicking the employment risks of AI
Last week several newspapers ran a story about three make-up artists who had been 'dismissed by algorithm' during a redundancy exercise....
30/03/22
Charlotte Hargreaves
The inevitable trequel? 'Schrems III', the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, and a question of durability
In welcome news for EU and US businesses and organisations, a Privacy Shield 2.0 (Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework) has been agreed...
29/03/22
Jill Crawford
The Spring Statement - what’s in it for the environment
The two main announcements from the Spring Budget of 2022 today for the environment were a 5p cut in fuel duty and the cut to zero in the...
23/03/22
Nicola Gooch
The Spring Statement and the Housing Affordability Crisis
The Chancellor has just left the podium, having delivered yet another set of fiscal measures in what remain unprecedented times. The...
23/03/22
Jill Crawford
The OEP's draft strategy and enforcement policy - views so far
On 25th January 2022 the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) opened its consultation seeking views on its draft Strategy and draft...
23/03/22
David Shirt
When it rains, it pours! - 2022: The perfect storm in manufacturing?
By Chloe Eyre, Commercial Disputes Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell As 2021 drew to a close and the sun came up on a potentially brighter...
22/03/22
Jill Crawford
Do the Government's environment targets for protecting nature go far enough?
Earlier this week (16 March) the UK government published its much anticipated consultation documents for environmental targets and the...
17/03/22
Faye Bargery
The regulators are coming - taking on the 'greenwashing' of consumer businesses
Demonstrating your environmental credentials is now a near necessity for consumer businesses. With increasing consumer demand for...
16/03/22
Ted Powell
Mental health in sport – how is the narrative changing?
Recently, well-known sports professionals have spoken openly about their mental health. Wayne Rooney has expressed his mental health...
15/03/22
Joanne Moseley
Gender pay gap bot exposes gap between reality and rhetoric
This year, the theme for International Women's Day was #breakthebias. The campaign asked employers and allies to cross their arms in...
14/03/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Tips and traps for site visits
Paul Henson is a Partner and Louise Ash a Trainee Solicitor in the Real Estate Disputes Department at Irwin Mitchell The Court of Appeal...
09/03/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
No more Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in environmental impact assessments?
By Stefano D’Ambrosio from Irwin Mitchell's Planning and Environment team In R (on the application of Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald...
08/03/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
Celebration of inspirational women
Happy IWD 2022! As many of you know today marks the day that we celebrate women's achievements, using this day to amplify these and...
08/03/22
Faye Bargery
Diverse boards = better profits. So why is it taking so long to improve diversity?
Women are good for business - that's what research by McKinsey demonstrates, with those companies with higher diversity outperforming...
08/03/22
Joanne Moseley
COVID-19 adjusted right to work checks to continue until September: what you need to know (and do)
Prior to the pandemic, employers were required to undergo physical document checks of an individual's right to work documents as part of...
07/03/22
Nicola Gooch
Rolling up her sleeves: The decisions of The Hon Mrs Justice Patterson DBE
This Tuesday is International Women's Day. Rather than write about planning news this week,* in the spirit of the holiday, I decided to...
07/03/22
Joanne Moseley
New public health advice for people with COVID-19 and their contacts
The working safely during COVID-19 guidelines have been updated to reflect the fact that, in England, people with COVID-19 don't have a...
01/03/22
Nicola Gooch
Bonfire of the Vanities: Gove reportedly puts Planning Bill on the scrap heap.
Over the weekend, the Telegraph published an article stating that the much anticipated Planning Bill, which was supposed to reinvigorate...
01/03/22