Posts from May 2022
Bryan Bletso
How attractive is the UK when it comes to FDI?
“There are some very interesting results and recommendations in EY’s latest FDI report and it is good to see that on the whole investment...
31/05/22
Joanne Moseley
Unions starting to ask schools and colleges to sign joint protocol on management of long-covid
We're aware that some schools and colleges have been asked to sign up to a 'joint protocol on the management of long-covid' which has...
31/05/22
Tracy Lovejoy
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: a more flexible type of CPO
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proposes changes to the compulsory purchase regime. The principal reason given by the government...
31/05/22
Stefano DAmbrosio Nunez
The Beginning of the End of Environmental Impact Assessments
The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, published on 11 May 2022, contains substantial changes to the environmental assessment legal...
26/05/22
Elise Bouche
How will the new UK vertical block exemption (VABEO) impact your relationships with your distributors?
Changes to UK competition laws, which may impact your agreements with your distributors in the UK, are due in force from 1 June 2022....
26/05/22
Joanne Moseley
Do you need to introduce a period policy?
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that Spain intended to introduce legislation to give women suffering from severe period pain, three...
25/05/22
Joanne Moseley
Employee nicknamed "half-dead Dave" awarded £13,000 for injury to his feelings
In Robson v Clarke's Mechanical Ltd, the tribunal had to determine if a 69 year old plumber and heating engineer, referred to as...
24/05/22
Ben Delaney
What next in the cost of living crisis?
The cost of living is set to be the dominant domestic issue facing business and political leaders this year. As the cost of food, fuel...
24/05/22
Nisha Minhas
Get up to speed with green loans
Nisha Minhas is an associate solicitor in the property team at Irwin Mitchell In April 2021, the Loan Market Association, together with...
24/05/22
Suzanne Thompson
Nike apply for digital trade marks for Virtual Goods in the Metaverse
Like a scene from Back to Future Part II (*but in present day 2022), it was widely reported back in November 2021 that Nike amongst other...
24/05/22
Irwin Mitchell
At a time when the cost of living is rising, what matters most to consumers?
With the continued rise in the cost of living, many households are feeling the strain on disposable income. The astronomical increase in...
24/05/22
Nicola Gooch
The Levelling-Up & Regeneration Bill: Local Plans and Housing Numbers - We don't talk about SMAHN No, No, No, No....
There are a great many reform proposals in the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, and the 'further information' that accompanied it....
22/05/22
Joanne Moseley
Queen's speech 2022: what are the implications for employment law?
Last week the government delivered its Queen's Speech for 2022. Regular readers of this blog will be getting a sense of déjà vu. I asked...
20/05/22
Jane Anderson
What have I signed up to....?
Despite Brexit being “done” almost 18 months ago, it is seemingly never terribly far away from the headlines. The Northern Ireland...
18/05/22
Joanne Moseley
How much can you deduct from the salary of a teacher who is on strike?
We've seen an increase in the number of colleges asking for advice about deducting pay from striking employees, following the...
17/05/22
Tracy Lovejoy
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: Changes to the Enforcement Regime
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which followed the Planning for the Future White Paper of 2020 and the Levelling Up White Paper...
17/05/22
Nicola Gooch
The Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill: Highlights, Headlines and Henry the Eighth
On 11 May 2022,* the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was placed before Parliament. I am writing this post on the day of the bill's...
12/05/22
Nicola Gooch
Does the Queen’s Speech deliver on Levelling-up, Planning Reform and the Environment?
There is a lot to say on the content, or lack of it, of the Queen's Speech. The Planning Bill is officially dead. In its place we are...
10/05/22
Nicola Gooch
Never Underestimate a Droid: The "National Digital Mapping Platform" and the digitisation of the planning system
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, the department formerly known as MHCLG, launched a consultation paper that promised a radical...
04/05/22
Joanne Moseley
Five free resources to help your organisation support peri-menopausal and menopausal staff
Last night, Channel 4 aired the second of its fascinating programmes about the menopause: Sex, Mind and the Menopause. In the space of a...
03/05/22
Joanne Moseley
Shift patterns, childcare and indirect sex discrimination claims
Many women ask to adjust their hours when they return from maternity leave in order to meet their childcare obligations. You have a duty...
03/05/22