Posts from August 2022
Liam Salt
Creating a crisis: energy woes and rising costs causing issues for manufacturers
Midway into 2022, companies nationwide continue to struggle with the rising cost of doing business. According to analysis of Insolvency...
31/08/22
Elizabeth Thomson
A matter of trusts
Ahead of the 1 September deadline, Polly Seale and I consider the impact of the Trust Registration Service. The Trust Registration...
30/08/22
Joanne Moseley
Breastfeeding: what are an employer's legal responsibilities?
Many women are still breastfeeding their babies when they return to work. What facilities can they expect their employers to provide and...
30/08/22
Joanne Moseley
Designer refused promotion awarded £85,000 for age discrimination
In Sunderland v Superdry a tribunal had to decide if an experienced designer had been passed over for promotion because of her age. Facts...
26/08/22
Joanne Moseley
Cost of living crisis: union calls on government to increase NMW to £15.00 per hour
This week, the TUC called on the government to increase the National Minimum Wage to £15.00 an hour for all age groups and has set out...
25/08/22
Joanne Moseley
CEO who lied about his qualifications and experience forced to repay some of his earnings
In R v Andrewes, the Supreme Court had to determine how much to recover from an employee who had been convicted of theft and fraud after...
25/08/22
Nicola Gooch
Water Woes: What role can the planning system play in holding water companies to account?
I have spent an awful lot of time over the last few months thinking about water. Between nutrient and water neutrality issues, hosepipe...
23/08/22
Tracy Lovejoy
Planning and the Public Sector Equality Duty: A reminder
Local planning authorities, like other public bodies, are subject to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) duty in section 149 of the...
23/08/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
Air: All I Need
One of my favourite songs is All I Need by Air. It is a catchy song if you like 1990's French electro pop, but the combination of the...
18/08/22
Nicola Gooch
Pretty Appealing: A selection box of recent High Court, Court of Appeal and Planning Appeal Decisions
Whilst planning may not be generally considered the "sexiest" profession in the world, it can certainly be pretty darn appealing... To...
18/08/22
Ben Delaney
In the midst of the cost of living crisis, what do businesses need to consider?
Few things are as depressing as the end of the summer holidays. Unpacking suitcases after a long flight home is never as exciting as...
16/08/22
Jennifer Ayris
Is co-retailing the answer?
Over recent years, we’ve embraced a sharing economy – sharing office space, residential accommodation and eating places – but this was...
15/08/22
Elizabeth Mutter
Beyond all reasonable drought? What a drought announcement could mean for England
As weather warnings have been issued again over much of the country and hosepipe bans are being introduced across the south, there are...
12/08/22
Joanne Moseley
Airport chaos: what options do employers have if holiday plans go awry?
Whether it’s the long queues at check-in, security and passport control or the late arrival of luggage, the disruption faced at UK...
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Joanne Moseley
What can employers learn from the latest case on gender-critical discrimination?
Those people who attended our June national seminar events know that we highlighted a number of cases going through the tribunal system...
09/08/22
Nicola Gooch
Best Laid Plans: Local Plans, LURB & Litter... nothing is quite working out as intended
Like many things in the last few weeks, this post has not gone to plan. I had intended to write it before the weekend, but both of my...
09/08/22
Rebecca Denvers
New report calls for menopause to be added to the list of 'protected characteristics' under the Equality Act
Women of menopausal age are the fastest growing group in the workplace, with 4.5 million women aged 50-65 currently in employment. The...
03/08/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Register of overseas entities – six key questions answered
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “Act”) was introduced in response to the situation in Ukraine. It sets up...
02/08/22