Posts from September 2019
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and European Union Law
The free London business newspaper, City AM , reported in its edition of 27th September 2019 of a rumoured plan for the UK Government to...
30/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and updated directions under the FCA's Temporary Transitional Power
The title to this blog will be pretty obscure to most people, even by Brexit standards. It is worth highlighting, however, that the...
27/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and "Endangered Species"
When writing about "Endangered Species" in the Brexit context, people might well have differing views! In this article, it is a...
27/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Rule of Law
The single Supreme Court judgment dated 24th September 2019 in the "prorogation" appeals in the English case of R( on the application of...
24/09/19
Joanne Moseley
How do you show you have taken all reasonable steps to avoid workplace discrimination?
Employers can avoid liability for harassment/discrimination carried out by staff if they can show they took all reasonable steps to...
24/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and access to information
The UK Government has recently ramped up its public access to information on Brexit with its "Get Ready for Brexit" campaign, which is...
24/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Cyber Security Certification Schemes
The EU has done a lot of work in promoting Cyber Security Certification Schemes with a view to strengthening the digital single market...
23/09/19
Nicola Gooch
Building a Community: Are Garden Villages & New Settlements the way to solve the Housing Crisis?
This post is inspired by somewhat local concerns. My home council, Tunbridge Wells, published its draft Local Plan on Friday,* and is...
23/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and House of Commons Library briefing papers on trade and product standards and safety marking in the event of a "no deal".
On 12th September 2019 the House of Commons Library, which is proving to be an invaluable research source for Brexit-related material,...
20/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and changes to design and trade mark law if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
As we approach the 31st October 2019 ( currently, Boris Johnson's "do or die" day for leaving the EU) and pending a new Withdrawal...
20/09/19
Nicola Gooch
Stop Press! - Court of Appeal sides with Developers over interpretation of CIL Regs
On 12 September, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the Giordano Appeal. For those who do not spend their lives permanently on...
20/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the"Cobham" Take-over Bid
Even in these dog days of the EU-UK relationship, the legal complexities of that relationship continue to have some bite, at least in...
19/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and DAC6 (the EU Directive on Administrative Co-operation for certain tax purposes)
EU Directive on Administrative Co-operation 2018/822 (commonly known as "DAC6", being the latest amendment to the original EU Directive...
19/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Update: Brazel v The Harpur Trust
A number of our clients have asked us if the Court of Appeal’s decision in Brazel v The Harpur Trust is likely to be appealed. That case...
19/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and an update on financial services regulation
On 16th September 2019, Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ( "FCA") , gave an important "state of...
17/09/19
Joanne Moseley
How should you react if an under performing member of staff you are thinking of dismissing raises whistleblowing allegations?
You know the scenario. A disgruntled member of staff who is put under pressure to improve, makes whistle-blowing allegations in an...
16/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Betfred criticised for failing to include overtime in holiday pay
The issue of paid holiday is back in the news today. A whistleblower employed by Betfred has said that, despite changes in the law, it...
16/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Data Protection
On 11th September 2019, the Information Commissioner's Office ("the ICO") , the UK public body responsible for monitoring and enforcing...
13/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Labour promise to ban zero hour contracts and increase the NMW for all ages to £10 an hour
Earlier this week, Jeremy Corbyn addressed the TUC conference and promised to introduce the 'biggest extension to worker's rights' if...
13/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and a Bridge over Troubled Waters
On 11th September 2019, "The Times" reported that the Civil Service had prepared plans for the UK Prime Minister to build a bridge...
12/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and some legal challenges
The last few days have seen some notable legal interventions in the Brexit saga. The "Humble Address" to the Crown, which was approved by...
11/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and some independent thoughts on a "no deal" outcome
On 6th September 2019, the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper entitled "A no-deal Brexit: the Johnson Government". This...
10/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
SDLT Rates for Grounds and/or Gardens of a Residential Dwelling
A recent case, Hyman v Revenue & Customs [2019] UKFTT 469 (TC), has brought clarity to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates for the purchase...
09/09/19
Stephanie Reeves
Financial services firms: take note (and keep a record!)
A high street bank has been ordered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to compensate one of its customers after its records failed...
09/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Tenant Fees Act 2019 - landlords beware!
Overview The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“Act”) came into force in England for all new or renewed tenancy agreements signed on or after 1 June...
06/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
A red mist descends on the Housing horizon.
It was pointed out in a recent Linkedin exchange that the first Minister to concede that we are in a full blown housing crisis was Nick...
06/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Update on the right to work checks you need to make in the event of a no deal Brexit
We still don't know if the UK will exit the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. Government ministers have talked about ending the...
06/09/19
Nicola Gooch
Walking The Development Viability Tightrope: MHCLG publishes new national guidance on CIL, s.106 & Viability
Monday was a potentially momentous day in the world of development finances. Not only did the latest set of CIL amendment regulations...
04/09/19
Joanne Moseley
SEN update for schools and colleges
There have been a number of important decisions regarding children with Special Educational Needs "SEN" likely to be of interest to...
02/09/19