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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