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Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Foreign Direct Investment into the UK

Under the banner headline - "Foreign direct investment to UK falls as uncertainty grows" - The Times" of 29th October 2019 reported on...

31/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

The rise of co-living

There will be a further addition to the ever growing skyline of Manchester in the coming years as Downing announces plans for its latest...

30/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Company Law

Notwithstanding the deferral of "Brexit day" from 31st October 2019 to 31st January 2020, the possibility of the UK leaving the EU...

30/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the House of Commons Library - an invaluable research and information resource!

The whirlwind of political activity that has occurred in the run-up to 31st October 2019 (the former "Brexit Day", which is now being...

28/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the financial services sector - plugging the gaps

Given its importance to the UK economy, there is much focus in the UK  business community and in the UK Government on the financial...

25/10/19
Nicola Gooch

Schrödinger's Planning System: If we fail to address it - does it really exist?

Early this week, I found myself on the phone to a Local Planning Authority Lawyer making an analogy between an aspect of a legal...

25/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and "equivalence" in the financial services sector

The House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee issued its  "First Report of Session 2019-20" on 22nd October 2019. This Report deals...

24/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Some light relief... The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd (formerly General Motors UK Ltd) [2019] UKSC 46

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the decisions of the Court of Appeal and, prior to that, the High Court, and ruled that relief from...

24/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Whether or not it will reach the statute books or be amended along the way, the European Union ( Withdrawal Agreement) Bill ("EUWAB") ,...

23/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the use of "Henry VIII" powers

It has been reported that the UK Government has estimated that it will take at least 600 UK Statutory Instruments (which are secondary or...

23/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the new Irish / Northern Irish " Front-stop"

One feature of the new  Irish  / Northern Irish Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement that was agreed at the negotiators' level on 17th...

22/10/19
Joanne Moseley

How to tell when a worker is under too much pressure

Everyone has days when they feel unable to cope and are stressed or worried. Most of the time those feelings pass, but sometimes they...

22/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and "the level playing field for open and fair competition"

There are a number of aspects to consider in the three new key documents - the revised Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol , the revised...

18/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the protection of personal data

Although 17th October 2019 has seen the publication of the draft text of a revised Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland to the 2018...

18/10/19
Joanne Moseley

Why organisations should treat menopause as an employment issue

Tomorrow is world menopause day - a day when organisations across the globe will be promoting ways for women to manage menopause and help...

17/10/19
Elizabeth Thomson

Adjudication rules remain work in progress

Here’s another case addressing the knotty combination of adjudication and insolvency. Emily Sinclair, associate solicitor at Irwin...

16/10/19
Elizabeth Thomson

Time to set some boundaries - Material Breach in the modern age

Jackson Tree, an Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell specialising in construction law, considers "material breach". There has been a...

16/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Queen's Speech

The Queen's Speech delivered on 14th October 2019 at the opening of the new session of the UK Parliament made reference to 26  Government...

16/10/19
Joanne Moseley

Breaking: Supreme Court expands protection for whistle-blowers

The Supreme Court has today handed down an important judgment in Gilham v Ministry of Justice which means that more people will be able...

16/10/19
Joanne Moseley

Changes to IR35 are coming – will they affect your business?

From 6 April 2020, organisations that engage “off-payroll” workers will become responsible for determining their employment status and...

11/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Prorogation re-visited - the implications for financial services "in flight" legislation

The second - and, hopefully this time , legally effective - prorogation of Parliament took place on  8th October 2019 , in preparation...

10/10/19
Nicola Gooch

A Tale of Two Interventions: Mixed Messages from MHCLG on Green Belt release in Local Plans

The last few days have been... well... interesting... for those of us who spend our time keeping an eye on the workings of MHCLG.   In...

10/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and a new "No-deal readiness report"

On 8th October 2019, the UK Government issued a detailed "No - deal readiness report" giving extensive information as to the measures...

09/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and businesses that export services to the EU

At this time, the UK Government appears to be advertising in the national and business press almost on a daily basis with its "no deal"...

08/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Electronic Execution of Documents

On 3rd September 2019, the Law Commission of England and Wales issued a seminal report on the "Electronic Execution of Documents". This...

08/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Blood Diamonds

Particular industries stand to be affected more harshly than most in the event of a "no deal" Brexit, unless the appropriate...

07/10/19
Nicola Gooch

Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen! Lessons from the Tory Party Conference....

I am writing this post on October 3rd.*  As such, this blog will be devoted, in pretty much equal parts, to information gleaned from the...

03/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and new UK proposals to replace the Irish "backstop"

On 2nd October 2019, to much fanfare at the Conservative Party annual conference, Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, announced new...

03/10/19
Joanne Moseley

Conservatives pledge to increase NMW to £10.50 within five years

The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has said that his party will increase the national minimum wage to £10.50 by 2024. The proposed rate will...

03/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and businesses that import goods into the UK from the EU

In line with its declared policy of preparing for the worst, the UK Government has for some weeks been publishing full page adverts in...

03/10/19