Posts from October 2019
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...
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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