Posts from October 2020
Irwin Mitchell
Data and the social dilemma for businesses
by Rob Coleridge and Sabrina Goran, Irwin Mitchell LLP The Social Dilemma, a recent Netflix documentary about the business model and use...
29/10/20
Joanne Moseley
Will the £95k cap on public sector exit payments impact on schools and colleges?
On Wednesday 4 November, the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations 2020 come into force. These impose a £95,000 cap on...
29/10/20
Joanne Moseley
H&M fined 35 million Euros for unlawful employee monitoring
Earlier this month, H&M were fined, an eye watering, 35 million Euros by the Hamburg Data Protection Authority because it had seriously...
27/10/20
Joanne Moseley
New guidance on the Job Support 'open' and 'closed' schemes
Last week, the government announced changes to the Job Support Scheme in a last ditch attempt to stave off the huge wave of redundancies...
27/10/20
Irwin Mitchell
From retail to rental: John Lewis to enter the property rental market
Authored by my colleague Megan Forbes. Online shopping and Covid-19 have created a huge blow to the retail industry and have already...
26/10/20
David Shirt
Government’s Job Support Scheme Expanded By The Chancellor
By Sybille Steiner, employment partner at Irwin Mitchell The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced significant changes to the Job...
22/10/20
Liam Salt
Clear line of sight... the art of interpreting financial forecasting in a Covid world
by Rachel Adams - Solicitor, Banking and Finance Capital / interest repayment holidays, financial covenant suspensions, resets and waiver...
22/10/20
Nicola Gooch
Planning News Catch-up: First Homes to gain a CIL exemption & other news you may have missed.
We are just under a week away from the close of the Planning for the Future consultation. In between the rush to finish your consultation...
21/10/20
Liam Salt
Lenders beware - failure to serve the NOI on you doesn't invalidate an Administration appointment
by Sally Essex - Solicitor, Restructuring & Insolvency In a recent case, the High Court has found that failing to provide a qualified...
21/10/20
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit Preparation: It's easy to forget!
During this global pandemic, it’s very easy to forget all about Brexit, and that from 11pm on 31 January 2020, Great Britain (i.e....
19/10/20
Stephanie Reeves
Business Interruption Insurance - are more claims against insurance brokers on the horizon?
On 15 September 2020, the High Court handed down its judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) business interruption insurance...
15/10/20
Liam Salt
Do Lenders owe Borrowers a duty to act in good faith?
by Nick Jennings - Solicitor, Banking and Finance Loan agreements will often require lenders to make a determination, such as if a...
14/10/20
Liam Salt
Pre-Pack Administrations - The Next Stage
Edward Judge - a Partner in our Restructuring and Insolvency team based in London - comments on the Government's report into the pre-pack...
09/10/20
Nicola Gooch
Politicians in Revolt: Planning Reforms come under fire in a dramatic day in Westminster
Yesterday was a big day for the Government's Planning Reforms,* not only did back bench MPs pass a motion calling for a delay in the...
09/10/20
Joanne Moseley
Breaking: government will pay up to two thirds of an employee's salary if unable to work due to local lockdowns
The Chancellor has just announced that the Job Support Scheme which starts on Sunday 1 November will provide additional support to...
09/10/20
Nicola Gooch
The Rural Idyll: We need to re-design urban life if we are going to save our cities post-covid.
Covid 19 has created a new gold standard for housing and communities: The Space Standard. Avoiding a second lock-down in a house that is...
09/10/20
Joanne Moseley
Why did an employment tribunal order an ex employee to pay £432,000 towards his employer's costs?
Unlike most civil courts, employment tribunals rarely order the losing side to pay their opponent's costs. Generally, you have to behave...
07/10/20
Joanne Moseley
Can you fairly dismiss a teacher suspected of downloading illegal images of children?
You'd think the answer to this is a definitive 'yes'. However, the Scottish EAT's decision in K v L reveals how difficult it is for...
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Joanne Moseley
Right to work checks post Brexit - don't ask about settled status (yet)
It's been nine months since the UK left the EU and our one year 'transition' period ends at 11pm on Thursday 31 December 2020. As that...
02/10/20