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Nanayaa Agyeman

Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules contains a number of errors

In April 2024, we witnessed unprecedented changes to the Skilled Worker route where the general minimum salary threshold soared from...

30/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Breaking: Labour government won't implement existing right for workers to request predictable hours

The Department for Business and Trade has said that it has ‘no plans’ to introduce the secondary legislation necessary to implement the...

29/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Labour's trade union reforms: top five issues for schools and colleges

Labour has promised a ‘new partnership of cooperation between trade unions, employers and government’. It intends to strengthen the...

29/08/24
Mandeep Khroud

Care homes at the centre of Home Office crackdown on legal migration

A recent article from the Independent on 22 August 2024 has shed light on the troubling circumstances surrounding care homes as the Home...

28/08/24
Will Scott

What is a sustainable building?

Everyone uses the term, but what is truly expected of a “sustainable building” in 2024? William Scott looks at key qualities required. A...

28/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Christian teacher who deliberately misgendered pupil loses appeal against order banning him from teaching

In Sutcliffe v Secretary of State for Education, an evangelical Christian teacher asked the High Court to overturn a prohibition order...

27/08/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment news update - 22 August

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

23/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Making age-related assumptions about a job candidate lands another employer in trouble

A recent case provides some useful learning points for employers in terms of avoiding making age-related assumptions about someone's...

23/08/24
Jane Anderson

Labour recruits for a Covid corruption commissioner to recoup fraudulently obtained finances under the previous Government

In the lead up to the General Election in June 2024, we published an analysis of the manifestos with a particular eye on how opposing...

22/08/24
Jane Anderson

Thousands of Rail Fare Evasion Cases Quashed in Landmark Ruling

The Chief Magistrate for England and Wales, Judge Goldspring has handed down a judgment which has the effect of quashing thousands of...

22/08/24
Jenny Arrowsmith

Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance: what's changed?

We pick out some of the key changes in the most recent version of the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which comes into force...

22/08/24
Jane Anderson

The Future of Litigation Funding: Further Delays and Uncertainties

In March 2024, we commented on the announcement from the Conservative government at the time that it would be introducing legislation,...

22/08/24
Joanne Moseley

'XYchromosomeGuy' who objected to his employer's pronouns policy was fairly dismissed

Over the last few years many employers have invited staff to include their ‘preferred pronouns’ in their email signatures. Often, they do...

22/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Positive action v positive discrimination: how to avoid crossing the (thin blue) line

To what extent can employers appoint or promote someone because they have a protected characteristic that is under-represented in their...

20/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Employees will be able to claim additional compensation if their right to disconnect is "repeatedly breached"

Details are emerging about the new right to disconnect which was included in the Labour Party's manifesto pledge to make work pay. ...

19/08/24
Colette Kelly

Unexplained Wealth Orders: A powerful tool against financial crime

Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) were introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, which came into force on 31 January 2018. A UWO...

19/08/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment news update - 15 August

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

15/08/24
Mandeep Khroud

How do you calculate the continuous residence requirements for indefinite leave to remain applications?

Indefinite leave to remain is an immigration status granted to an individual who does not hold the right of abode in the United Kingdom...

15/08/24
Martha Kent

Women’s Professional Leagues Limited takeover: new horizons for the women’s game

Back in December, we wrote about the planned takeover of the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship (WC) from the start of...

15/08/24
Garon Anthony

A walk on the wild side, US class actions and UK pension schemes

Earlier this year, two UK based pension funds secured multi-million-dollar settlements from class action claims in the United States....

14/08/24
Jane Anderson

H2O Asset Management to pay €250 Million to investors following FCA investigation

A recent settlement agreement entered into by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has led to H2O Asset Management (H2O) agreeing to pay...

14/08/24
Nicola Gooch

And now for something completely different: An NPPF-consultation-free Summer round-Up

It is August. School holiday season. Parliament is in recess. Working parents are trying to juggle work and childcare* and everyone else...

13/08/24
Eleanor Howells

Navigating the New Landscape of APP Fraud: Corporate Protections and Bank Liabilities in 2024

Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) is where a payer, often an individual consumer, instructs their Payment Service Provider (“PSP”) to send...

08/08/24
Garon Anthony

FCA crackdown on unauthorised mortgage brokers

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) continues to vigorously pursue unauthorised financial services’ businesses, as shown by the High...

08/08/24
Joanne Bone

GDPR and facial recognition in schools and colleges: six steps to avoid being caught out

A school in Essex, Chelmer Valley High School, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissions Office after it introduced Facial...

07/08/24
Joanne Moseley

Headteacher who breached data protection laws fails to overturn finding that she brought profession into disrepute

In Aquilina v Secretary of State for Education a headteacher sought to argue that the regulator had incorrectly interpreted statutory...

07/08/24
Garon Anthony

The Ombudsman speaks about Consumer Duty

Abby Thomas, Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive at the Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”) spoke at the Financial Conduct Authority’s...

02/08/24
Joanne Moseley

EHRC will investigate sexual harassment committed by pupils and other third parties

Last month we explained how the new duty to prevent sexual harassment will impact schools and colleges once it comes into force on 26...

02/08/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 2 August

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

02/08/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

The NPPF, Renewable energy and the environment

As a planning and environmental lawyer, the last few years have felt like the only constants have been change and insecurity. We all know...

02/08/24