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Alexandra Addington

Employment law changes 2025: guide for schools and colleges

Happy new year to all of our readers. Significant changes are on the horizon over the next 12-18 months which will impact your budgets...

30/12/24
Alexandra Addington

Tribunals given power to increase compensation where employers have not followed statutory codes of practice

From 20 January 2025, tribunals will have the power to increase protective awards by up to 25% when employers have failed to follow their...

29/12/24
Garon Anthony

Business Interruption Insurance - Permission to Appeal Refused

We have commented regularly on the business interruption insurance cases following the Covid-19 pandemic as they have made their way...

20/12/24
Paul Henson

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas...The First Significant First Tier Tribunal Decision on a Remedial Contribution Order Case

The case of Triathlon Homes v Stratford Village Development Partnership (1) Get Living Plc (2) East Village Management Limited (3) [2024]...

20/12/24
Andrew Walker

Order annulling a bankruptcy order can be rescinded.

Irwin Mitchell has successfully assisted an individual in the unusual step of obtaining the rescission of an annulment of a bankruptcy...

19/12/24
Irwin Mitchell

Let us CPO: MHCLG launches pre-Christmas consultation on proposals to significantly broaden CPO powers and the ability to remove hope value

After four significant working papers and a shiny new NPPF, we finally have a traditional pre-Christmas consultation! Today MHCLG has...

19/12/24
Jane Anderson

On The Tenth Day of Christmas.....Fixed Recoverable Costs Where Are We Now?

After a few false starts the extended Fixed Recoverable Costs (“FRC”) regime came into effect on 1 October 2023 (“the Rules”). The...

18/12/24
Joanne Moseley

Jury service: your questions answered

When an employee tells you that they have been called for jury service, it will probably be a surprise. You may never have had an...

17/12/24
Rachel Piper

Transcripts of witness interviews conducted by administrators can be subject to litigation privilege

On 11 November 2024, the High Court published its judgment in NMC Health Plc (in administration) v Ernst & Young LLP [2024] EWHC 2905...

17/12/24
Alexandra Addington

How to strike the right balance when contacting employees who are off sick

It's important to maintain a certain level of contact with employees who are off sick to understand what is happening and provide support...

17/12/24
Irwin Mitchell

I'm Dreaming of a White Paper... on Strategic Planning*

Hot on the heels of Sunday's working paper on nature recovery, we have yet another festive delivery. Today, the Government has released...

16/12/24
Irwin Mitchell

Festive Spot the Difference: The Revised NPPF has landed... but not *quite* as expected.

MHCLG have clearly been busy this year, as the new NPPF has landed slightly earlier than usual.  The traditional Christmas Eve policy...

12/12/24
George Cohen

On the Fifth Day of Christmas...The Case of D'Aubigny v Khan & Anor: Signed, sealed, but not delivered? Service of the Section 21 prescribed documents

On 1 December 2023, the Central London County Court delivered a significant judgment in D'Aubigny v Khan & Anor, addressing the validity...

11/12/24
Hugo Bittencourt De Oliveira

eVisa rollout delayed: Addressing risks of disruption

The UK government’s plan to transition to a fully digital immigration system, known as “eVisas,” has been delayed, according to reports....

05/12/24
Joanne Moseley

Do you use 'protected conversations' as way of trying to agree exit terms?

It's been over 10 years since the law was changed to allow employers to have confidential discussions with their staff to end their...

04/12/24