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Bryan Bletso

Charting a new course with FDI

The government’s International Investment Summit, which is now less than three weeks away, could be a pivotal moment for our economy. ...

24/09/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 23 September

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

23/09/24
Nicola Gooch

Brownfield Passports: building on old foundations?

On Sunday, MHCLG launched a policy paper seeking views on the introduction of “Brownfield Passports”. “Brownfield Passports” are a set of...

22/09/24
Andrew Evans

National Security and Investments Act: An unexpected trap for businesses

The National Security and Investments Act (NSIA), which came into force on 4th January 2022, introduced a stringent and wide-reaching UK...

18/09/24
Victoria Crozier

Court of Appeal Upholds Landmark Ruling on Business Interruption Insurance: Policyholders Gain Clarity on ‘At the Premises’ Disease Clauses

More than four years on from the UK’s first national lockdown in March 2020, policyholders of business interruption insurance (“BII”)...

16/09/24
Nanayaa Agyeman

M&A warning for Sponsor Licence holders in the care sector

Contrary to popular belief, a sponsor licence is not transferrable!  If a sponsor licence holder is involved in a merger or acquisition,...

13/09/24
Garon Anthony

FCA Bans and Fines Pension Advisers £590,544 for Risky Pension Transfer Advice

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has just announced that it has collectively fined, and banned, four employees of St Martin’s...

12/09/24
Alex Delin

Grenfell: The Next Steps

The Grenfell inquiry found Arconic concealed the extent of the risk its Reynobond 55 PE cladding panels presented, Celotex misrepresented...

12/09/24
Nicola Gooch

AI at Appeal, The London Legacy Development Corporation, a raft of secondary legislation and some case law....

Well, I knew it would be a busy start to the Autumn, but I wasn't expecting it to be quite this eventful. From PINs guidance on the use...

12/09/24
Steven Mowlam

Variations to budgeted costs and the importance of acting promptly

Since the CPR update in October 2020 (the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules 2020 (SI 2020/747)) where we saw the introduction of the...

09/09/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment news update - 6 September

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

06/09/24
Nicola Gooch

Back to School: Planning is facing a busy Autumn. In fact, it has already started.

Welcome to September!  The holiday season is officially over, the kids are back in school,* and planning professionals all around the...

06/09/24
Jeremy Ladyman

Interest Rate Hedging – a summary introduction for borrowers and current market trends

The era of zero interest rate policies is over. We had grown accustomed to living in a low-interest rate economy. Since the end of 2021,...

04/09/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment news update - 2 September

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

02/09/24
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