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Alexandra Addington

Third party harassment: will you have to 'police' customer conversations to ensure they don't offend your staff?

Once the Employment Rights Bill becomes law, employers will become responsible for unlawful harassment their staff experience at the...

28/05/25
Georgie Collins

Introducing Brand Accelerator – our new tool for brand protection

How safe is your brand?  For many businesses, a strong brand identity is a key driver of customer loyalty and a critical component of...

28/05/25
Joanne Moseley

Holiday pay and unlawful deduction from wages claims: tribunal says two year backstop 'not lawful'

An employment tribunal has concluded in Afshar and others v Addison Lee that regulations introduced by the government in 2015, which...

28/05/25
Jane Anderson

Has AI Made a Difference to Litigation Strategy?

As artificial intelligence (“AI”) rapidly reshapes industries, its influence on the law and specifically litigation strategy is becoming...

28/05/25
Nicola Gooch

MHCLG consults on national scheme of delegation, planning committee reform and making life easier for SMEs

It is shaping up to be a consultation heavy week. Hot on the heels of Sunday's consultation on measures to speed-up build-out rates on...

28/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper Series - Part 8: Global Talent, Innovator Founder and Expansion Worker visas

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published its White Paper on immigration reform, outlining measures aimed at significantly reducing net...

28/05/25
Joanne Moseley

EHRC launches consultation on code of practice following biological sex ruling

On 25 April the Equality and Human Rights Commission announced that it would undertake a public consultation on updates it has made to...

27/05/25
Nicola Gooch

Consultation on LURA measures to speed up build-out rates opens.

Today is my first wedding anniversary. The traditional gift is paper, so the fact that MHCLG has chosen today to launch the “Implementing...

25/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper Series – Part 7: Indefinite Leave to Remain and Citizenship

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published its latest white paper, Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, outlining a series of...

23/05/25
Andrew Cotton

Reforms for Land-Based Casinos

The Department of Culture Media and Sport (“DCMS”) has laid a number of Orders (“Orders”) to implement the long-awaited reforms for...

23/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper– Part 6: Graduate Visa Route

In this sixth instalment of Irwin Mitchell’s two-week series analysing the white paper, we examine the proposed changes to the Graduate...

22/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper – Part 5: The high potential individual visa

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published a white paper outlining proposed changes to the UK immigration system. One intended change...

21/05/25
Alexandra Addington

Disability and ADHD: was it fair to dismiss an employee because he threatened a colleague who had ruined his lunch?

When an employee threatened a colleague for ruining his sandwich, he argued that his ADHD caused him to act impulsively and his...

21/05/25
Alexandra Addington

Do you need to wait for a diagnosis before making reasonable adjustments for a neurodivergent employee?

An employee may believe that they are neurodivergent, or you may suspect they are, but what are your legal obligations if they don't have...

21/05/25
Alex Delin

Developers have been given more ammunition to recover losses from fixing historical defects, the Supreme Court confirms

The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in URS Corporation Ltd (Appellant) v BDW Trading Ltd (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 21,...

21/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

Immigration White Paper - Irwin Mitchell's experts examine the proposals in detail

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published a White Paper outlining proposed changes to the UK immigration system.  Irwin Mitchell's...

21/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper– Part 4: Increases to the English language requirement

On 12 May 2025, the UK Government released its white paper, Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, which introduces significant...

20/05/25
Bryan Bletso

A Cautious Welcome for the UK-EU Trade Reset – and What It Means for Business

The recent UK-EU summit held at Lancaster House on 19 May 2025 marked a significant moment in the evolving relationship between the...

20/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper– Part 3: The Care Worker visa

On 12 May 2025 the Home Office published a white paper outlining proposed changes to the UK immigration system. One of the most...

19/05/25
Nicola Gooch

PIB in Committee: Planning Fees, Training and the National Scheme of Delegation

For most of this week, the Public Bills Committee has been debating the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. Most of the headlines and...

16/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper - Part 2: Immigration Skills Charge

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published its latest white paper, Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, outlining a series of...

16/05/25
Elizabeth Mutter

Aarhus under scrutiny: but how concerned do those dealing with planning challenges need to be?

A Court of Appeal judgment handed down this week has got some feeling anxious about the future application of Aarhus costs cap orders....

15/05/25
Joanne Moseley

Do retailers have to provide single sex toilets and changing rooms for their customers and staff?

Last month the Supreme Court decided that sex in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. Accordingly, when it refers to men, it...

15/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK Immigration White Paper - Part 1: Skill level threshold and temporary shortage list

On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published its latest white paper, Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, outlining a series of...

14/05/25
Jane Anderson

Under 18s and Responsible Gambling Sponsorship in Football

On 11 May 2025, Jeremy Monga, a 15-year-old player with Leicester City FC, was brought on as a substitute to play for the final 13...

14/05/25
Jane Anderson

Enforcing Contract Terms under Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 – Case Spotlight

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 permits third parties to enforce contract terms even if they are not a party to the...

14/05/25
Alexandra Addington

Do you need to inform someone on maternity leave of job vacancies and opportunities to be promoted?

It's important to keep in touch with an employee when they are on maternity leave. But if a school or college fails to tell the employee...

14/05/25
Joanne Moseley

School exclusions: Court of Appeal downplays the public sector equality duty in the decision making process

In TZA v A Secondary School, the Court of Appeal had to decide if a school had breached its Public Sector Equality Duty by excluding a...

14/05/25
Joanne Moseley

Do schools and colleges have to provide single-sex toilets for their students?

The Court of Session in Scotland has said that Scottish schools must provide single-sex toilets for their male and female pupils.  We...

14/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK-India Trade Deal – Effects on Immigration?

Following three years of negotiations, the UK Government announced on 6 May 2025 that the UK and India have approved a trade agreement...

13/05/25