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Joanne Moseley

Workplace bullying: should you excuse the behaviour of someone who says they didn't mean to upset colleagues?

I am, of course, referring to Priti Patel's explanation for bullying staff in her department. According to the Guardian newspaper she has...

20/11/20
Irwin Mitchell

CIL Appeal Decision: Failing to discharge pre-commencement conditions will not avoid CIL Liability

It is an age old proverb that that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. A proverb which can feel depressingly apt when...

12/02/18
Alexandra Addington

Why clear contracts and proper processes matter: lessons from a nursery worker's employment tribunal claim

Contracts, policies and procedures regulate the relationship between employee and employer, but what happens when they are not clearly...

04/09/25
Joanne Moseley

Shift patterns, childcare and indirect sex discrimination claims

Many women ask to adjust their hours when they return from maternity leave in order to meet their childcare obligations. You have a duty...

03/05/22
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
Natalie Cane

Marks and Spencer case: Demolish and re-build, or retrofit, that is the question

On 1 March 2024 the High Court decided that the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove’s (‘SoS’),...

28/03/24
Patrick Finn

Arbitration and winding up

In a judgment handed down yesterday in Sian Participation v. Halimeda International [2024] UKPC 16 (Sian Participation v Halimeda), the...

20/06/24
Alice Court

Cryptocurrency – recognised as property under English law

In the recent judgment handed down earlier this month in Fabrizio D’Aloia v Persons Unknown Category A & Ors [2024] EWHC 2342 (CH), the...

27/09/24
Sanjida Begum

First Judicial Interpretation of Building Safety Act 2022: Key Ruling on Information Orders and Building Liability Orders

BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 434 (TCC), published on 27 February 2025, provides the first judicial...

03/04/25
Victoria Kempthorne

New Principal Designer responsibilities introduced under the Building Safety Act

Secondary legislation has recently clarified how the Principal Designer will operate under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), a role...

19/01/24
Joanne Moseley

Tempted to give the names of striking employees to parents, clients or customers? Read this first

Last week, a parent took to twitter with this message: My children’s school has remained open during strike days. The Headteacher has...

10/03/23
Elizabeth Thomson

Have the floodgates opened for tenants to reclaim overpayments of insurance rent?

A recent High Court decision (London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and other companies [2025] EWHC 1247 (Ch)) resulted...

22/07/25
Irwin Mitchell

Decisions, Decisions: Hillside in the High Court and Flood Risk in the Court of Appeal

Yesterday was a good day for Planning Court enthusiasts. It provided us with two fascinating judgments from the Royal Courts of Justice. ...

18/01/24
Elizabeth Thomson

Limiting and excluding liability in your professional appointments

The recent challenges the industry has experienced are expected to continue into 2022. Coupled with the issues some consultants are...

20/04/22
Joanne Moseley

Acas publishes new guidance on staff suspensions

Acas have recently published new guidance to help employers understand when it's appropriate to suspend an employee.  It recommends...

14/10/22
Adiba Firmansyah

Important reminder of the requirements for a valid exchange of contracts

In Aslam v Rehman [2022] UKUT 251 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) examined the requirements for a valid exchange of contracts,...

12/12/22
Anna Tranter

Builds, Bills and bills: Planning & Environment Updates from the Labour Party Conference

The Labour Party Conference, held 28 September to 1 October in Liverpool, saw a number of announcements made impacting the housing,...

14/10/25
Joanne Moseley

Direct Line ordered to pay menopausal employee £65,000 after failing to adjust its performance management processes

At what point can you raise legitimate concerns with an employee whose performance has declined due to menopausal symptoms? What...

05/09/23
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
Irfan Ali

Right to work checks: five tips to ensure that your processes protect your organisation

All employers in the UK have a responsibility to prevent illegal working. Employing individuals without valid immigration permission can...

10/12/25
Timothy Willis

A Frolic Too Far? The Balance between Adjudicator Discretion and Party Consultation in the Context of Natural Justice

As construction specialists drawn from diverse disciplines, adjudicators are well equipped to analyse party submissions and determine...

03/09/25
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale

Tribunal permits block of flats in breach of single dwelling covenant

In the recent case of HAE Developments Ltd v The Croft Ealing Ltd and another, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (the “Tribunal”)...

27/06/22
Anna Tranter

Procedural Unfairness in the removal of a Permitted Development Right: Singhal UK Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Another

The recent Planning Court judgment of Singhal UK Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Anor...

02/09/25
Victoria Crozier

The Building Safety Regulator and the Power to Obtain Injunctive Relief

This year and for the very first time since the enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in...

19/12/25
Thomas Barnard

The power of foreign investment: propelling the UK's sport sector to new heights

Our latest foreign direct investment (FDI) report demonstrates that according to the most recent data available, the UK’s inward FDI...

18/10/23
Sybille Steiner

Strengthening UK-Germany Relations: A Pragmatic Step Forward

The announcement of the new UK-Germany Treaty marks a significant and welcome development in the evolving relationship between two of...

23/07/25
Irwin Mitchell

Land-Banking: The Myth that will not Die?

Anyone reading the papers today will have spotted reports about the Local Government Association's latest research, which is being used...

16/02/18
Hugo Bittencourt De Oliveira

Civil Penalties for Employing Illegal Workers: Why Employers Must Act Now

In February 2024, the Home Office introduced a significant increase in civil penalties for employers found to be hiring or retaining...

24/06/25
Irwin Mitchell

The Treasury vs the Regulators: Natural England and the Environment Agency in the spotlight

I meant to write this blog earlier in the week, but got distracted by a family construction project that almost certainly would not get...

23/03/25
Alexandra Addington

Should you adjust your disciplinary procedure for autistic employees?

Wetherspoons enforced a zero-tolerance stance on breaches of its employee discount policy, but the question of whether it should have...

24/11/25