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Irwin Mitchell

McDonald's faces mounting harassment allegations: legal considerations for the hospitality sector

In light of recent reports by the BBC highlighting allegations of harassment and abuse at McDonald's, the fast-food giant finds itself...

10/11/23
Irwin Mitchell

Legal Pointers for Schools: Navigating Copyright and Contractual Challenges in Sharing Teaching Materials with Parents

The Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, wrote very recently to schools advising them that parents and carers must be given access to...

10/11/23
Rebecca Denvers

King's Speech 2023: what employers need to know

On Tuesday, King Charles delivered his King’s Speech for 2023, setting out the government’s legislative priorities for the coming months....

09/11/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

King's Speech – what was said (not said) about the environment

It is a day of history and ceremony – it is always a great day to see how splendid the Palace of Westminster is. But this might be where...

07/11/23
Graham Thomson

The rapid evolution of Gen-AI raises cybersecurity concerns

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) has brought forth a wave of technological advancements, but it has also...

07/11/23
Nicola Gooch

LURA has landed: Updated commencement table below

Earlier this week, I published a table (based on the latest version of the LURB) estimating when the planning sections of the...

03/11/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 3 November 2023

Welcome to our weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you the latest developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

03/11/23
Richard Payne

Engaging temporary workers can be a costly business

Due to shortages in the labour market, and the flexibility it affords, businesses are increasingly using temporary workers supplied by...

02/11/23
Nicola Gooch

LURA, can't you give me some time? Or at least a new fees order...

The period between the proroguing of parliament and the date of the King's Speech is often strangely restful.  Whilst we are all enjoying...

02/11/23
Joanne Moseley

How should schools and colleges investigate allegations of sexual assault against its staff?

This is one of the most challenging issues for schools and colleges. Some lessons can be learned from the case of Hawker v Devonport High...

01/11/23
Jeremy Ladyman

Interest rate swaps: a short introduction

Significance and purpose  Every entity that borrows money will be aware of the risk of rising interest rates. Interest rate swaps are...

01/11/23
Paul Henson

Renters Reform Bill: latest update

Update October 2023 – The Government is now planning to delay implementing the Renters Reform Bill until it judges "sufficient progress...

31/10/23
Catherine Palmer

AI in the fashion industry: Exploring the impact and possibilities

Irwin Mitchell, in collaboration with the Franco-British Data Society (FBDS), recently organised a seminar at the French Embassy in the...

31/10/23
Joanne Moseley

Profanity and prejudice: using gendered derogatory language towards a trans woman can amount to direct discrimination

In Fischer v London United Busways Limited, a tribunal had to decide if a trans woman who said she had been called a swear word typically...

30/10/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 27 October 2023

This week’s environmental round-up brings twice the insights covering both the latest updates and revisiting key highlights from the...

27/10/23
Nicola Gooch

Levelling-Up & Regeneration Bill gets Royal Assent - by the skin of its teeth...

It is official.  The time has come to retire all of the old LURB puns and start considering more LURA (or should that be lurid) wordplay....

26/10/23
Helen Kidd

Boardroom diversity declines in top UK companies, despite positive ESG progress

The findings of the Spencer Stuart 2023 UK Board Index are concerning. It is disheartening to see a significant decline in the proportion...

19/10/23
Irwin Mitchell

EDI: Great progress but more to do

The fact that businesses in the hospitality, travel, leisure and retail sectors are among the most diverse and forward looking is perhaps...

18/10/23
Nicola Gooch

All's fair in LURB and war: Let Ping Pong commence!

Party conference season is officially over. Parliament is back in session and, for all of us LURB-watchers, that can only mean one thing:...

18/10/23
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
Joanne Moseley

Workers get new right to request predictable working hours

Last month, the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 was passed which will give qualifying workers the right to ask for a...

13/10/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 13 October 2023

Over the last few weeks, we've seen both Labour and the Conservatives hold their annual conferences.  With the Conservative government...

13/10/23
Joanne Moseley

Fit note moves into the digital age

The fit note has had another re-fit. Last year the DWP implemented two significant changes. The first removed the need for a wet...

12/10/23
Jill Crawford

Extended Producer Responsibility: Insights from the EPR consultation response

Addressing the mounting problems of dealing with packaging waste has been a challenge for not only the UK government but also the...

11/10/23
Irwin Mitchell

Sporting triumphs and tackling trust in the consumer sector

A recent article in The Times newspaper pointed to an interesting survey by Barclays in relation to consumer spending in the UK. The...

11/10/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 6 October 2023

“Eco-Initiative or Drop in the Ocean? Delving into the UK’s Single Use Plastics Ban” On 1st October the UK government’s proposed ban on...

09/10/23
Joanne Moseley

When is an employer legally responsible for sexual assaults (and other types of criminal activity or negligence) committed by work placement students?

Employers are only responsible for the negligent or wrongful actions of others if there is a relationship between the parties and it is...

06/10/23
Andrew Walker

Challenges faced by independent brewers: a call to action

As we navigate the post-pandemic landscape, it is crucial that we address the concerns surrounding the future of independent brewers. The...

06/10/23
Nicola Gooch

Stranger than fiction: A HS2 free round-up of the last few weeks in planning

The truth may or may not be stranger than fiction, but party conference season certainly is! This post is a round-up of some of the more...

06/10/23
Andrew Evans

UK NSI: a reminder of why it’s so important for investors

The UK National Security and Investment (NSI) regime came into full force on 4 January 2022 and is in its most simple form is designed to...

05/10/23