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Natalie Cane

LDC versus George Downing and European Sheeting Ltd

On 23 December 2022, the Technology and Construction Court released its most recent judgment in relation to cladding defects. It provided...

15/02/23
Irwin Mitchell

£140 million for 100 council estates

The Government has announced a proposal to contribute £140 million of funding to regenerate 100 run-down council estates. The intention...

15/01/16
Nicola Gooch

High-Tech Houses & Affordable Eco Homes: Airbnb to move into residential development

Yesterday, the Times reported that Airbnb - the short term rental company that has massively disrupted the hotel industry - is about to...

05/12/18
Nicola Gooch

Planning & Covid 19: MHCLG to allow CIL Deferrals and Electronic Consultation

Late last night,* MHCLG announced its plan to re-open the housing market. Hidden at the bottom of the press release, underneath the...

13/05/20
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
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
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
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
Irwin Mitchell

s.106 & CIL - an updated Q&A in response to Viability.

It's now almost six weeks since Nicola put her thoughts on what was likely to happen with s.106 & CIL in light of the lockdown together;...

11/05/20
Sanjida Begum

Why clarity matters

Limitation of liability clauses are commonly used by suppliers and contractors as a risk control mechanism, particularly where the...

09/08/23
Irwin Mitchell

Don't just follow the Spec

Construction colleague Mike Plews has digested and summarised the high profile LSE glass failure case. People may remember stories about...

09/08/17
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
Irwin Mitchell

When is a right, a right?

A very recent case in the Court of Appeal Regency Villas Title Ltd and others v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd and another [2017] EWCA Civ...

10/04/17
Claire Petricca-Riding

Is this the 'green print' for recovery?

Fresh on the heels of Boris Johnson's speech last week, we had a summer statement from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak today.  Last week's...

08/07/20
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
Claire Petricca-Riding

The bumpy road to Net Zero

A quick google search for quotes about bumpy roads returned: “Bumpy roads often lead to beautiful destinations”. There is no doubt that...

12/03/24
Nicola Gooch

Isolation Innovation: How Planning is adapting to life in lockdown.

We have just completed our first three weeks in lockdown. As we have at least another three to go, I thought it would be nice to take a...

17/04/20
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
Nicola Gooch

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
Irwin Mitchell

Can Prefab homes solve the UK's housing crisis

We want to share banking and development specialist Laura Mitchell's article for the Manchester Property Group on how modular and offsite...

21/09/17
Irwin Mitchell

Unbuckling the green belt

Any decision to build on the green belt is going to be controversial. There is a clear need to increase supply of all types of home...

12/01/16
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
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
Nicola Gooch

Legislation, Legislation, Legislation: A (comparatively) brief summary of the Business & Planning Bill and the New PD Rights

Last week, MHCLG were very busy indeed. In just three days, they released  the Westferry Papers, launched a new set of changes to PD...

29/06/20
Irwin Mitchell

COP 21 - Leading companies commit to zero energy buildings

Existing EU requirements require all new buildings to be "nearly zero energy buildings" (nZEBS) by 2020. In an exciting move at  the...

06/01/16
Andrew Walker

UK economy narrowly avoided recession

Although technically we’re not in a recession, the reality is that the wheels of the economy haven't turned effectively for a while....

10/02/23
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
Irwin Mitchell

rumours of Get Britain Building III

There is a widely held hope that the Government will announce a new housing supply stimulus package in the Autumn Statement, as part of...

05/09/16
Irwin Mitchell

Skill shortages and house building - bad combination

As ever, gaining a skill will give you a much better chance of getting a job that pays well. If you are not 'academic' train as a...

14/01/16
Irwin Mitchell

Pensions, Pooling and Infrastructure

Investment and Pensions in Europe has an interesting article in their November issue on the pressures on UK Local Government Pension...

06/11/15