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Irwin Mitchell
Budget 2023: Consumer goods sector
Earlier this week Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget – something which he referred to as a ‘Budget for Growth’. Most of the...
17/03/23
Joanne Moseley
Budget 2023: four employment-related changes
According to the Chancellor, the main focus of his Spring budget 2023 was to get the UK 'back to work'. 'We have around one million...
16/03/23
Irwin Mitchell
MEES changes are imminent - Landlords must act
Most – if not all – commercial property investors will be all too aware of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) Regulations...
16/03/23
Jill Crawford
Budget 2023: E for environment
With the Spring Budget announced yesterday we take a quick glance at what’s in it for the environment. The chancellor announced when...
16/03/23
Nicola Gooch
Budget 2023: Later Living & Care
Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt delivered his first official 'non-emergency' budget as chancellor. It was billed as a Budget for Growth, with a...
16/03/23
Akhil Sharma
Decision reached on entry of foreign lawyers to Indian market
The pros and cons of liberalisation of the legal services market in India have been a matter of serious debate for a number of years, and...
15/03/23
Nicola Gooch
Budget 2023: What does it mean for planning & development?
It is sometimes hard to believe that it is only six months since Liz Truss's 'mini-budget' quite so thoroughly upset the apple-cart that...
15/03/23
Irwin Mitchell
Budget 2023: Corporate tax
The double-blow of the hiked rate of corporation tax coinciding with the end of the super-deduction feared by UK businesses did not...
15/03/23
Nicola Gooch
Money Troubles: DLUHC, Local Government Resources and Planning
Every now and again, a consultation comes along that has the ability to genuinely change things for the better. DLUHC's consultation on...
12/03/23
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
Jane Anderson
When is an NDA not an NDA?
This is not the start of a bad joke, although at points over the last couple of weeks we might be forgiven for thinking that it was. So,...
08/03/23
Jeremy Ladyman
How safe is your money? An introduction to protections against losses
If you hold cash in your wallet or purse, or keep it at home, it’s unlikely you’ll get it back if it’s lost. It’s also unlikely that...
08/03/23
Joanne Moseley
Three important lessons learned from the success of the four-day working week trial
Last year, the UK launched a six month trial of the four-day working week. Sixty one organisations took part involving nearly 3,000...
07/03/23
Melody Li
Building a sustainable future: the New Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The UK government announced the creation of four new departments on 7 February 2023. As one of the new departments, the creation of...
03/03/23
Joanne Moseley
Menopause leave rejected by government for being too 'left wing'
As regular readers of this blog know, earlier this year the government rejected many of the suggestions made by the Women and Equalities...
02/03/23
Nicola Gooch
Consultation Response: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - reforms to national planning policy
After a great deal of internal discussion, conversations with clients and contacts and general chewing of (metaphorical) pens, our...
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Joanne Moseley
School reference highlighting 'safeguarding concerns' defamed two teachers
Employers who provide references about their staff must take reasonable care to ensure the information disclosed is true, accurate and...
01/03/23
Irwin Mitchell
CBI Director-General speech highlights the importance of ESG strategies
This is an important speech from Tony Danker at the CBI which highlights how the labour market has changed forever and also why ESG is so...
01/03/23
Bryan Bletso
Irwin Mitchell’s French Desk: providing a platform for international growth
It’s been a busy six months for our international team and boosted by the arrival in September of partner, Catherine Palmer, I’m...
01/03/23
Nicola Gooch
As one consultation closes, another two open: Performance reviews, price rises, case law and yet another set of changes to PD Rights...
Sometimes, dealing with government consultations on planning reform feels a bit like fighting a Hydra. The ink is not yet dry on our...
01/03/23
Joanne Moseley
How likely are you to get the right candidate if your job advert requires someone prepared to 'live and breathe' the job?
Morale in schools and colleges is low. Many teachers and other staff have already gone on strike and, according to the National Education...
28/02/23
Mandeep Khroud
The Pret Foundation: Expert advice for the hospitality sector
Pret A Manger has employed 250 Ukrainian refugees as part of its initiative set up to support those fleeing the conflict. The Pret...
28/02/23
Elizabeth Mutter
An introduction to… planning enforcement
If development is carried out without required planning permission, this is a breach of planning control. Likewise, failure to comply...
28/02/23
Thomas Barnard
Tiger Woods: So-called 'banter' could put endorsement deals at risk
Tiger Woods is of course a sporting icon and never fails to attract the headlines – but it is not always for the right reasons. He was in...
21/02/23
Akhil Sharma
India: Hedging, repo and stock lending update
Recent Indian legislation provides a legal framework for the recognition of close-out netting. Previously, the legal position was...
20/02/23
Irwin Mitchell
Watchdog upholds two complaints against Huel ruling adverts were misleading
In these straitened times, there is a strong temptation for manufacturers to use money saving tips and claims to promote their products....
20/02/23
Jeremy Ladyman
Interest Rate Hedging - an introduction for borrowers and current market trends
The era of zero interest rate policies is over. We have grown accustomed to living in a low interest rate economy. Rates are still well...
16/02/23
Melody Li
Protection of trees: what developers and landowners need to know
Our Protection of Trees webinar was hosted by Jill Crawford and Tracy Lovejoy from our Planning and Environment team on 9 February. In...
16/02/23
Irwin Mitchell
‘Skintellectuals’, ‘hybrid high streets’ and the ‘lipstick effect’
When Boots announces its predictions for the biggest trends in beauty retail for the coming year, I think it’s wise to sit up and take...
16/02/23
Pamela Chesterman
How ‘real’ is ‘reality TV’: Clarkson, ‘Diddly Squat’, farm diversification and planning
Spoiler Alert - if you’ve not yet watched the series but plan to, don’t read this – I give the whole game away. I enjoyed the last series...
15/02/23