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Pamela Chesterman

NPPF Consultation 2022 – Housing

“Our house, in the middle of a self-build, key-worker neighbourhood community”  Might the changes to housing be the radical reform long...

15/02/23
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
Joanne Moseley

New proposals will give casual workers the right to ask for a predictable work contract

At the beginning of the year, I speculated that the long-promised right for insecure workers to ask to change their contract to reflect...

15/02/23
Joanne Bone

Cookies, consent and banner compliance: What organisations need to know about the EDPB's new best practice guidance

All businesses, organisations and sole traders who own a website or app using cookies will want to revisit their cookies compliance...

14/02/23
Graham Thomson

Cyber Security: Staying secure in a digital age

The cost of cyber security in the UK was a staggering £3.1 billion in 2022 according to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. On a...

14/02/23
Joanne Moseley

What other employers can learn from McDonald's legal commitment to eliminate sexual harassment from its restaurants

McDonald's has acknowledged that it has a serious problem with workplace sexual harassment. It has reached a legal agreement with the...

14/02/23
Andrew Walker

Significant rise in pub and bar insolvencies

The latest statistics from UHY Hacker Young which reveal the financial difficulties faced by pubs and bars are disappointing and very...

14/02/23
Tracy Lovejoy

Planning changes and the problem of slow build-outs

Among the many changes proposed to the planning system are changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (the ‘NPPF’).  The changes...

14/02/23
Nicola Gooch

Mind the Funding Gap: The curious case of s.106 contributions funding NHS services

February seems to have been a month for fascinating planning cases.  First, we had Mr Armstrong's one man mission to clarify the scope of...

14/02/23
Joanne Moseley

Do you have to pay staff if you can't operate your business due to energy blackouts?

Last month, the government announced that it was going to scale back business energy subsidies for the next financial year by about 85%....

13/02/23
Melody Li

Green efforts: a look at latest environmental updates and policies from the UK government

The current UK government’s environmental plan - “Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution” was announced in November 2020 by...

13/02/23
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
Bryan Bletso

Cross border M&A activity into the UK remains strong despite Q4 blip

The appetite amongst overseas’ buyers to complete mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK fell in the last quarter of 2022 but was...

08/02/23
Richard James

Polishing the old crystal ball…

It is difficult to know what 2023 is going to bring. Let’s be honest, the predictions of would-be Nostradamuses in January 2022 would...

07/02/23
Nicola Gooch

Pick & mix planning: Fees, s.73, Article 4 and LURB in the Lords

A lot has happened since my last post*, so much that I couldn't choose a single topic to write about. Instead, I have picked a selection...

03/02/23
Kunal Gadhvi

Restaurants must remain resilient as outlook remains bleak

Restaurants have been impacted by a fall in consumer spending and many of them will have hoped for a stronger run-up to Christmas without...

02/02/23
Thomas Freeman

Supreme Court backs residents against Tate Modern in viewing gallery case

You may have already seen in the news that the owners of flats adjacent to the Tate Gallery’s viewing platform have won their “privacy”...

01/02/23
Elizabeth Thomson

VAT – a minor change which could mean major headaches

From 1 February 2023, HMRC will no longer issue VAT option to tax notification receipt letters. Neither will HMRC confirm that an option...

31/01/23
Joanne Moseley

Cost of living: can’t afford to give employees a pay rise? Here’s how you can help

In recent years, there have been some startling statistics about employees’ financial wellbeing and the impact this has on the workplace....

31/01/23
Graham Thomson

Millions of customers hit by JD Sports' cyber-attack

Cybercrime is a growing threat that's already costing the UK an astounding £3 billion a year, with global growth rate estimated at 15%...

31/01/23
Irwin Mitchell

Restructuring to save costs in retail

Tesco has announced that it will be reviewing its management structure in stores leading to a number of potential redundancies....

31/01/23
Joanne Moseley

Industrial disputes: understanding the basics

We're still in the midst of a wave of strikes, driven by the cost of living crisis and real term reduction in wages. Teachers are the...

30/01/23
Joanne Moseley

Government rejects key proposals from 'menopause and the workplace' report

The government has today rejected many of the suggestions made by the Women and Equalities Committee which would have made it easier for...

24/01/23
Irwin Mitchell

Robust legislation on tips finally on its way

There has been a long running battle since 2015 to ensure that hospitality staff receive all the money left to them as tips by customers....

23/01/23
Joanne Moseley

Dangerous workplaces: Court of Appeal explains when an employee can refuse to come into work

Regular readers of this blog may remember the case of Mr Rodgers who was dismissed from his job shortly after the first Covid-19 lockdown...

20/01/23
Nicola Gooch

What does the NPPF Consultation mean for Seniors Housing?

This is the first of a series of deep-dives into the detail of the "Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning...

18/01/23
Danielle Parsons

Why is 'loud quitting' a risky strategy?

So-called ‘loud quitting’ is a very risky strategy for many reasons.  Firstly, by telling your employer that you are looking elsewhere is...

18/01/23
Jill Crawford

Extended Producer Responsibility and impacts for producers of packaging waste

Extended Producer Responsibility is a new UK legislation regime that came into force on 1 January 2023 and has the effect of replacing...

17/01/23
Joanne Moseley

New plans will allow employers to pro-rate holiday for term-time and casual workers

Last year the Supreme Court in Brazel v Harpur Trust said that all workers on permanent or continuous contracts must receive 5.6 weeks...

17/01/23
Elaine Huttley

Retail HQ closures - legal issues discussed

Our Head of Consumer, Charlotte Rees-John has been speaking with a number of our Consumer sector experts regarding the rise of the HQ...

16/01/23