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Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news round up - 1 September 2023

Water Pollution Rules Eased by the Government for Housebuilders  Under current law, implemented when the UK was an EU member state,...

01/09/23
Nicola Gooch

Planning in Court: Class E, NHS Service Funding & Enforcement Notices in the Judicial spotlight

With Parliament taking a well-earned summer break, I thought it might be a good moment to soujourn to the relative calm of the Royal...

10/08/23
Nicola Gooch

Tales from the CIL Files: A short list of things that are not "buildings"

You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of...

29/11/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 29 November

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

29/11/24
Nicola Gooch

Legislation Alert: Extension of Planning Permissions and New Appeal Procedures to land this week

Yesterday, MHCLG announced that they will be introducing 'measures' this week to: Automatically extend the life of planning permissions...

23/06/20
Joanne Moseley

Five reasons to remind your staff to behave during the festivities

You know December has arrived when you start receiving the boringly repetitive articles about the legal risks of hosting a workplace...

08/12/22
Alex Delin

Developers have been given more ammunition to recover losses from fixing historical defects, the Supreme Court confirms

The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in URS Corporation Ltd (Appellant) v BDW Trading Ltd (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 21,...

21/05/25
Elizabeth Thomson

Ignore the lease at your peril

Paul Henson reflects on the implications of a recent professional negligence claim brought by a developer client against its solicitors....

01/02/22
Bryan Bletso

A Cautious Welcome for the UK-EU Trade Reset – and What It Means for Business

The recent UK-EU summit held at Lancaster House on 19 May 2025 marked a significant moment in the evolving relationship between the...

20/05/25
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
Joanne Moseley

Impact of coronavirus: early signs that employment disputes are increasing

Have the numbers of employment disputes increased during the coronavirus pandemic? We asked our employment team for a snapshot as they...

29/04/20
Elizabeth Thomson

Time to set some boundaries - Material Breach in the modern age

Jackson Tree, an Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell specialising in construction law, considers "material breach". There has been a...

16/10/19
Elizabeth Thomson

IR35: All change for businesses and freelance workers

This article, by our tax experts Sarah Cardew and Anamika Pandey, first appeared in Estates Gazette. The IR35 regime applies to...

29/07/19
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
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
Claire Petricca-Riding

Weekly environmental update - 12 July

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

12/07/24
Penny Cogher

TPO: Use IDRP before asking us to consider the complaint

New announcement from The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) reinforces the need for individuals and schemes to engage with IDRPs seriously and...

03/07/24
Alex Delin

Deterioration of Defects

In August 2023, the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) issued the first remediation order under section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022...

24/06/24
Joanne Moseley

Flexible working requests: failure to consider impact of menopause discriminated against female employee

In Johnson v Bronzeshield Lifting Ltd, a tribunal had to decide whether an employer had discriminated against a long-standing employee by...

29/04/24
Bryn Davey

On the Twelve day of Christmas - Bryn Davey

On the 12th day of Christmas Bryn Davey from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team considers an interesting case where Doherty...

18/12/23
Nicola Gooch

Is it time for a more holistic approach to 'sustainable' development?

It's not easy being green.* Admittedly, when those words were first sung, it wasn't in the context of planning or development, but it is...

15/10/21
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 22 December 2023

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

22/12/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 8 December 2023

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

11/12/23
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
Toyin Ayelodieni

Upcoming deadline for registration of higher-risk buildings: ensuring safety and compliance

New regulations have recently been enacted for higher-risk buildings. As of 6 April 2023, the government has introduced the Higher-Risk...

29/08/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news round up - 4 August 2023

Climate Change Litigation On the Increase According to the “Global Climate Litigation Report 2023” recently published by the United...

04/08/23
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
Joanne Moseley

HR professional asked to do the laundry following maternity leave awarded £18,000 for injury to her feelings

It's depressing that some employers still perceive women who become pregnant and take maternity leave as lacking dedication and being...

08/08/23
Martha Kent

Environmental news round up - 14 July 2023

‘Reckless’ Pollution Incident Results in a £3.3 million Fine for Thames Water Thames Water was fined £3.3 million fine last week (4th...

14/07/23
Adiba Firmansyah

What the education sector needs to know about the new energy efficiency regulations

Against the background of the Department for Education stating that they ‘are putting climate change at the heart of education’ and...

04/04/23