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Joanne Moseley

When should you involve occupational health?

The decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the case of  Lamb v The Garrard Academy reminds organisations that if they don't refer...

31/01/19
Irwin Mitchell

The road to permitted development is paved with good intentions... High Court tells Hounslow that what they meant to do, matters a whole lot less than what they actually did

Last week, the Administrative Court had the thankless task of informing the London Borough of Hounslow that an Article 4 Direction, which...

08/11/18
Keith Davidson

The impact of mandatory ESG reporting on engineering businesses

The introduction of mandatory ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting is set to have significant implications for...

27/03/24
Joanne Moseley

Three reasons why you need a strategy to protect your staff against verbal abuse by customers

Earlier this week, USDAW (the union of shop, distributive and allied workers) published its annual survey as part of its campaign to end...

12/03/21
Yasmina Bugel

Trump’s Tariffs – navigating the contractual challenges

The recent imposition of Trump’s tariffs has significantly changed global trade policy, creating widespread disconcert, uncertainty and...

17/07/25
Elizabeth Thomson

Enforcement covenants, a breach too far

By Vanessa Horn, Practice Development Lawyer In May 2020 the Supreme Court gave its judgment in Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd. It...

30/06/20
Anna Tranter

(Planning) Permission to Party? Planning Implications of the Battle for Brockwell Park

Summer festival season has arrived in London, with tens of thousands of people flocking to Brockwell Park in South London over the last...

03/06/25
Joanne Moseley

Rape crisis centre deliberately harassed and unfairly dismissed counsellor who voiced gender critical beliefs

In Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a tribunal had to decide if an employee was discriminated by her employer because she didn't...

29/05/24
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
Joanne Moseley

Flying flags and ticking boxes: is your EDI strategy doing more harm than good?

Earlier this year the independent Inclusion at Work Panel published a report on the state of diversity and inclusion practices in UK...

08/11/24
Jenny Arrowsmith

Workplace investigations demystified: 10 lessons from the tribunals

We are seeing an increased demand for guidance and training on how managers should conduct investigations in the context of grievances...

29/05/24
Irwin Mitchell

CIL, S.106 Agreements & Affordable Housing Relief: What happens when the housing crisis hits political reality.

On Friday, the High Court handed down a decision which, in many ways, typifies the very essence of the housing crisis.  The case,...

18/10/21
Joanne Moseley

Holidays and quarantine: school and college questions answered

On Saturday night, the government announced it was removing Spain from the list of countries on its travel corridor scheme. This means...

28/07/20
Rebecca Denvers

Anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010

In Miller v University of Bristol, a tribunal held that an academic’s anti-Zionist views were a “protected belief” under the Equality Act...

05/03/24
Irwin Mitchell

Rainbow Bright: How are Green Belt, Grey Belt and the Golden Rules being interpreted so far....

The New NPPF has been in effect for decision-making for a few weeks now, which means that the appeal decisions made under the new rules...

19/01/25
Erica Ives

Sustainability in sport: stadium development and planning

Like many other sectors, the sports sector faces an unprecedented challenge to become more sustainable, finding ways to mitigate its...

29/03/23
Joanne Moseley

Coronavirus: FAQs about self isolation, pay and holidays

1. If staff are self-isolating during a pre-booked holiday, is this treated as holiday or absence and can they reclaim their holiday?...

23/03/20
Joanne Moseley

Key employment law cases to watch out for in 2026

To prepare you for the year ahead, we've highlighted the cases expected to shape employment law and influence HR policies and practices...

12/01/26
Joanne Moseley

Holidays abroad - employers' questions answered

Earlier this month, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said that people can 'start to think about foreign travel' again. He didn't...

22/04/21
Joanne Moseley

FAQs about redundancy

We answer some of the trickier questions about redundancies that don’t involve collective consultation. Q1: We are going to have to make...

28/02/19
Joanne Moseley

End of COVID-19 rules: what employers need to know

On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...

23/02/22
Joanne Moseley

Self-isolation, COVID-19 vaccinations and GDPR: employers' questions answered

From Monday 16 August, employees who have been double vaccinated (or are aged 18 and under) will be able to continue to go into their...

11/08/21
Irwin Mitchell

The Secretary of State weighs in on Water Neutrality: The Kilnwood Vale Decision

On Friday 25 October, the Secretary of State published a recovered appeal decision for Kilnwood Vale.  The Appeal relates to a reserved...

27/10/24
Elizabeth Thomson

A retailer's guide to leases

In a series of 3 articles which first appeared in Estates Gazette, Guy Whitehead takes a closer look at leases from the perspective of a...

25/07/19