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Nicola Gooch

Expectation Management: Labour, planning reform and the state of things as they are

According to recent press reports in The Times and The Guardian, Labour will unveil the next piece in it's planning reform agenda on...

29/07/24
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
Joanne Moseley

Direct Line ordered to pay menopausal employee £65,000 after failing to adjust its performance management processes

At what point can you raise legitimate concerns with an employee whose performance has declined due to menopausal symptoms? What...

05/09/23
Irwin Mitchell

Tackling the rise of bullying in the workplace

A recent ACAS report suggests that bullying in the workplace is more prevalent. Bullying itself is not an employment law claim that an...

24/11/15
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
Nicola Gooch

Affordable Housing: The only winner in the spending review?

Hidden amongst all of the doom and gloom of the spending review, which is due to set out billions of pounds of cuts in spending, is a...

25/11/15
Irwin Mitchell

The rise of co-living

There will be a further addition to the ever growing skyline of Manchester in the coming years as Downing announces plans for its latest...

30/10/19
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news round up - 7 July 2023

Could swift bricks become mandatory on all new housing?  That is the hope of many campaigners, and the matter is due to be debated in...

07/07/23
Will Scott

What is a sustainable building?

Everyone uses the term, but what is truly expected of a “sustainable building” in 2024? William Scott looks at key qualities required. A...

28/08/24
Irwin Mitchell

Snow limit to the perks on offer...

Whilst waiting for the housing white paper it is always worth observing what perks the luxury developers are offering at their prime...

11/01/17
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
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 29 December 2023

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

29/12/23
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
Nicola Gooch

Ministers pave the way for the Housing White Paper by pre-announcing its content

As a wise man* once said there appears to be a pattern associated with major government policy announcements.  First there is a week or...

06/01/17
Nicola Gooch

Communities Secretary: Housing is Number One Priority

It appears, from today's coverage in Planning Resource , that Sajid Javid's speech at the conservative party conference was very...

03/10/16
Elizabeth Thomson

Less common? – Supreme Court rules on the registration of land as a town or village green

Elliot Cuozzo, real estate trainee solicitor, considers a recent ruling. The Supreme Court has inflicted a significant blow on the legal...

18/02/20
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
Irwin Mitchell

New immigration rules will make it harder for employers to attract and recruit staff

The government announced significant changes to the UK immigration system which will come into force next year. It believes that current...

05/12/23
Nicola Gooch

In the first week of Advent, DCLG gave to me....

This the first of four posts based on a popular Christmas song, each of which will contain a quick recap of the week's news from DCLG. In...

02/12/16
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
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Joint Committee

The Joint Committee, set up under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement to monitor and supervise implementation of that Agreement, met for the...

01/04/20
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale

Tribunal permits block of flats in breach of single dwelling covenant

In the recent case of HAE Developments Ltd v The Croft Ealing Ltd and another, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (the “Tribunal”)...

27/06/22
Irwin Mitchell

Survey reveals the reality of ‘quiet firing’ in the manufacturing sector

Almost a third of employees working in the manufacturing sector claim they’ve been forced to leave their job due to their manager making...

13/01/23
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
Nicola Gooch

London Councils express concern over proposed hike in Mayoral CIL rates.

Over the summer, the Mayor of London ran a consultation which proposed significantly increasing the rates of Mayoral CIL charged across...

09/10/17
Bryan Bletso

Rachel Reeves’ Speech: A Positive Outlook for Foreign Direct Investment

Rachel Reeves speech that outlined key initiatives and proposals for the UK economy could mark an important milestone in bolstering...

29/01/25
Nicola Gooch

Consensus grows on the need for more specialist housing

Two independent reports have been published in the last four weeks that highlight the UK's increasing shortage of retirement housing.  In...

17/08/16
Joanne Moseley

Government updates guidance on social distancing in the workplace

Last week, the government published new guidance on social distancing in workplaces that remain open during the Coronavirus pandemic. It...

14/04/20
Nicola Gooch

Housing Crisis takes centre stage at Labour Conference

With the Conservative Government's controversial proposals to extend the Right to Buy to Housing Association properties dominating the...

01/10/15
Nicola Gooch

The Treasury vs the Regulators: Natural England and the Environment Agency in the spotlight

I meant to write this blog earlier in the week, but got distracted by a family construction project that almost certainly would not get...

23/03/25