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Joanne Moseley

Do you need to introduce a period policy?

Earlier this month, the BBC reported that Spain intended to introduce legislation to give women suffering from severe period pain, three...

25/05/22
Joanne Moseley

Employee nicknamed "half-dead Dave" awarded £13,000 for injury to his feelings

In Robson v Clarke's Mechanical Ltd, the tribunal had to determine if a 69 year old plumber and heating engineer, referred to as...

24/05/22
Ben Delaney

What next in the cost of living crisis?

The cost of living is set to be the dominant domestic issue facing business and political leaders this year. As the cost of food, fuel...

24/05/22
Nisha Minhas

Get up to speed with green loans

Nisha Minhas is an associate solicitor in the property team at Irwin Mitchell In April 2021, the Loan Market Association, together with...

24/05/22
Suzanne Thompson

Nike apply for digital trade marks for Virtual Goods in the Metaverse

Like a scene from Back to Future Part II (*but in present day 2022), it was widely reported back in November 2021 that Nike amongst other...

24/05/22
Irwin Mitchell

At a time when the cost of living is rising, what matters most to consumers?

With the continued rise in the cost of living, many households are feeling the strain on disposable income. The astronomical increase in...

24/05/22
Nicola Gooch

The Levelling-Up & Regeneration Bill: Local Plans and Housing Numbers - We don't talk about SMAHN No, No, No, No....

There are a great many reform proposals in the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, and the 'further information' that accompanied it....

22/05/22
Joanne Moseley

Queen's speech 2022: what are the implications for employment law?

Last week the government delivered its Queen's Speech for 2022. Regular readers of this blog will be getting a sense of déjà vu. I asked...

20/05/22
Jane Anderson

What have I signed up to....?

Despite Brexit being “done” almost 18 months ago, it is seemingly never terribly far away from the headlines. The Northern Ireland...

18/05/22
Joanne Moseley

How much can you deduct from the salary of a teacher who is on strike?

We've seen an increase in the number of colleges asking for advice about deducting pay from striking employees, following the...

17/05/22
Tracy Lovejoy

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: Changes to the Enforcement Regime

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which followed the Planning for the Future White Paper of 2020 and the Levelling Up White Paper...

17/05/22
Nicola Gooch

The Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill: Highlights, Headlines and Henry the Eighth

On 11 May 2022,* the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was placed before Parliament.  I am writing this post on the day of the bill's...

12/05/22
Nicola Gooch

Does the Queen’s Speech deliver on Levelling-up, Planning Reform and the Environment?

There is a lot to say on the content, or lack of it, of the Queen's Speech. The Planning Bill is officially dead. In its place we are...

10/05/22
Nicola Gooch

Never Underestimate a Droid: The "National Digital Mapping Platform" and the digitisation of the planning system

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, the department formerly known as MHCLG, launched a consultation paper that promised a radical...

04/05/22
Joanne Moseley

Five free resources to help your organisation support peri-menopausal and menopausal staff

Last night, Channel 4 aired the second of its fascinating programmes about the menopause: Sex, Mind and the Menopause.  In the space of a...

03/05/22
Joanne Moseley

Shift patterns, childcare and indirect sex discrimination claims

Many women ask to adjust their hours when they return from maternity leave in order to meet their childcare obligations. You have a duty...

03/05/22
Joanne Moseley

Redundancy: employer using 'focus' as part of selection criteria discriminated against mother of four

In Long v  British Gas, the tribunal had to determine whether the selection criteria the employer used to determine who to make redundant...

28/04/22
Elizabeth Thomson

What does the Economic Crime Act mean for lenders?

Polly Seale and I answer key questions about the new register. The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 received royal...

27/04/22
Melanie Bancroft

Manufacturing and collaborative R&D - Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha work together on standardised battery

As large manufacturers begin to see the benefits in collaborative R&D including lower development costs, time to market reductions, wider...

27/04/22
Nicola Gooch

Signs of Stress: What do the cracks in the planning system mean for planning reform and the levelling up agenda?

Over the last few months, I have noticed a steady drip of stories which should really trouble Ministers at DLUHC, assuming that they ever...

27/04/22
Joanne Moseley

EAT decides that employee who took voluntary redundancy could claim unfair dismissal

In White v HC-One Oval Ltd the EAT had to decide if an employee who had taken voluntary redundancy could pursue an unfair dismissal...

21/04/22
Elizabeth Thomson

Limiting and excluding liability in your professional appointments

The recent challenges the industry has experienced are expected to continue into 2022. Coupled with the issues some consultants are...

20/04/22
Jill Crawford

Net Zero Strategy: Friend of the Earth's legal challenge granted permission

In January of this year, Friends of the Earth, Client Earth and the not for profit Good Law Project launched separate judicial review...

20/04/22
Nicola Gooch

Faster, Higher, Stronger….Together: Is it time to bring back the Planning Olympics?

I stumbled across a quite interesting piece of trivia over the bank holiday weekend:* Town Planning used to be an Olympic Sport.  Between...

19/04/22
Claire Petricca-Riding

The Energy Security Strategy – Providing very little security at all

Everyone in the energy sector – from humble planning and environmental lawyers such as myself to CEO’s of energy organisations have been...

08/04/22
Nicola Gooch

Jigsaw Puzzle Politics: The case for a more holistic approach to planning

I have spent a lot of time over the last week pondering why there are so many - completely disjointed - statutory regimes which overlay...

08/04/22
Elizabeth Thomson

Post Pandemic Business on the Move

Tim Rayner is Joint Head of Real Estate Disputes at Irwin Mitchell and Co Heads the Office Occupier Group The announcement by Currys last...

07/04/22
Joanne Moseley

Government rejects compulsory ethnic pay gap reporting

Last year we speculated about whether the government was going to compel large employers to report on their ethnic pay gaps after it told...

06/04/22
Charlotte Hargreaves

A not so minor pentatonic predicament resolved: Ed Sheeran wins at the High Court

With the judgment published, the battle between the respective writers of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ and Sami Switch’s ‘Oh Why’ has made...

06/04/22
Irwin Mitchell

A smart approach to ESG – practical tips for GCs

Environment, social and governance (“ESG”) issues are more important than ever and it’s essential for business leaders to have a clear...

05/04/22