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Nicola Gooch
Covid, Class E & Christmas: Will December be naughty or nice to our High Streets....
Late November usually marks the beginning of the most important time of the year for our high streets, with a great many retailers...
02/12/20
Amy Au
Battle of the breweries: how Northern Monk and Hesket Newmarket Brewery turned their potential trade mark dispute into a collaborative success.
If 2020 were a beer, it would be a disappointing drink consisting of mainly foam in a takeaway plastic container. Despite the trials and...
02/12/20
Jane Anderson
Lugano - Increased Pressure from the Law Societies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on the European Council
11pm on 31 December 2020 draws ever closer and, at time of writing, the United Kingdom remains in a no deal situation. From a litigation...
02/12/20
Joanne Moseley
FAQ's: Impact of regional tiers on schools and colleges
The national lockdown ends today in England and is replaced by three regional tiers which restrict what people can do and which...
02/12/20
David Shirt
Viva la revolution-ary product - but we’ll have to wait for the law to catch up when it comes to consumer rights
Prime Wardrobe is one of many exciting new developments within the world of online retail, but is the law keeping up? Katherine East, a...
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Elizabeth Thomson
On the Second Day of Christmas 2020...
...trainee solicitor, Lily Pidge, takes a look at an interesting case which considers what is required of a tenant when giving vacant...
02/12/20
Joanne Moseley
Are you claiming furlough? Government plans to publish your details soon
The guidance note check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been updated and now...
02/12/20
David Shirt
Arcadia’s collapse and the possible impact of Crown Preference
By Tarnia Bleasdale, Restructuring & Insolvency Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell It was reported on Monday that Arcadia, owner of well-known...
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Elizabeth Thomson
On the First Day of Christmas 2020....
…. real estate disputes partner, Paul Henson, gives us a summary of a recent case which offered some welcome relief to residential...
01/12/20
Joanne Moseley
DBS filtering rules have changed - what you need to know
Filtering is the term used to describe the process that identifies which criminal records are disclosed on a standard or enhanced DBS...
01/12/20
Joanne Moseley
From 2 December clinically extremely vulnerable people can return to work
The National lockdown in England will end this week and will be replaced by a new system of tiers. We're still waiting for the...
30/11/20
David Shirt
Phishing email led to life-threatening attack at petrochemical manufacturer
By Charlotte Peel. Hackers recently used malware to target a petrochemical-manufacturer in the US with potentially life-threatening...
27/11/20
Liam Salt
Enforceability of Debenture via Appointment of Administrators
Kunal Gadhvi - Partner in our London Restructuring and Insolvency team - considers the recent court ruling on the enforceability of...
26/11/20
Joanne Moseley
Working from home required under all three new tiers in England
On Monday, the Prime Minister explained that once lockdown ends, England will move to a new regional tier system. It has also published...
25/11/20
Irwin Mitchell
Use Class E - still the future of the High Street?
Happy Tuesday (yes I know it's not Tuesday any longer) but it's here (and it landed on Tuesday morning) - the much awaited case of the...
20/11/20
Joanne Moseley
Workplace bullying: should you excuse the behaviour of someone who says they didn't mean to upset colleagues?
I am, of course, referring to Priti Patel's explanation for bullying staff in her department. According to the Guardian newspaper she has...
20/11/20
Irwin Mitchell
The disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on women’s sport
It goes without saying that sport in 2020 has looked (and felt) very different to its normal state of play. With major sporting events...
19/11/20
Irwin Mitchell
Winter eviction ban and exemptions - more disappointment for landlords
BY GEORGE COHEN, SOLICITOR, REAL ESTATE DISPUTES The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods)...
17/11/20
Nicola Gooch
All Change at No. 10: What now for the Planning Reform Agenda?
It is almost cliché these days to say that "a week is a long time in politics". Given the tumultuous events of last weekend, it is also...
16/11/20
Amy Au
The government has launched a new consultation to ban all online advertising for unhealthy foods.
So, what constitutes unhealthy? According to the new consultation, unhealthy foods are those that are high in fat, sugar and salt...
16/11/20
Jane Anderson
Judicial Guidance on the Just and Equitable Winding Up of a Company
Stephen Murphy considers the judgment handed down by The Privy Council on 12 October 2020 that usefully confirms the circumstances in...
16/11/20
Jane Anderson
Judicial trend - no alternative to alternative dispute resolution
Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) can offer parties a cost and time efficient route to the resolution of disputes. The court...
16/11/20
Joanne Moseley
Extended furlough scheme - our complete guide to the new rules including important information about redundancies
As expected, the government has now updated its guidance notes on the furlough scheme to reflect changes which came into effect on 1...
16/11/20
Nicola Gooch
Space Standards to apply to Permitted Development Schemes from 6 April 2021 and other news
Yesterday, MHCLG laid it's latest set of amendments to the GDPO 2015 before Parliament. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted...
12/11/20
Joanne Moseley
New guidance on 'shielders' - what options do you have if they can't work from home?
During the first lockdown, the government introduced the 'shielding' programme which was designed to safeguard people who were clinically...
12/11/20
Joanne Moseley
New guidance suggests employers won't be able to claim furlough if they serve notice of redundancy after 1 December
Last night the government updated its twelve guidance notes on furlough to explain the rules and processes organisations have to follow...
11/11/20
Irwin Mitchell
Do you have a ‘Trump’ situation? Are you seeking to evict a tenant that refuses to leave?
WRITTEN BY SAMUEL LANE, SOLICITOR, REAL ESTATE DISPUTES Just like the majority of the people in the United States of America, many...
10/11/20
Joanne Moseley
What are the new rules on the extended furlough scheme?
Yesterday, the Chancellor announced that the Coronavirus: Job Retention Scheme would be extended beyond November, and will now be...
06/11/20
Nicola Gooch
And Now... We Wait: Important planning decisions which may (or may not) land before Christmas...
After a Summer where planning policy announcements seemed to flow faster than a jug of Pimm's at a picnic, and an early Autumn stuffed...
05/11/20
Joanne Moseley
Breaking: furlough scheme extended again - this time until the end of March 2021
The Chancellor has just announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended again until the end of March following bleak...
05/11/20