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David Shirt

Sustainability beyond the environment: what it means to be a ‘responsible business’

By Katherine Munn  The sustainability of business operations has become a popular area of discussion in recent years largely due to the...

10/12/20
Joanne Moseley

Government launches another review into restrictive covenants

The government appears to have a bee in its bonnet about restrictive covenants - and non compete clauses in particular. These are the...

10/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On the Seventh Day of Christmas 2020...

...real estate disputes solicitor, Samuel Lane, considers the case of Pease v Carter [2020] EWCA Civ 175. This is the seventh in a series...

09/12/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and professional football - tackling the new points based system

On 31 December 2020, the Brexit “implementation period” will come to an end and the UK will be transferred out of the European Union. As...

08/12/20
Liam Salt

'Vested interests’ – what should lenders consider when applying a default interest rate?

by Harry Taylor - solicitor, Banking and Finance The inclusion of default interest provisions in loan agreements is accepted as universal...

08/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On the Sixth Day of Christmas 2020...

… disputes lawyer, Lisa Stratford, takes a look at the types of insolvency, a landlord’s remedies and other important factors for...

08/12/20
Jane Anderson

No alternative to alternative dispute resolution - SRS Middle East FZE v Chemie Tech DMCC

Ailsa Anderson and Kate Williams of our Commercial Dispute Resolution department have highlighted some important developments in terms of...

08/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On the Fifth Day of Christmas 2020...

..real estate disputes expert, Catherine Dear, examines a Supreme Court decision which brought welcome relief to retailers. This is the...

07/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On the Fourth Day of Christmas 2020...

...real estate disputes partner, Tim Rayner, examines a key Supreme Court decision on restrictive covenants. This is the fourth in a...

04/12/20
Nicola Gooch

Another new PD Right: Class E to Residential Consultation Launched. Is Housing the Future of the High Street?

MHCLG has a habit of launching significant consultations just as I attempt to sneak in a few days annual leave. This time the surprise...

04/12/20
Jane Anderson

Dealing with the consequences of a disrupted supply chain

Jon-Paul Casati, an Associate in our Litigation Team, considers the impact of the current climate on supply chains. The restrictions on...

03/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On the Third Day of Christmas 2020...

… real estate disputes expert, Malcolm Worrell, examines a Supreme Court decision on the effect of a landlord's covenant to enforce other...

03/12/20
Liam Salt

Act fast if you want your invoices paid

By Richard Payne, Senior Associate - Litigation The Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act came into to force on 26 June 2020 and was...

03/12/20
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...

02/12/20
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...

02/12/20
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