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Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the role of the UK Courts in interpreting retained EU case law

As the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement ) Bill begins its passage through the House of Lords, Lord Pannick QC, a crossbench peer who...

14/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and setting the timetable for trade negotiations

Talks about talks and speculation about timetables seem to be the order of the day at the moment as different parties seek to analyse the...

13/01/20
Nicola Gooch

What we have here, is a failure to cooperate: What can we learn from Wealden and Sevenoaks?

The issue of cross-boundary collaboration on strategic issues has been stumbling block for local plans ever since Eric Pickles abolished...

13/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and implementing the Political Declaration

As and when the Withdrawal Agreement is done and dusted and on the assumption that the UK will exit the EU by 11pm (UK time) on 31st...

09/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Here we go again!

The new version of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (EUWAB) presented to the House of Commons by Boris Johnson's Government...

08/01/20
Joanne Moseley

Top five employment cases that will affect the education sector in 2020

We have identified the top five employment law cases that will have a big impact on the HR policies and practices of schools and colleges...

07/01/20
Elizabeth Thomson

A Victory for Business Rates Mitigation Activity

This article, by real estate disputes partner Paul Henson, first appeared in Estates Gazette. Good news for those looking to reduce their...

06/01/20
Joanne Moseley

Top employment cases that will shape 2020

We have identified the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. These...

06/01/20
Joanne Moseley

Strike ballots: Court of Appeal holds that encouraging staff to complete ballot at work is unlawful

Unions have to follow strict rules when balloting members about industrial action. If they make a mistake, the employer can obtain an...

03/01/20
Joanne Moseley

Employment law changes 2020: guide for schools and colleges

Happy new year to all our readers. There are a number of important changes taking place this year that schools and colleges will need to...

03/01/20
Joanne Moseley

Employment law changes 2020: guide for businesses

Happy new year to all our readers. There are a number of important changes taking place this year that you need to prepare for. 1 April -...

02/01/20
Joanne Moseley

New Withdrawal Bill contains mechanism to roll back employment rights

The government has today published the Withdrawal Agreement Bill which sets out the terms under which the UK will leave the EU. It...

20/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

The Queens Speech - what's in it for Real Estate?

Well after the second snap election in the last couple of years, the Tories have their majority!  And today saw the Queens Speech.  So -...

19/12/19
Elizabeth Thomson

New ruling on surveying sites for electronic communications apparatus installation - A clearer signal?

Real Estate trainee, Elliot Cuozzo, considers a recent case. The Electronic Communications Code (Code) confers rights on operators to...

18/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and slaying the dragon of indecision

As the UK and the World beyond begin to digest the implications of the emphatic Conservative Party victory in the UK General Election of...

13/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Regions

In October 2018, the Financial Inclusion Centre, an economic think tank, produced a report (funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust) entitled...

13/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Manifesto Watch: How the Parties Compare on (Social) Housing

Since Nicola set out the first overview comparing the parties on Green Belt, PD Rights and Housing Delivery and signposted other planning...

12/12/19
Nicola Gooch

Manifesto Watch 2019: How do the Parties compare on Housing Policy?

There is only a day to go until the election and the one thing that all commentators can agree on is that there are a lot of undecided...

11/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Manufacturing sector

On 1 November 2019, "The Guardian" newspaper reported that Britain's factories had suffered a sixth consecutive month of falling new...

10/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the future of the United Kingdom

There is growing speculation as to what impact Brexit might have on the future integrity of the United Kingdom - particularly a "no deal"...

10/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and further issues on the Northern Ireland Protocol

There has been little public discussion between the major political parties during the current UK General Election  campaign about the...

09/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, the OECD and international trade wars

Under the banner title: " France's hard cheese could spread to UK",  The Times of 4th December 2019 reports on the US's threat to levy...

05/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and new free trade deals

Under  World Trade Organisation (WTO) Rules, if the UK is able to negotiate new free trade deals with the EU and separately with non-EU...

04/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the importance of keeping an eye on the ball

Research produced by the information company, Thomson Reuters, and reported in "City AM" on 2nd December 2019 and "The Times" a day later...

03/12/19
Joanne Moseley

Supreme Court: Employee unfairly dismissed even though decision maker genuinely didn't know she had raised whistle-blowing allegations

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court in Jhuti v Royal Mail has ruled that an employee who was dismissed for poor performance was,...

03/12/19
Joanne Moseley

Can you use the Tier 2 (Intra-company transfer) visa route for someone who is not an employee of your overseas operations?

The Tier 2 (intra-company transfer) (“ICT “) visa offers a simplified route for international companies to transfer existing staff from...

02/12/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies of the British Crown and as such are not  part of the EU. Their...

28/11/19
Elizabeth Thomson

The requirements for when an individual executes a deed: A-ttesting case?

Elliot Cuozzo, a real estate trainee, considers a recent case on the witnessing of deeds. When a deed is executed by an individual,...

26/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Gibraltar

Gibraltar, as a British Overseas Territory, participated in the 2016 Referendum on EU membership and 95.91% of those voting in Gibraltar...

26/11/19
David Shirt

Food adulteration

By Amy Au Food adulteration is the act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or...

26/11/19