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Irwin Mitchell

What’s new Birmingham?

This weekend I woke up to a Passle reminder that I haven’t posted anything recently. I haven't met my target!!  Welcome to 2020 - an...

27/01/20
Joanne Moseley

New right for parents to take paid time off to grieve death of a child

From 6 April 2020, parents will be able to take up to two weeks bereavement leave to help them cope with the death of a child.  To avoid...

27/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

The news that the  European Union ( Withdrawal Agreement ) Act 2020 had received Royal Assent and passed into UK law on 23rd January 2020...

24/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and issues of regulatory alignment and / or equivalence

The battle-lines are being drawn up for the up coming negotiations between the UK and the EU on a free trade agreement, which would take...

24/01/20
Joanne Moseley

Do you really need to suspend an employee?

The Court of Appeal in H v Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has set out some useful tips for employers...

23/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Sewel Convention

The Sewel Convention holds that the UK Parliament will not normally legislate on matters within the competencies of the devolved...

22/01/20
Nicola Gooch

The value of your charging schedule can go down as well as up: CIL Rates may fall in 2020 due to new index

One of the geekier amendments to the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations introduced in 2019 was an amendment to the indexation...

20/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, Flybe and unlawful state aid

It is perhaps one of life's little ironies that just when one had thought that Brexit was almost "done", at least one aspect of EU law...

17/01/20
Elizabeth Thomson

Costs Analysis: The validity of a Part 36 offer which purports to exclude interest

Lauren Dunnill, a trainee solicitor in the Real Estate Disputes team, examines a recent case. The recent Court of Appeal judgment in Mr...

17/01/20
Joanne Moseley

New statutory rates that will apply from April 2020

The government has recently announced that rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay and maternity...

17/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, the digital economy and data protection

In an interesting Article for The Times on 15 January 2020, its Banking Editor, Katherine Griffiths, analysed some of the implications...

16/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the negotiating position of the EU Commission "Brexit" Taskforce on a Free Trade Agreement with the UK

Unless and until Brexit is actually "done" by 31st January 2020, it is perhaps yet not entirely safe to assume that all will go smoothly...

15/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

Let's not chicken out!

Theresa Villiers’ recent pledge not to lower UK food standards regarding beef and chicken is a welcome reassurance to the UK Food & Drink...

14/01/20
David Shirt

Veganuary – Who’s cashing in and who’s lucking out?

By Katherine East, a Solicitor specialising in Commercial Dispute Resolution at Irwin Mitchell Veganuary – what is it? Veganuary is a...

14/01/20
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