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Irwin Mitchell

Waste not, want not

WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) is a registered charity and was set up in 2000 to promote sustainable waste management. Since...

18/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit , Financial Services and an EU Perspective

Worries about the consequences of a "no deal" Brexit apply in the EU as well as in the UK, certainly in the financial services sector. On...

15/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, the European Solidarity Fund and severe flooding in the United Kingdom

The severe flooding which has hit parts of the Midlands and South Yorkshire in recent days - with all the terrible damage to life and...

14/11/19
Joanne Moseley

Worried about employee theft? ECHR sets out guidelines on covert surveillance

Employees have some rights to privacy - even when they are at work. If you want to monitor what they are doing, you usually have to...

14/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and a view from the Financial Markets Law Committee

The Financial Markets Law Committee ( FMLC) is a registered charity which is committed to advancing the understanding of financial...

12/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the transitioning of international agreements in the event of a "no deal" Brexit

On 4th November 2019, the UK Government announced that it had entered into a non-legally binding Memorandum of Understanding with Iceland...

07/11/19
Elizabeth Thomson

Solicitor's email footer creates binding contract

Lauren Dunnill, a trainee solicitor in the Real Estate Disputes team, examines the case of (1) STAVROS NEOCLEOUS (2) KALLIROY NEOCLEOUS v...

06/11/19
Joanne Moseley

Settlement agreements: what's a reasonable amount to offer an employee to cover their legal advice?

£250, £500 or more than that? Well, the EAT in Solomon v University of Hertfordshire said that £500 plus VAT was okay if the solicitor...

06/11/19
Nicola Gooch

Unfinished Business: The Planning Legislation left in limbo by the December Election

Today is the last day of parliamentary business before our MPs head back to their constituencies and onto the campaign trail* for a...

05/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Ma-ma-ma-ma ma-ma-ma-ma Madness; Pu-pu-pu-pu-purdah!!!!

So; the "B" word nobody wants to talk about, but everyone seems to have to, is evolving into a Christmas present for local government...

04/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and illegal State Aid

On 24th September 2019, the EU General Court (the EU's second highest court below the European Court of Justice) pronounced judgement in...

03/11/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Foreign Direct Investment into the UK

Under the banner headline - "Foreign direct investment to UK falls as uncertainty grows" - The Times" of 29th October 2019 reported on...

31/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

The rise of co-living

There will be a further addition to the ever growing skyline of Manchester in the coming years as Downing announces plans for its latest...

30/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and Company Law

Notwithstanding the deferral of "Brexit day" from 31st October 2019 to 31st January 2020, the possibility of the UK leaving the EU...

30/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the House of Commons Library - an invaluable research and information resource!

The whirlwind of political activity that has occurred in the run-up to 31st October 2019 (the former "Brexit Day", which is now being...

28/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the financial services sector - plugging the gaps

Given its importance to the UK economy, there is much focus in the UK  business community and in the UK Government on the financial...

25/10/19
Nicola Gooch

Schrödinger's Planning System: If we fail to address it - does it really exist?

Early this week, I found myself on the phone to a Local Planning Authority Lawyer making an analogy between an aspect of a legal...

25/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and "equivalence" in the financial services sector

The House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee issued its  "First Report of Session 2019-20" on 22nd October 2019. This Report deals...

24/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Some light relief... The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd (formerly General Motors UK Ltd) [2019] UKSC 46

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the decisions of the Court of Appeal and, prior to that, the High Court, and ruled that relief from...

24/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Whether or not it will reach the statute books or be amended along the way, the European Union ( Withdrawal Agreement) Bill ("EUWAB") ,...

23/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the use of "Henry VIII" powers

It has been reported that the UK Government has estimated that it will take at least 600 UK Statutory Instruments (which are secondary or...

23/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the new Irish / Northern Irish " Front-stop"

One feature of the new  Irish  / Northern Irish Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement that was agreed at the negotiators' level on 17th...

22/10/19
Joanne Moseley

How to tell when a worker is under too much pressure

Everyone has days when they feel unable to cope and are stressed or worried. Most of the time those feelings pass, but sometimes they...

22/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and "the level playing field for open and fair competition"

There are a number of aspects to consider in the three new key documents - the revised Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol , the revised...

18/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the protection of personal data

Although 17th October 2019 has seen the publication of the draft text of a revised Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland to the 2018...

18/10/19
Joanne Moseley

Why organisations should treat menopause as an employment issue

Tomorrow is world menopause day - a day when organisations across the globe will be promoting ways for women to manage menopause and help...

17/10/19
Elizabeth Thomson

Adjudication rules remain work in progress

Here’s another case addressing the knotty combination of adjudication and insolvency. Emily Sinclair, associate solicitor at Irwin...

16/10/19
Elizabeth Thomson

Time to set some boundaries - Material Breach in the modern age

Jackson Tree, an Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell specialising in construction law, considers "material breach". There has been a...

16/10/19
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and the Queen's Speech

The Queen's Speech delivered on 14th October 2019 at the opening of the new session of the UK Parliament made reference to 26  Government...

16/10/19
Joanne Moseley

Breaking: Supreme Court expands protection for whistle-blowers

The Supreme Court has today handed down an important judgment in Gilham v Ministry of Justice which means that more people will be able...

16/10/19