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Lorraine Rose-Dugdale

Developer Uses Prescriptive Rights to Develop Land

The case of Stanning v Baldwin reported last week is a useful example of how prescriptive rights can be used to facilitate development of...

17/06/19
Andrew Evans

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act: A quick guide for housebuilders and residential developers

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act is expected to come into force this Autumn and will herald a transformative shift in...

05/07/24
Nicola Gooch

Pretty Appealing: A selection box of recent High Court, Court of Appeal and Planning Appeal Decisions

Whilst planning may not be generally considered the "sexiest" profession in the world, it can certainly be pretty darn appealing... To...

18/08/22
Nicola Gooch

Supportive of Tunbridge Wells: A local view of the ABC Cinema Site and its lack of Affordable Housing.

Those of you who have a Planning Resource subscription may have noticed an article, published yesterday, which commented on a mixed use...

26/10/17
Jill Crawford

Housebuilder fined £480,000 for failure to implement measures to prevent multiple pollution incidents

In what could be seen as a clear message to large companies that cause pollution to the environment that Magistrates Courts are willing...

15/05/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

DEFRA consults on bringing NSIPs into the BNG regime and changing it for minor, medium and brownfield development

brownfield development Just when you thought it was safe to move away from the gov.uk notifications you get a flurry of announcements and...

29/05/25
Nicola Gooch

Politics and Planning: Tis the Season for Mixed Messages

A bit like preparations for Christmas, the  season of pre-budget reporting seems to begin earlier each year. We are just over four weeks...

18/10/17
Irwin Mitchell

Brexit and a House of Lords Debate

On 16 March 2020 , the House of Lords, acting through its EU Select Committee, exercised its statutory right under section 29 of the...

18/03/20
Joanne Moseley

Quarantine: how to deal with staff returning from holidays abroad

Many popular European holiday destinations have been removed from the 'travel corridor' scheme. Holiday makers returning to the UK from...

27/07/20
Joanne Moseley

Discrimination: are your staff forums and networks putting your organisation at risk?

Last month I examined the legal risks for employers that allow staff networks to invite unvetted external speakers into the workplace to...

04/08/25
Philip Middleton

The perfect storm or the perfect opportunity?

The UK manufacturing sector has faced ongoing pressures for several years now, some of which we have previously discussed in a number of...

06/01/25
Victoria Crozier

Court of Appeal Upholds Landmark Ruling on Business Interruption Insurance: Policyholders Gain Clarity on ‘At the Premises’ Disease Clauses

More than four years on from the UK’s first national lockdown in March 2020, policyholders of business interruption insurance (“BII”)...

16/09/24
Nicola Gooch

Tales from the CIL Files: A short list of things that are not "buildings"

You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of...

29/11/24
Bryan Bletso

£30 billion investment announcement highlights strength of UK economy

Today, as global chief executives and investors gather at Hampton Court Palace for a government investment summit, the UK government has...

27/11/23
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
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
Joanne Moseley

Travel quarantine rules: employers questions answered

The government has, controversially, imposed quarantine measures for people entering the UK by plane, ferry or train. These rules apply...

18/06/20
Irwin Mitchell

Another view on "Land Banking"

Quite rightly, the Housebuilding industry has been relieved and justified in the way that the  interim Letwin report published last week...

26/06/18
Elizabeth Thomson

Court of Appeal does not sit on the fence when it comes to easements....

Real estate expert, Ryan Smale, examines a recent case concerning a possible fencing easement. Introduction In Churston Golf Club Ltd v...

14/05/19
Colette Kelly

The General Election – The Fraud Edition

The main political parties have all launched their manifestos for the 2024 General Election. This article considers the weight the main...

20/06/24
Alexandra Addington

Disability discrimination or fair dismissal? Autistic teacher dismissed for sending abusive emails to colleagues

You start a disciplinary process because an employee has behaved in a way you find unacceptable. Do you need to ask if they have an...

07/01/25
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 2 August

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

02/08/24
Alexandra Addington

Does an ADHD diagnosis mean an employee is (rather than may be) disabled under the Equality Act 2010?

That's the question the Employment Appeal Tribunal has to determine in Mr Harry Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd. Facts Mr Stedman applied for...

11/07/25
Nicola Gooch

The Pain of Prior Approval: How user-friendly will the proposed extension to permitted development rights actually be?

Back in 2015, the Government raised the prospect of creating a new permitted development right, allowing commercial buildings to be...

13/11/18
Harriet Fletcher

How do you solve a problem like Accrual?

Final Salary Schemes: accruals, amendments, and member “interests” 17 years ago, on Saturday 29 July 2006, UK television viewers settled...

07/09/23
Nicola Gooch

To Boldly Go Where No Plan Has Gone Before.... Intervention and Innovation at MHCLG

These are the voyages of the Starship MHCLG. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new policies. To seek out new guidance and new...

06/03/20
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
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 8 December 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

11/12/23
Danielle Parsons

Paycuts: Counting the cost of WFH

If you're currently working from home, it’s likely this is with the agreement of your employer. It is also likely to be because of the...

12/08/21
Martha Kent

Environmental news round up - 14 July 2023

‘Reckless’ Pollution Incident Results in a £3.3 million Fine for Thames Water Thames Water was fined £3.3 million fine last week (4th...

14/07/23