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Irwin Mitchell

Possible exemption from leasehold ground rent ban for retirement living

Colleague David Hutber notes the following: In the wake of the much publicised ‘ground rent scandal’, the Government has published a...

19/10/18
Irwin Mitchell

Is Property a proper investment for an open ended fund?

One of the problems with investing in real estate is said to be its illiquidity. We shouldn't be surprised at that. After all, valuable...

18/10/18
Joanne Moseley

Employer liable for actions of MD that took place three hours after the end of its Christmas party

The Court of Appeal in Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd has found the company liable for the costs of providing care to one of its...

17/10/18
Irwin Mitchell

You may feed the swans...

A recent case (published by the brilliant, open access Bailii web service) provides a good chance to remind everyone that village green...

15/10/18
Joanne Moseley

"I had a moral duty": Whistleblowers on why they spoke up

The Public Duty Disclosure Act has been in force since 2 July 1999 and provides legal recourse (via Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act...

12/10/18
Joanne Moseley

£3,000 awarded to job applicant told he was "too old" to apply

According to Employee Benefits blog, an Industrial Tribunal has awarded £3,000 to a 63-year-old man who was told he was too old to apply...

10/10/18
Joanne Moseley

How is the Apprenticeship Levy going to change?

Last week, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond said that the government is going to make some changes to the controversial Apprenticeship Levy...

09/10/18
Joanne Moseley

Top employment cases that will shape 2018/19

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...

09/10/18
Irwin Mitchell

8,000 Tesco workers join new equal pay claim

Tesco is facing a barrage of additional equal pay claims. Under equal pay law in the UK, staff can challenge their pay rates as compared...

03/10/18
Joanne Moseley

Government pledge to end free movement "once and for all"

Theresa May has announced that EU citizens will no longer be given priority to live and work in Britain after Brexit.  She said the terms...

03/10/18
Nicola Gooch

Abuse of Process: Council's enforcement prosecution "based on .... an improper motive"

It is not very often that I am genuinely taken aback by the facts of a Court of Appeal case, but R v The Knightland Foundation and Jacob...

02/10/18
Elizabeth Thomson

Retail and Brexit - it's been an eventful week

The latest figures reported in The Retail Bulletin indicate that consumer mood is dipping, due to concerns about the wider economy in the...

01/10/18
Joanne Moseley

Top five employment cases that will affect the education sector over 2018/19 academic year

We’ve picked out key cases that could have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. Age...

28/09/18
Nicola Gooch

Why build more when you can build less: Wirral Council first to reduce housing sites following release of updated ONS household projections

Last week the Office of National Statistics released an updated version of its household projection figures, which estimate the number of...

26/09/18
Irwin Mitchell

Record £15.6m underpayment of minimum wage

In the last year 200,000 workers were paid less than the minimum wage.  This is the highest figure since the law was changed in 1999 to...

24/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Is your intern really volunteering?

A  minor twitter storm erupted yesterday when Legal Cheek* wrote about a law firm who had placed an ad for a three month intern. The...

21/09/18
Irwin Mitchell

Employer first to launch 6 months' fully paid parental leave for all employees

Aviva has certainly raised the standard of family friendly treatment of its staff by introducing for all new mothers and fathers a period...

20/09/18
Irwin Mitchell

Treasury committee calls for regulation of ICOs

The most likely 'quick fix' to this recommendation will be the addition of new classes of investment to the Regulated Activities Order....

19/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Employee who wrote “Please accept one month’s notice” did not resign

If you received a letter from an employee written in this way - would you think they had resigned? The employer did in Levy v East Kent...

19/09/18
Nicola Gooch

The Devil is in the Detail: New National Planning Guidance for Build to Rent Schemes envisages very detailed s.106 Agreements.

Last week, MHCLG  updated its National Planning Policy Guidance with remarkably little fanfare.* The revised guidance covers a large...

18/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Report into #metoo shows gender discrimination widespread at work

A major new report from Young Women’s Trust has found that, despite the #MeToo movement and reforms including gender pay gap reporting,...

14/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Toolkit published to help organisations bridge the gender pay gap

The Government backed - Women's Business Council's Men as Change Agents group - has published a toolkit of practical advice aimed at...

14/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Employment claims rise at highest rate for five years

New figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that in the period from April to June 2018, the number of single claims received by...

13/09/18
Joanne Moseley

CBI publishes guide to help employers tackle mental stress

The Confederation of British Industry has published guidance for employers on how to tackle health and wellbeing after finding that the...

13/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Apprentice winner claims 85% of interviewers admit to asking "off limits" questions

According to research undertaken by Ricky Martin's* recruitment firm, HRS, over three-quarters (77%) of interviewers surveyed said they...

13/09/18
Nicola Gooch

Will good things come to those who wait? MHCLG needs 'a bit of time to chew on' its response to the consultation on CIL Reform

Last week, the Planning Minister, Kit Malthouse, appeared before the Communities and Local Government Committee (CLG) Committee to give...

12/09/18
Irwin Mitchell

A glass half full for the boutique drinks market

The continued rise of boutique drinks producers shows no signs of slowing down with the news that The Lakes Distillery are exploring the...

11/09/18
Irwin Mitchell

The sums add up for the private education sector

The acquisition of Cognita by Jacobs Holdings for £2bn, including debt, reflects the continued interest in private education for...

06/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Can you only hold a disciplinary hearing during an employee's normal working hours?

No, but in most cases, it is sensible to do so. There is no rule that says you are limited to holding disciplinary or grievance hearings...

05/09/18
Joanne Moseley

Doctor convicted of gross negligence manslaughter wins right to practice again

Last month, Dr Bawa-Garba, the junior doctor convicted of gross negligence manslaughter won the right to continue to practice medicine....

05/09/18