Recent Posts
Nicola Gooch
Only six weeks old and the Revised NPPF is already in the Administrative Court
Whilst I may have suggested* that it would not be long before we saw our first judicial review challenge centred on the Revised NPPF; ...
05/09/18
Joanne Moseley
Will workers rights be diluted in a "no deal" Brexit?
The Government has recently published guidance on "Workplace rights if there’s no Brexit deal" which sets out to reassure workers that...
05/09/18
Irwin Mitchell
The cost(a) of the changing high street?
On the same day that Homebase faces a critical vote on its future, Whitbread have announced the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola for...
31/08/18
Nicola Gooch
It's the Summer of Para 64 - the Revised NPPF, Affordable Housing & CIL ... or... why shared ownership is your new best friend (at least for the moment)
Nothing is ever simple when it comes to the interplay between national planning policy, local planning policies and the actual law. The...
24/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Can menopausal women bring discrimination claims?
Around 50% of women going through the menopause experience symptoms that affect their working life. With 3.5 million working women aged...
24/08/18
Joanne Moseley
"Equality rules" for children in schools unlawful
Schools and colleges may have to change their exclusion policies following a landmark judgment about a 11 year old boy excluded from...
22/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Teacher acquitted of rape loses enhanced criminal check appeal
A teacher was turned down for two jobs after an enhanced criminal record check revealed that he had been acquitted of raping a 17 year...
22/08/18
Nicola Gooch
Heatwaves and Housing : Planning for Climate Change
I am probably in the minority of people who did not enjoy the recent spell of extremely good weather*. Now the sunny snap appears to be...
15/08/18
Joanne Moseley
When do you have to postpone a disciplinary hearing?
You have invited a member of staff to a disciplinary hearing. They have asked you to postpone the hearing so their union official can...
15/08/18
Irwin Mitchell
£16,000 awarded to Pizza Hut employee in sexual harassment case
An employment tribunal in East London has found in favour of an employee when she claimed sexual harassment. The tribunal found that the...
13/08/18
Irwin Mitchell
No general equitable duty of good faith in lending relationships
In Standish v RBoS, recently reported, a customer tried to extend the duties a receiver owes to a borrower in a receivership to the whole...
08/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Do you want to increase diversity in your organisation? Our top tips will help you to decide whether to take "positive action"
Many organisations recognise that their workforces are not as diverse as they could be. Research shows that businesses with a healthy...
08/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Supreme Court to decide whether sleep in workers should be paid the NMW for their entire shift
We understand that the union Unison has lodged an appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision last month in Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake...
08/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Man bun hairstyle 'gets British Airways worker the sack'
A British Airways check in worker has been dismissed after only a couple of weeks in the job because his hair did not conform to BA's...
07/08/18
Irwin Mitchell
Inquiry into the Enforcement of the Equality Act 2010
Legislation on workers' rights can be complex and difficult to understand, leading to challenges in enforcing individual rights through...
02/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Do unlimited holidays boost morale?
Most of us look forward to going on holiday (my husband is the exception - but let's not go there). So a policy that says you can take...
25/07/18
Nicola Gooch
CIL, Village Greens and Green Belt: A Case Law Round- Up
As Parliament appears to have been overtaken by a level of drama, intrigue and scandal usually reserved for an episode of Love Island*,...
20/07/18
Joanne Moseley
Breaking: Mencap wins appeal against 'unaffordable' sleep in shifts
The Court of Appeal has today issued a judgment that will have wide ranging implications for the care and other sectors relying on staff...
13/07/18
Nicola Gooch
Innovation and Planning: can the planning system adapt to 3D Printed Houses?
There has been a lot of discussion recently about new methods of construction, from modular, factory led methods of construction to...
06/07/18
Irwin Mitchell
Extended leave for premature births?
Interesting question - although I would argue that if there's a need for extended leave for birth mothers, there is also a need for...
06/07/18
Nicola Gooch
Mind the Gaps: mixed messages, conflicts and trip hazards within the planning system.
As much as I love all things planning law (and I am real geek about my chosen area of practice... you may have noticed), even I have to...
29/06/18
Irwin Mitchell
Pay Gap vs Equal Pay
This article nicely demonstrates the confusion often found in media coverage, between the issue of the gender pay gap and discrimination...
27/06/18
Irwin Mitchell
Menopause discrimination case to be appealed
Many women suffer when going through the menopause and they can and do experience difficulties at work. Mandy Davies brought claims for...
27/06/18
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
Irwin Mitchell
ET rules that Hermes couriers are workers and not self-employed
In the week following the Supreme Court decision in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith, an employment tribunal in Leeds has decided that 65 Hermes...
26/06/18
Nicola Gooch
Planning SoS: What can we learn from James Brokenshire's first seven planning decisions?
Until fairly recently, our new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government had been keeping a relatively low...
19/06/18
Elizabeth Thomson
Supreme Court favours certainty over flexibility (and honour?)
In the recent case of Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited the Supreme Court considered a "truly fundamental...
13/06/18
Joanne Moseley
Plumber wins workers' rights battle against Pimlico Plumbers
The Supreme Court has confirmed that one of Pimlico's plumbers, Mr Smith is a worker entitled to employment benefits including the right...
13/06/18
Irwin Mitchell
Move to force justification of pay gap between workers and bosses
Businesses and organisations employing more than 250 employees are already under a statutory obligation to publish gender pay gap...
11/06/18
Nicola Gooch
Court of Appeal: Unlawful use is not an automatic barrier to registering an Asset of Community Value
On 23 May 2018, the Court of Appeal handed down a Judgment in relation to how assets of community value are registered, which could have...
07/06/18