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David Shirt
To vote or not to vote…
By Maria Emanuelli, Corporate Solicitor … that was not the question. Tensions seemed high in the House of Commons yesterday after the...
11/12/18
Nicola Gooch
Speculative Applications are Not Appealing: Private members bill seeks to limit appeals where application inconsistent with Neighbourhood Plans
There is nothing that highlights the tensions at the heart of the planning system quite so effectively as attitudes to Neighbourhood...
10/12/18
David Shirt
House of Lords Report on Brexit
Written by David Glass, a consultant in the Corporate team at Irwin Mitchell. Amid all the plethora of Brexit–related publications, the...
07/12/18
Nicola Gooch
High-Tech Houses & Affordable Eco Homes: Airbnb to move into residential development
Yesterday, the Times reported that Airbnb - the short term rental company that has massively disrupted the hotel industry - is about to...
05/12/18
Irwin Mitchell
Key messages from the annual Quoted Companies Alliance & UHY Hacker Young Corporate Governance Behaviour Review
It will be interesting to see what effect, if any, improved Corporate Governance will have on the ability for AIM to retain a healthy...
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Joanne Moseley
Greenwich council expected to settle term time holiday pay claims for £3.7 million
We believe that Greenwich Council has settled holiday pay claims for around 5,000 of its term time only staff and has agreed to change...
29/11/18
Nicola Gooch
Obtain Planning Permission, You Must: Teignbridge Council faces a galactic planning en-force-ment issue
Teignbridge Council has found itself in the unusual position of having to fend off what appears, at first glance, to be an imperial...
27/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Bus driver sacked after failing a drugs test awarded £37,639.32
The case of Ball v First Essex Buses Limited is a good example of how not to fairly dismiss someone accused of serious misconduct. Facts...
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Joanne Moseley
Modern Slavery Statements - Home Office ramp up the pressure
Nearly 17,000 chief executives of UK businesses with an annual turnover of more than £36m have received a letter from the Home Office...
23/11/18
Joanne Moseley
It's getting cold ... Scottish Government publishes charter on safe working in extreme weather
The recent cold snap isn't another "beast from the East" but has reminded us that winter has arrived after an exceptionally mild Autumn....
23/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Government publishes new guide to help managers recruit and manage people with disabilities
The Department for Work and Pensions has published a practical guide to help line managers recruit, manage and support people with a...
23/11/18
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale
Discharge of Restrictive Covenant Requiring Approval of Plans
A case decided last week by the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) is good news for developers looking to develop land subject to a...
22/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Holiday pay case of "self employed" worker settles leaving employers in the dark about liabilities
The case of King v Sash Windows raised important issues about the rights of workers to recover holiday pay where they were wrongly...
22/11/18
Irwin Mitchell
First ever public offering of equity on Blockchain?
Supposedly the first ever public offering of equity on Blockchain...is Neufund really the world’s first issuance platform to host an...
20/11/18
Nicola Gooch
The Cultural Revolution: The CLA argues that Councils are overlooking potential housing sites due to outdated assumptions over how we live.
Earlier this month, the CLA published its latest policy briefing*, which argues that more than 2,000 villages in England have been...
20/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Government enquiry into non disclosure agreements now open
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an enquiry seeking views on the use of non disclosure agreements (NDAs)...
19/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Pilot with a fear of flying unfairly dismissed
I've never enjoyed flying. I'm told that, statistically, it's the safest form of travel but I still worry that the plane I am on will...
19/11/18
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
Joanne Moseley
Government launches employer toolkit about UK Settlement Scheme
The government has issued a toolkit to help employers support EU staff and their families apply for settled status. It signposts where...
09/11/18
Nicola Gooch
The road to permitted development is paved with good intentions... High Court tells Hounslow that what they meant to do, matters a whole lot less than what they actually did
Last week, the Administrative Court had the thankless task of informing the London Borough of Hounslow that an Article 4 Direction, which...
08/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Is the government going to reintroduce ET fees?
That was a question put to the MOJ by the House of Commons Justice Committee. The answer? According to Richard Heaton, permanent...
08/11/18
Joanne Moseley
CJEU tells employers to make sure staff take paid holiday
The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) has made it clear that employers must give all staff accurate information about their...
08/11/18
Nicola Gooch
Another Day, Another Commission: MHCLG pins hopes on better design to overcome community objections
Last week was certainly a busy one for the Minister of Housing Communities and Local Government. In addition to publishing: a partial...
05/11/18
Joanne Moseley
"Real living wage" rises to £9 an hour
The voluntary living wage increases today as follows: Workers across UK (except London) - will receive an increase of 25p to £9.00 per...
05/11/18
Irwin Mitchell
Is the expansion of GSCOP's remit enough?
Is the expansion of GSCOP's remit enough? The NFU has questioned whether it was enough for the CMA to expand the remit of the Groceries...
02/11/18
Joanne Moseley
National living wage to increase by nearly 5% from April 2019
Increases to the National Minimum Wage have been announced which will benefit 2.4 million workers. From April 2019: The National Living...
01/11/18
Nicola Gooch
Budget 2018: Build Out Rates, CIL and PD Rights or Consultation, Consultation, Consultation.
Yesterday afternoon, the Chancellor unveiled this year's budget, albeit with a huge Brexit shaped question mark over whether it is...
30/10/18
Joanne Moseley
EU votes to protect "gig" workers
The EU Employment Committee has approved draft legislation which will give important employment rights to casual, intermittent and...
29/10/18
Joanne Moseley
Swedish derogation contracts put under the spotlight
Legislation protecting temporary agency workers came into force in 2010. After 12 weeks in the job, an agency worker qualifies for the...
29/10/18
Joanne Moseley
Employee called a "fat ginger pikey" loses harassment case
How on earth can an employee refer to a member of staff in this way and, effectively, get away with it? The law The Equality Act 2010...
25/10/18