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Jeremy Ladyman

Process agents: an introduction and recent developments

Summary of a recent development The August 2025 High Court ruling in Regera SARL v Cohen & Ors has challenged the position regarding the...

27/08/25
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
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
Liam Salt

Sustainable financing: Consumer attitudes in a Covid driven environment

by Daniel Campbell - Banking and Finance Undeniably difficult though this year's lockdowns have been - where most international travel...

16/12/20
Joanne Moseley

Knowledge and disability: what do you know and when did you find out?

What happens if you discover your employee has a disability after you've dismissed them but before you determine their appeal. Do you...

04/06/19
Nicola Gooch

Tales from the CIL Files: Retained buildings, floorspace deductions and retrospective consents.

Whilst MHCLG* grapple with an avalanche of consultation responses… and the rest of us await the budget… I thought I would spend some time...

21/10/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Manufacturing and the journey towards net zero

The UK manufacturing sector has faced significant change over the couple of decades but perhaps the biggest will be how it faces up to...

16/06/23
Nicola Gooch

Two Speeches and a Consultation: MHCLG sets out its stall on Planning & Affordable Housing

Wednesday 20 November was a big day for both planning and the affordable housing sector. In just one day, we saw: Matthew Pennycook...

22/11/24
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
Stephanie Reeves

Business Interruption Insurance – businesses win big in The Supreme Court

On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its highly-anticipated appeal judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”)...

18/01/21
Joanne Moseley

Workplace Mental Health: The Case For A Proactive Approach

As mental health conditions take over from back pain as the main source of work-related illness, we know the importance of the emotional...

05/08/19
Nicola Gooch

Everyday I'm Shuffling: A brief round-up of Politics, Planning & the odd court case

It has been an  eventful few days,  so this post is going to be a little bit of a mash-up of current events. Starting, of course, with: A...

14/02/20
Joanne Moseley

Returning to work: how to deal with staff without childcare

From Saturday 4 July, many businesses - including pubs and restaurants - will be able to open for the first time since the lock-down....

25/06/20
Nicola Gooch

From Planning Minister to Prime Minister? Some Manifesto Suggestions for Kit Malthouse

The revolving door at MHCLG* looks set to keep right on spinning, as not just one, but three, former Planning Ministers have thrown their...

03/06/19
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
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news round up - 4 August 2023

Climate Change Litigation On the Increase According to the “Global Climate Litigation Report 2023” recently published by the United...

04/08/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 29 November

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

29/11/24
Irwin Mitchell

Use Class E - still the future of the High Street?

Happy Tuesday (yes I know it's not Tuesday any longer) but it's here (and it landed on Tuesday morning) - the much awaited case of the...

20/11/20
Nicola Gooch

Your Housing is Out for Delivery: Covid 19, Five Year Housing Land Supply and Deliverability

The implications of Covid-19 and lockdown have pre-occupied most of us over the last few months; but whilst developers have been focused...

19/06/20
Nicola Gooch

Budget 2017: Disappointing CIL Reforms & Other 'News'

It is probably a good thing that I have not been waiting on today's CIL announcement with bated breath.  For one thing, the Government's...

22/11/17
Joanne Moseley

Five employment cases that have affected the education sector in 2019

As December looms we look back on the cases that have significantly impacted on the education sector over the last 12 months. Holiday pay...

25/11/19
Nicola Gooch

The CMA Report into Housebuilding is out! and some other stuff.....

I hadn't even finished my first coffee of the day, when news of the publication of the CMA report into the housebuilding industry popped...

26/02/24
Joanne Moseley

Is your employee sick or skiving?

New statistics released today by the ELAS Group identify the dates in the first half of the year with the highest absence rates.  Mondays...

13/07/17
Nicola Gooch

The Planning & Infrastructure Bill: An Overview

It is finally here. The Labour Government's flagship planning bill has arrived in parliament.  The PIB has taken flight, and I have...

11/03/25
Nicola Gooch

The First Month of Gove: What have the last four weeks revealed about our new Secretary of State?

Remember, remember the first weeks of November, DLUHC sure did a lot, The Secretary of State to Street Votes did take, But to the Marina...

16/11/21
Joanne Moseley

Profanity and prejudice: using gendered derogatory language towards a trans woman can amount to direct discrimination

In Fischer v London United Busways Limited, a tribunal had to decide if a trans woman who said she had been called a swear word typically...

30/10/23
Nicola Gooch

Budget 2023: Later Living & Care

Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt delivered his first official 'non-emergency' budget as chancellor. It was billed as a Budget for Growth, with a...

16/03/23
Joanne Moseley

Pensions and furloughing - key issues for employers

Pensions expert, Penny Cogher takes a look at the issues employers need to be aware of when making pension contributions to furloughed...

08/04/20
Joanne Moseley

Is your employee sick or skiving?

Today is #nationalsickie day and a good opportunity to re-run the most popular article I've ever written. How do you tell if your...

03/02/20
Joanne Moseley

European court tells employers to properly measure the length of time their staff are working

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today handed down an important judgment about working time in the case of CCOO v...

14/05/19