Search results for 'construction'
Irwin Mitchell
Unbuckling the green belt
Any decision to build on the green belt is going to be controversial. There is a clear need to increase supply of all types of home...
12/01/16
Nicola Gooch
And now for something completely different - Let's take a break from politics and talk PropTech
This morning, whilst listening to Radio 4, I heard: "There has been an awful lot of politics lately". This single sentence neatly sums...
15/06/17
Nicola Gooch
Can further Judicial Intervention save the Duty to Co-operate? Sevenoaks to get their day(s) in Court over Local Plan
Yesterday, Sevenoaks District Council published a press release confirming that their legal battle with PINS over their emerging local...
05/06/20
Stephanie Reeves
Business Interruption Insurance: an unexpected judgment
By Stephanie Reeves and Ted Powell, Commercial Dispute Resolution On 15 September 2020, the High Court handed down its...
16/09/20
Joanne Moseley
Holidays and quarantine: school and college questions answered
On Saturday night, the government announced it was removing Spain from the list of countries on its travel corridor scheme. This means...
28/07/20
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
Elizabeth Thomson
Enforcement covenants, a breach too far
By Vanessa Horn, Practice Development Lawyer In May 2020 the Supreme Court gave its judgment in Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd. It...
30/06/20
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
Coronavirus: eight tips to support staff working from home
Since the lock down, anyone who could work from home has been expected to do so. Many of us are now into our fourth or fifth week of...
21/04/20
Joanne Moseley
Re-opening schools and colleges - employers questions answered
The government has asked schools and FE colleges to start to re-open from 1 June for some students and has published guidance to support...
19/05/20
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
Joanne Moseley
Coronavirus: FAQs returning to work
On Sunday evening the Prime Minister "actively encouraged" those people who couldn't work from home to return to work if their workplace...
14/05/20
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Automotive Sector
On 13th November 2019, Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, announced that, because of Brexit-related fears, Tesla would construct its...
18/11/19
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
Coronavirus: FAQ’s about pregnancy and ‘high risk’ individuals
1. Can we ask a pregnant woman to start her maternity leave early? No – not unless she is absent from work on account of a pregnancy...
23/03/20
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
Coronavirus: FAQs about self isolation, pay and holidays
1. If staff are self-isolating during a pre-booked holiday, is this treated as holiday or absence and can they reclaim their holiday?...
23/03/20
Joanne Moseley
Government report shows gender pay gaps are narrowing but still favour men
The Government Equalities Office has published a summary of reported data for 2018/19 which indicates that there have been some...
26/07/19
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
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
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and focussing (a little bit!) on a "Yes Deal" scenario
There has been a lot of focus in the UK recently on putting in place the necessary legislation to deal with a "No Deal" Brexit...
28/02/19
Irwin Mitchell
SDLT Rates for Grounds and/or Gardens of a Residential Dwelling
A recent case, Hyman v Revenue & Customs [2019] UKFTT 469 (TC), has brought clarity to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates for the purchase...
09/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
"Single Family Housing" gathers pace in the US
There is an interesting piece on Bisnow about the rise in the US of portfolios of institutionally rented houses ("Single family housing")...
10/05/17
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Free Ports
In early August 2019, the UK Government announced that it is planning to create up to 10 "free ports", around seaports and airports,...
07/08/19
Nicola Gooch
Manifesto Watch: How the Parties Compare on Green Belt, PD Rights and Housing Delivery
Election Season is now firmly underway, with Manifesto releases from Labour, the Lib Dems and the Green Party this week.... and some...
21/11/19
Irwin Mitchell
Some light relief... The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd (formerly General Motors UK Ltd) [2019] UKSC 46
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the decisions of the Court of Appeal and, prior to that, the High Court, and ruled that relief from...
24/10/19
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
A Tale of Two Interventions: Mixed Messages from MHCLG on Green Belt release in Local Plans
The last few days have been... well... interesting... for those of us who spend our time keeping an eye on the workings of MHCLG. In...
10/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Treehouse of Horrors or just another little dig at permitted development rights?
Just last week the popular press has reported on a tree house in Lincolnshire being threatened with planning enforcement. The summer...
09/08/19
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