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Mandeep Khroud

New Immigration measures revealed: what's changing and how will it impact the UK

The new Home Secretary, James Cleverly, earlier this week announced a package of extensive measures set to reduce net migration in the UK...

Irwin Mitchell

New immigration rules will make it harder for employers to attract and recruit staff

The government announced significant changes to the UK immigration system which will come into force next year. It believes that current...

Sana Ikhlaq

On the Third day of Christmas - Sana Ikhlaq

On the Third day of Christmas...Today Sana Ikhlaq from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team examines where a landlord succeeds in...

Martha Kent

NewCo takeover of WSL and Women's Championship agreed

In case you missed it, there was some big news coming out of the Women's Super League (WSL) and Women's Championship (WC) in the last...

Penny Cogher

I'm still standing - survivor benefits

The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Equal Treatment by Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2023 affect occupational pension schemes...

Nadia Khan

On the Second Day of Christmas – Nadia Khan

On the second day of Christmas...Today Nadia Khan from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team examines the case of A Grantor v A...

Penny Cogher

Surplus - can employers have their cake and eat it?

On 22 November, I gave my initial thoughts on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement. Here I take a closer look at what the announcement means...

Catherine Dear

On the First Day of Christmas – Catherine Dear

On the first day of Christmas… Today Catherine Dear from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team examines the case of Radcliffe...

Nicola Gooch

The Countdown to Christmas.... BNG, PD, and a lot of anticipation....

It is now December. The Christmas tree is up. The children are stuck in a state of perpetual over-excitement, and I am snitching to Santa...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 1 December 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

Andrew Walker

Navigating financial challenges: Charities in the UK

Charities play an undeniably important role in our society. Amongst other things, they provide support to some of the most vulnerable,...

Jane Anderson

Clarity on orders to mediate

The Court of Appeal have handed down judgment in the case of Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416....

Hayley Bruce

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill receives its first reading

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill received its first reading in the House of Commons representing the Government’s next step in...

Irwin Mitchell

Profitability vs. ED&I: the delicate balance in ASOS' executive bonus scheme

It has been reported that fashion retailer, ASOS, has decided to abandon diversity targets in its annual executive bonus scheme, choosing...

Bryan Bletso

£30 billion investment announcement highlights strength of UK economy

Today, as global chief executives and investors gather at Hampton Court Palace for a government investment summit, the UK government has...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 24 November 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

Kate Fergusson

What is material, matters...

When we evolved the firm’s Responsible Business strategy last year, one thing was very clear – the need to focus in and consider what...

Bryan Bletso

Investment Zones and Freeports: A boost for FDI and business growth

The recent announcement by the UK government regarding the extension of investment zone and freeport tax reliefs brings with it immense...

Joanne Moseley

New national minimum wage rates set to increase by over a pound an hour for all age groups

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced significant increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in line with the...

Nicola Gooch

Autumn Statement 2023: Infrastructure, EV's and changes to planning fees.

The Chancellor has just delivered the Autumn Statement 2023.  Yet again, we have heard a promise the Government will boost the economy by...

Joanne Moseley

Strikes: what will minimum service levels look like in the education sector?

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 came into force on 20 July 2023 and gives the government powers to make regulations to set...

Hannah Marsland

Recording tribunal hearings: a new chapter in legal transparency?

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and in Scotland have recently issued a joint Practice Direction on the...

Rebecca Denvers

Redundancy: withholding statutory redundancy pay where an employee unreasonably refuses a suitable alternative job offer

The UK economy remains challenging for businesses. The number of companies in critical financial distress has risen by a quarter in the...

Irwin Mitchell

How the retail, leisure and hospitality sector can prepare for upcoming changes to holiday entitlements

  Over the last year, the government have been working on reforming the law relating to holiday entitlements and published new draft...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up - 17 November 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

Nicola Gooch

LURA Condensed: An attempt to summarise most of the planning provisions in the Levelling-Up & Regeneration Act.

Apologies if I have been a little bit quiet of late… I have been attempting to condense most of the planning sections of the Levelling-Up...

Ross Condie

LBA or DBA? Revisited...

The Commercial Court has handed down its first judgment addressing the repercussions of R (PACCAR) v CAT [2023] 1 WLR 2594 (PACAAR), the...

Colette Kelly

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - an update

It was only on 26 October 2023 that the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) was enacted. In my recent article I...

Bryan Bletso

Iconic British retail brands, The Body Shop and Selfridges, attract overseas investment

Two beloved British retail brands, The Body Shop and Selfridges, have recently made headlines following significant investments from...

Joanne Moseley

Equality Act 2010: five new amendments HR need to know about

Draft legislation has been published by the government which will amend the Equality Act 2010 from 1 January 2024.  The Equality Act 2010...