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Irwin Mitchell

Protecting your brand: navigating ‘Cancel Culture’ in Retail

In a recent article published by Retail Week, the challenges faced by retailers in the era of cancel culture were highlighted.  The...

16/01/24
Nicola Gooch

The Planning Theory of Everything...

In my very first article for The Planner, I compared the planning system in England to a marble run. A delicately balanced system, where...

15/01/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 12 January 2024

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

12/01/24
Anna Dyde

Pay now, argue later! How far does that concept go under the Construction Act?

‘Pay now, argue later’.  It is often said that is the nature of the payment and adjudication procedures in the Housing Grants,...

12/01/24
Joanne Moseley

Can parties validly agree to settle future employment claims via settlement agreements?

A settlement agreement is a specific type of contract regulated by law, between an employer and employee (or ex-employee) under which the...

11/01/24
Joanne Moseley

Paying staff tips: government publishes draft guidance

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, is expected to come into force 1 July 2024, which is a bit later than originally suggested....

09/01/24
Irwin Mitchell

Welcome changes to IR35 rules will introduce set-off mechanism to prevent overpayment of tax

Since changes to IR35 rules for off-payroll workers came into force there have been some ups and downs. However, from 6 April 2024, a...

08/01/24
Eu Jin Ong

AI system cannot be named as inventor: UK Supreme Court

The UK Supreme Court has decided that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be named as the inventor of an invention under patent...

08/01/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 5 January 2024

Welcome to our first weekly Environment Law news update of 2024. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world...

05/01/24
Rebecca Denvers

Transgender worker loses harassment claim over name change on rota

In the case of Mandie Monroe v Central Bedfordshire Council, a trans woman argued that she had been harassed relating to her gender...

04/01/24
Mandeep Khroud

Government adjusts salary increase for partner visas following nationwide criticism

On 4 December 2023, the government announced several changes to the UK immigration system that are to come into effect in Spring 2024....

03/01/24
Joanne Moseley

Employment law changes 2024: guide for schools and colleges

Happy new year to all our readers. 2024 will be a busy year for HR teams advising schools and colleges. New legislation will increase...

02/01/24
Joanne Moseley

Should employees be able to express their lawful views at work? Acas gets into murky waters

Over the last few years, we've seen an increase in the number of clients asking for advice on how to deal with staff who have expressed...

02/01/24
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 29 December 2023

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

29/12/23
Nicola Gooch

Betwixt, Bothered and Bewildered: Street Votes, Transparency in Trusts and the London Plan review

Christmas is over. New Year is just around the corner. We are in the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and...

27/12/23
Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 22 December 2023

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

22/12/23
Nicola Gooch

Merry Gove-mas! The revised NPPF lands....with a stocking full of further announcements, interventions and funding pledges..

So there we have it. The revised NPPF has arrived. A mere twelve months after the consultation draft was published; nine months after...

20/12/23
Rebecca Denvers

Employment law changes 2024: guide for HR and line managers

Festive greetings to all our readers. 2024 will be a busy year for HR practitioners and line managers. New legislation will increase...

19/12/23
Joanne Moseley

Teacher wellbeing at a five-year low

The charity Education Support has released its annual Teacher Wellbeing Index. It makes depressing reading (again).  The survey, which...

19/12/23
Bryn Davey

On the Twelve day of Christmas - Bryn Davey

On the 12th day of Christmas Bryn Davey from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team considers an interesting case where Doherty...

18/12/23
Mandeep Khroud

Immigration law: Statement of changes

Last week was undoubtedly a tumultuous time for UK immigration. Notably, it was announced that that the minimum salary threshold for the...

15/12/23
Nicola Gooch

A Festive Waiting Game: December, DHLUC, deck-clearing and a dispute

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the land The Planners were waiting, with their heads in their hands… It is December 15th...

15/12/23
Terry Saeedi

McCloud - in a nutshell

Terry Saeedi and Matthew Ambler from the Irwin Mitchell Pensions team, explain the McCloud remedy for employers with staff members in...

15/12/23
Will Scott

On the Eleventh day of Christmas - Will Scott

On the 11th day of Christmas… Will Scott from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team considers the interesting case of Philip Brown...

15/12/23
Eu Jin Ong

easyJet make life difficult for Leicester-based indie band

easyGroup, the parent company of low-cost air carrier, easyJet, was recently involved in a trade mark spat with Leicester-based indie...

14/12/23
Eu Jin Ong

Use your trade marks, or lose them: the Ferrari Testarossa case study

Ferrari has recently had its EU trade mark registration for ‘Testarossa’ revoked in relation to automobiles and toy cars (amongst other...

14/12/23
Joanne Moseley

Laddish culture costs Lidl £50,000 after female employee wins sexual harassment case

We often talk to clients about the important role line managers play in making their workplaces safe and legally compliant places to...

14/12/23
Amy Wagg

On the Tenth day of Christmas - Amy Wagg

On the 10th day of Christmas … Amy Wagg from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes Team considers an interesting case where Nicola Will...

14/12/23
Rebecca Denvers

Flexible working requests will become a day one right from 6 April 2024

Currently an employee needs 26 weeks’ service to make a flexible working request; however new regulations laid before parliament this...

13/12/23
George Cohen

On the Ninth day of Christmas – George Cohen

On the Ninth day of Christmas… George Cohen from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team considers a landmark case providing welcome...

13/12/23