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Nicola Gooch
London's closing schools: Is the housing crisis creating a lost generation?
Last week, I listened to two separate podcasts* discussing the same phenomenon. Central London's primary schools are closing at an...
02/05/23
Joanne Moseley
Do you ask staff to waive latent personal injury claims in your settlement agreements?
Earlier this month, the UK parliament discussed proposals to manage asbestos in workplaces and to introduce measures to protect the...
28/04/23
Joanne Moseley
Term-time worker entitled to National Minimum Wage for 52 weeks
Schools and colleges employ staff on term-time only contracts to reduce their payroll costs. The vast majority agree to work during...
28/04/23
Charlotte Wallage
Part 36 cost consequences when making a liability only offer
The recent case of Mundy v TUI [2023] EWCH 385 (Ch) considered what happens where a Claimant fails to ‘beat’ a Defendant Part 36 offer...
27/04/23
Jeremy Ladyman
Consumer Duty – update and reminder
An industry report published in March 2023 has indicated that many advisers are in a relaxed mood about the new Consumer Duty that will...
26/04/23
Irwin Mitchell
Avoiding a ‘summer of discontent’ for retail
The latest official figures show trade union membership in the UK is on the rise but that most of the growth is within the public sector...
25/04/23
Jeremy Ladyman
Open-banking: new recommendations published by the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee
Open banking is a secure way for retail consumers and businesses to give regulated third-party providers (“TPPs”) access to their bank...
24/04/23
Katherine East
Avoiding disputes in motorsport rider / driver contracts
It’s no secret that motorsport is expensive and the stakes are high. Add in adrenaline and the risk of injury – to person, property and...
24/04/23
Jason Newall
CMA launches campaign to tackle misleading sales tactics
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK’s principal competition and consumer protection authority. Having commenced a...
24/04/23
Eu Jin Ong
Tesco being a Lidl naughty
Tesco’s Clubcard logo may have to undergo a facelift soon. On 19 April 2023, the High Court ruled that Tesco’s Clubcard logo infringes...
21/04/23
Stefano DAmbrosio Nunez
Our view of the Law Society’s Guidance on the Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors
This week, the Law Society of England and Wales published the Guidance on the Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors. This is the first...
21/04/23
Nicola Gooch
Infrastructure funding: County Councils have a CIL problem. IL will make it worse.
Before Christmas, I wrote about a fight that had broken out in Gloucestershire over CIL funding. The County Council was concerned about...
20/04/23
Irwin Mitchell
ESG and the future of the High Street
A day doesn’t go by it seems without an article or a forecast about the future of the UK’s high street. Many of these predictions are not...
20/04/23
Graham Thomson
UK cyber security breach survey 2023
The latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey has been released, which is a great source of insights to help businesses address their cyber...
20/04/23
Joanne Moseley
Third party harassment: new law on the cards for schools and colleges
Under our current laws, it can be difficult for teachers and support staff to bring successful claims against their employers for...
19/04/23
Joanne Moseley
Is diversity and inclusion the key to unlocking growth and productivity in the UK?
The CEOs of M&S, Page Group, Co-operative Group, Unilever, Microsoft and Barrett Homes certainly think so. They have signed the CEO...
17/04/23
Nicola Gooch
Consultation Nation: Yet more planning reform..... this time on short term lets, holiday rentals and nutrient neutrality
The Easter holidays are always a slightly frantic time in my house. After several days of wrangling overexcited children, huge family get...
14/04/23
Joanne Moseley
Don't get caught out: not all settlement negotiations are protected by the without prejudice rule
An employer that wants to exit an employee from their organisation will usually enter into settlement discussions on a without prejudice...
14/04/23
Joanne Moseley
Employee who handed in her keys and said "I'm done" did not resign
As a general rule, if an employee resigns using clear and unambiguous language, their employer is entitled to take it at face value. The...
12/04/23
Joanne Moseley
Discrimination: increases to injury to feelings awards 2023
Individuals who bring successful discrimination claims are entitled to be compensated for the upset and hurt they have suffered by way of...
11/04/23
Adiba Firmansyah
What the education sector needs to know about the new energy efficiency regulations
Against the background of the Department for Education stating that they ‘are putting climate change at the heart of education’ and...
04/04/23
Nicola Gooch
Planning for Fools: The best planning related April Fools of the weekend, and the stories that I wish had been....
Saturday was April Fools day. I spent the morning engaged in such classic pranks as cleaning the house and doing laundry*. In honour of...
01/04/23
Ailsa Anderson
Will Wetherspoons’ beer taps run dry?
There is an ongoing legal battle between hospitality giant, JD Wetherspoons, and AB InBev (trading as Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I...
31/03/23
Jeremy Ladyman
ESG and securities lending
The Global Framework for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Securities Lending (the Framework) has just been updated by the...
30/03/23
Poppy Ford
ONS reclassification: A college's guide to special payments
Back in December last year, we wrote of the employment law implications of the ONS reclassification of colleges. The decision that...
30/03/23
Jo Bryan
What do office occupiers need to know about EPCs and MEES regulations?
According to the latest Irwin Mitchell survey only 32% of respondents know the energy performance certificate rating of their main office...
30/03/23
Irwin Mitchell
Retail Week Live: ESG reflections
Speaking at Retail Week Live 2023, Grace Beverley, founder and CEO of sustainable sportswear brand, TALA, and fitness brand, Shreddy,...
30/03/23
Jason Newall
William Hill Group businesses to pay record £19.2m for failures
Following an investigation by the Gambling Commission, as part of a regulatory settlement three gambling firms owned by William Hill...
30/03/23
Irwin Mitchell
Why is ESG so important for boosting staff retention in hospitality?
Now is the time for the hospitality sector to focus on ESG to increase staff retention, attract new recruits, ensure they are delivering...
29/03/23
Erica Ives
Sustainability in sport: stadium development and planning
Like many other sectors, the sports sector faces an unprecedented challenge to become more sustainable, finding ways to mitigate its...
29/03/23