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Douglas Kitchen

Ambush Marketing and the 2022 and 2023 FIFA World Cups

With the success of last year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the much-anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 taking place this year,...

12/01/23
Joanne Moseley

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: implications for the education sector

Three months ago the government introduced the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill to try and reduce the disruption caused by...

11/01/23
Irwin Mitchell

Crussh saved from administration

It's more positive news for many retailers than expected as the year end results are being published. Consumers were out in force in the...

11/01/23
Jill Crawford

New powers to curb illegal tree felling

New powers have been announced by DEFRA and the Forestry Commission  which came into force on 1 January 2023 to deal with illegal tree...

09/01/23
Thomas Barnard

NFTs, sport and the law

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are digital assets created on a blockchain using unique identification codes and metadata to distinguish them...

05/01/23
Joanne Moseley

Employment law changes 2023: guide for schools and colleges

Happy new year to all our readers. There’s still no sight of the long awaited Employment Bill, but that doesn’t mean 2023 is likely to be...

03/01/23
Joanne Moseley

The top five employment cases that will shape 2023

We've identified the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. These...

02/01/23
Nicola Gooch

A Christmas Consultation and a Court of Appeal decision on CIL.

Well, Gove kept his promise. DLUHC's consultation on changes to national planning policy did in fact arrive before Christmas. To be...

23/12/22
Poppy Ford

Myth-busting Brazel: tips for the education sector

Back in November, we attended the ISBA Conference alongside many HR professionals from independent schools. It was great to see so many...

22/12/22
Jill Crawford

Final round-up for biodiversity for 2022 – CoP 19 CITES

I recently wrote about the outcome of CoP 15 Convention of Biodiversity which concluded on 19th December in Montreal Canada after 2 weeks...

22/12/22
Joanne Moseley

Is an employee's support of a particular football club a protected belief under the Equality Act?

Many people share Diego Maradona's view that “football isn’t a game, nor a sport; it’s a religion”. Religion is, of course, protected...

21/12/22
Elizabeth Mutter

An Introduction to… Material Planning Considerations

When planning applications are being decided, the decision maker is limited as to what they can take into consideration when deciding...

21/12/22
Jason Newall

Tesco facing UK lawsuit over F&F working conditions

Big brands should be aware of the importance of supply chain risk assessments and having comprehensive modern slavery polices in place...

21/12/22
Irwin Mitchell

Some welcome news for the Hospitality sector

The government announced yesterday a six month extension to the alcohol duty freeze taking it through to the summer when the new tax...

20/12/22
Stefano DAmbrosio Nunez

Environmental targets at last – what has changed?

In March 2022, the government launched a consultation on environmental targets. These environmental targets are of major relevance for...

20/12/22
Jill Crawford

Is it a good start to the week for biodiversity? - CoP15 and its conclusion

Has it been a good start to the week for biodiversity from an international perspective with the new Global Framework for the protection...

20/12/22
Nicola Gooch

In the Bleak Midwinter... Cold winds stall local plan progress, LURB heads to the Lords, the Supreme Court rules on DB Symmetry & other news

It has been yet another busy old week in the wonderful world of planning. So in between dodging snowballs, ice-skating along the...

16/12/22
Natalie Hayes-Green

On the Twelfth day of Christmas 2022...

…Natalie Hayes-Green from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team concludes our series of articles with a look at what is thought to...

16/12/22
Kathryn Pitters

Protecting the rights of young people who have been accused of sexual abuse or harassment at college

Last year Ofsted was asked by the government to carry out a rapid review of sexual abuse within schools and colleges after there were...

15/12/22
Alison Willis

On the Eleventh day of Christmas 2022...

... Alison Willis from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team reflects on another key case from 2022. Whilst the closure of...

15/12/22
Ross Condie

On the Tenth day of Christmas 2022...

... Ross Condie from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes takes a look at the Court of Appeal’s decision in Spire Property Development...

14/12/22
Elizabeth Mutter

DfE guidance and funding for energy efficiency measures in schools and colleges

On 6 December the government published new guidance on how schools and colleges can be more energy efficient. The guidance seeks to...

13/12/22
Malcolm Worrell

On the Ninth day of Christmas 2022...

...Today Malcolm Worrell from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team looks at how the scales of justice tips further towards...

13/12/22
Ben Delaney

A plant-based Christmas?

Have you ordered the turkey yet? How about the pigs in blankets? Perhaps this is the year for goose? For most people planning their...

13/12/22
Nadia Khan

On the Eighth day of Christmas 2022...

...Today Nadia Khan from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team analyses the issue of non-payment of service charges by examining...

12/12/22
Adiba Firmansyah

Important reminder of the requirements for a valid exchange of contracts

In Aslam v Rehman [2022] UKUT 251 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) examined the requirements for a valid exchange of contracts,...

12/12/22
Jill Crawford

Why are the delays in UK Government publishing Its environmental targets so important?

In accordance with Section 4 of the Environment Act the UK Government were due to publish details of their environmental targets with the...

09/12/22
Bryn Davey

On the Seventh Day of Christmas 2022...

...Today Bryn Davey from Irwin Mitchell’s Real Estate Disputes team analyses the Kowalek & Anor v Hassanein Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1041 case...

09/12/22
Jenny Arrowsmith

Navigating the challenges of the current economic climate – key takeaways

On Monday 5 December 2022, we hosted our free webinar ‘Helping Your Business Be Resilient to Risk During the Current Economic Climate’ to...

08/12/22
Joanne Moseley

Five reasons to remind your staff to behave during the festivities

You know December has arrived when you start receiving the boringly repetitive articles about the legal risks of hosting a workplace...

08/12/22