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On the Ninth Day of Christmas 2020...
...real estate disputes expert, Glenn Rhodes, examines a Court of Appeal decision on notices. This is the ninth in a series of twelve...
11/12/20Top five employment cases that will shape 2021
We have identified the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. These...
11/12/20On the Eighth Day of Christmas 2020...
...real estate disputes solicitor, Hayley Crombleholme, looks at a Court of Appeal decision on private nuisance. This is the eighth in a...
10/12/20Sustainability beyond the environment: what it means to be a ‘responsible business’
By Katherine Munn The sustainability of business operations has become a popular area of discussion in recent years largely due to the...
10/12/20Government launches another review into restrictive covenants
The government appears to have a bee in its bonnet about restrictive covenants - and non compete clauses in particular. These are the...
10/12/20On the Seventh Day of Christmas 2020...
...real estate disputes solicitor, Samuel Lane, considers the case of Pease v Carter [2020] EWCA Civ 175. This is the seventh in a series...
09/12/20Brexit and professional football - tackling the new points based system
On 31 December 2020, the Brexit “implementation period” will come to an end and the UK will be transferred out of the European Union. As...
08/12/20'Vested interests’ – what should lenders consider when applying a default interest rate?
by Harry Taylor - solicitor, Banking and Finance The inclusion of default interest provisions in loan agreements is accepted as universal...
08/12/20On the Sixth Day of Christmas 2020...
… disputes lawyer, Lisa Stratford, takes a look at the types of insolvency, a landlord’s remedies and other important factors for...
08/12/20No alternative to alternative dispute resolution - SRS Middle East FZE v Chemie Tech DMCC
Ailsa Anderson and Kate Williams of our Commercial Dispute Resolution department have highlighted some important developments in terms of...
08/12/20On the Fifth Day of Christmas 2020...
..real estate disputes expert, Catherine Dear, examines a Supreme Court decision which brought welcome relief to retailers. This is the...
07/12/20On the Fourth Day of Christmas 2020...
...real estate disputes partner, Tim Rayner, examines a key Supreme Court decision on restrictive covenants. This is the fourth in a...
04/12/20Another new PD Right: Class E to Residential Consultation Launched. Is Housing the Future of the High Street?
MHCLG has a habit of launching significant consultations just as I attempt to sneak in a few days annual leave. This time the surprise...
04/12/20Dealing with the consequences of a disrupted supply chain
Jon-Paul Casati, an Associate in our Litigation Team, considers the impact of the current climate on supply chains. The restrictions on...
03/12/20On the Third Day of Christmas 2020...
… real estate disputes expert, Malcolm Worrell, examines a Supreme Court decision on the effect of a landlord's covenant to enforce other...
03/12/20Act fast if you want your invoices paid
By Richard Payne, Senior Associate - Litigation The Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act came into to force on 26 June 2020 and was...
03/12/20Covid, Class E & Christmas: Will December be naughty or nice to our High Streets....
Late November usually marks the beginning of the most important time of the year for our high streets, with a great many retailers...
02/12/20Battle of the breweries: how Northern Monk and Hesket Newmarket Brewery turned their potential trade mark dispute into a collaborative success.
If 2020 were a beer, it would be a disappointing drink consisting of mainly foam in a takeaway plastic container. Despite the trials and...
02/12/20Lugano - Increased Pressure from the Law Societies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on the European Council
11pm on 31 December 2020 draws ever closer and, at time of writing, the United Kingdom remains in a no deal situation. From a litigation...
02/12/20FAQ's: Impact of regional tiers on schools and colleges
The national lockdown ends today in England and is replaced by three regional tiers which restrict what people can do and which...
02/12/20Viva la revolution-ary product - but we’ll have to wait for the law to catch up when it comes to consumer rights
Prime Wardrobe is one of many exciting new developments within the world of online retail, but is the law keeping up? Katherine East, a...
02/12/20On the Second Day of Christmas 2020...
...trainee solicitor, Lily Pidge, takes a look at an interesting case which considers what is required of a tenant when giving vacant...
02/12/20Are you claiming furlough? Government plans to publish your details soon
The guidance note check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been updated and now...
02/12/20Arcadia’s collapse and the possible impact of Crown Preference
By Tarnia Bleasdale, Restructuring & Insolvency Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell It was reported on Monday that Arcadia, owner of well-known...
02/12/20On the First Day of Christmas 2020....
…. real estate disputes partner, Paul Henson, gives us a summary of a recent case which offered some welcome relief to residential...
01/12/20DBS filtering rules have changed - what you need to know
Filtering is the term used to describe the process that identifies which criminal records are disclosed on a standard or enhanced DBS...
01/12/20From 2 December clinically extremely vulnerable people can return to work
The National lockdown in England will end this week and will be replaced by a new system of tiers. We're still waiting for the...
30/11/20Phishing email led to life-threatening attack at petrochemical manufacturer
By Charlotte Peel. Hackers recently used malware to target a petrochemical-manufacturer in the US with potentially life-threatening...
27/11/20Enforceability of Debenture via Appointment of Administrators
Kunal Gadhvi - Partner in our London Restructuring and Insolvency team - considers the recent court ruling on the enforceability of...
26/11/20Working from home required under all three new tiers in England
On Monday, the Prime Minister explained that once lockdown ends, England will move to a new regional tier system. It has also published...
25/11/20