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Nicola Gooch
Make do and amend: more case law on the variation of planning conditions
The scope and limitations of local authority powers to amend or vary conditions has attracted more than its fair share of judicial...
25/01/21
Jane Anderson
Damage based agreements - clarity from the Court of Appeal
On 15 January 20201 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on the case of Zuberi –v- Lexlaw Limited (Bar Council of England and Wales...
21/01/21
Joanne Moseley
DfE tells schools and colleges to stop daily lateral flow tests
Last week, we reported that the government was under pressure to make a statement about Covid testing in schools and colleges, after the...
20/01/21
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and rugby in the UK – the impact on EU players and staff
By Ted Powell, Tom Barnard and Naomi Findlay On 31 December 2020, the final whistle was blown on the UK’s membership of the European...
20/01/21
David Shirt
Staff pensions in troubled times
By Martin Jenkins, Irwin Mitchell's National Head of Pensions. Manufacturing businesses spent 2020 grappling with the twin monsters –...
19/01/21
Irwin Mitchell
What does the latest lockdown mean for grassroots sport?
At midnight on 5 January 2021, England entered its third national lockdown in its fight against Covid-19. As was the case during the...
19/01/21
Joanne Moseley
No vaccine, no job? Can employers insist their staff take the Covid-19 vaccine?
Last week, the outspoken owner of Pimlico Plumbers said that he wouldn't offer a job to anyone who hasn't been vaccinated. Given that the...
19/01/21
Liam Salt
Out with the old and in with the new: the future of CBILS
CBILS extended once again, to the end of March 2021, and a new government scheme to take its place on the horizon by Rachel Adams and...
19/01/21
Stephanie Reeves
Business Interruption Insurance – businesses win big in The Supreme Court
On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its highly-anticipated appeal judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”)...
18/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Should you furlough staff who are having to home school their children?
According to a survey of 50,000 workers, over 70% of working mothers who asked their employers to furlough them because schools had...
16/01/21
Nicola Gooch
As the Class E PD Consultation closes, what next for England's High Streets?
We have just under two weeks until MHCLG's consultation on Class E to Resi PD Rights closes.* Given the impact those proposals could have...
15/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Has the Regulator refused to authorise mass daily Covid testing in schools and colleges?
Just before Christmas, the DfE asked secondary schools and colleges in England to get ready for daily mass Covid testing. It started...
15/01/21
Irwin Mitchell
Green paper is green light for reforming procurement rules for public private developments
We are all getting used to being outside of the European Union at the end of the transition period, and shoppers in Northern Ireland,...
13/01/21
Elizabeth Thomson
Party Walls - the basics
Real Estate Disputes partner, Paul Henson, has produced a helpful overview. For further information, please get in touch with Paul...
12/01/21
Liam Salt
Brexit implications on cross-border insolvency
By Kunal Gadhvi - Partner and Nazmul Miah - Solicitor, Restructuring and Insolvency As of 11pm on 31 January 2020 the UK ceased to be a...
12/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Long Covid - implications for employers
Official UK data suggests nearly 10% of people with Covid still have symptoms 12 weeks after infection. And, there's anecdotal evidence...
12/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Employment law changes 2021 - guide for businesses
Happy new year to all our readers. There are a number of important changes taking place this year that businesses need to prepare for. We...
11/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Key employment cases that will affect the education sector in 2021
We have identified three cases which will have a big impact on employment law and education HR policies and practices over the next 12/18...
07/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Employment law changes 2021: guide for schools and colleges
Happy new year to all our readers. There are a number of important changes taking place this year that schools and colleges will need to...
07/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Update on establishing lateral flow tests in schools and colleges
Before Christmas we published answers to the top ten questions schools and colleges had raised with us following the Department for...
07/01/21
Joanne Moseley
DfE publishes guidance on pupils who can access full-time education during lockdown
We are aware that some schools and colleges are struggling to deal with the huge numbers of parents/guardians who want their children to...
06/01/21
Joanne Moseley
How will the new lockdown rules affect your organisation?
The new legal rules that will apply to the English lockdown have been published. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No....
06/01/21
Nicola Gooch
New Year, New Laws: What Planning Changes were made between Christmas and New Year?
Welcome to 2021*. Whilst I am hopeful that the coming year will be an improvement on 2020, it certainly doesn't look like being any less...
05/01/21
Joanne Moseley
New lockdown grants available to retail hospitality and leisure sectors
The Chancellor has just announced that the government has put aside £4.6 billion in lockdown grants to help support those businesses most...
05/01/21
Joanne Moseley
Education sector: what's the best way to respond if your staff refuse to return to work because of concerns about coronavirus?
Yesterday evening the Prime Minister announced that England would go into a third national lockdown. The message was clear – everyone...
05/01/21
Elizabeth Thomson
Pretty vacant or ugly shell?
This article by Ben Gildea, an associate solicitor in the real estate disputes team at Irwin Mitchell, first appeared in Estates Gazette...
21/12/20
Joanne Moseley
Top 10 questions answered about rapid coronavirus testing in schools and colleges
On Tuesday 15 December, the government announced that teachers and pupils will have access to rapid testing from the start of January...
18/12/20
Joanne Moseley
Breaking: furlough scheme extended again - this time until the end of April 2021
The Chancellor has just announced a further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. According to this press release, the...
17/12/20
Claire Petricca-Riding
Air – the 2020 (and 2021?) battleground
What a week it has been - the final week of the Michaelmas term has been a busy one for both the Government and the Courts. We have seen...
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Elizabeth Thomson
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas 2020...
...telecommunications expert, Ben Gildea, looks back over the developments of the past year for the telecommunications sector. This is...
16/12/20