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Nicola Gooch

Another 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...

04/12/20
Jane Anderson

Dealing 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...

03/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On 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...

03/12/20
Liam Salt

Act 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...

03/12/20
Nicola Gooch

Covid, 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...

02/12/20
Amy Au

Battle 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...

02/12/20
Jane Anderson

Lugano - 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...

02/12/20
Joanne Moseley

FAQ'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...

02/12/20
David Shirt

Viva 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...

02/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On 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...

02/12/20
Joanne Moseley

Are 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...

02/12/20
David Shirt

Arcadia’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...

02/12/20
Elizabeth Thomson

On 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...

01/12/20
Joanne Moseley

DBS 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...

01/12/20
Joanne Moseley

From 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...

30/11/20
David Shirt

Phishing 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...

27/11/20
Liam Salt

Enforceability 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...

26/11/20
Joanne Moseley

Working 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
Irwin Mitchell

Use Class E - still the future of the High Street?

Happy Tuesday (yes I know it's not Tuesday any longer) but it's here (and it landed on Tuesday morning) - the much awaited case of the...

20/11/20
Joanne Moseley

Workplace bullying: should you excuse the behaviour of someone who says they didn't mean to upset colleagues?

I am, of course, referring to Priti Patel's explanation for bullying staff in her department. According to the Guardian newspaper she has...

20/11/20
Irwin Mitchell

The disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on women’s sport

It goes without saying that sport in 2020 has looked (and felt) very different to its normal state of play. With major sporting events...

19/11/20
Irwin Mitchell

Winter eviction ban and exemptions - more disappointment for landlords

BY GEORGE COHEN, SOLICITOR, REAL ESTATE DISPUTES The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods)...

17/11/20
Nicola Gooch

All Change at No. 10: What now for the Planning Reform Agenda?

It is almost cliché these days to say that "a week is a long time in politics".  Given the tumultuous events of last weekend, it is also...

16/11/20
Amy Au

The government has launched a new consultation to ban all online advertising for unhealthy foods.

So, what constitutes unhealthy? According to the new consultation, unhealthy foods are those that are high in fat, sugar and salt...

16/11/20
Jane Anderson

Judicial Guidance on the Just and Equitable Winding Up of a Company

Stephen Murphy considers the judgment handed down by The Privy Council on 12 October 2020 that usefully confirms the circumstances in...

16/11/20
Jane Anderson

Judicial trend - no alternative to alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) can offer parties a cost and time efficient route to the resolution of disputes. The court...

16/11/20
Joanne Moseley

Extended furlough scheme - our complete guide to the new rules including important information about redundancies

As expected, the government has now updated its guidance notes on the furlough scheme to reflect changes which came into effect on 1...

16/11/20
Nicola Gooch

Space Standards to apply to Permitted Development Schemes from 6 April 2021 and other news

Yesterday, MHCLG laid it's latest set of amendments to the GDPO 2015 before Parliament.  The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted...

12/11/20
Joanne Moseley

New guidance on 'shielders' - what options do you have if they can't work from home?

During the first lockdown, the government introduced the 'shielding' programme which was designed to safeguard people who were clinically...

12/11/20
Joanne Moseley

New guidance suggests employers won't be able to claim furlough if they serve notice of redundancy after 1 December

Last night the government updated its twelve guidance notes on furlough to explain the rules and processes organisations have to follow...

11/11/20