Martyn’s Law is pending legislation which has arisen as a result of the Manchester terrorist attack in May 2017. Martyn’s law aims to protect public venues in order to reduce...
The First Homes Scheme is a government scheme intended to assist more people onto the property ladder. The First Homes Scheme applies only to properties in England and provides for...
The Lionesses have reached the World Cup Final and will face Spain on Sunday 20 August at 11am. Following the Lionesses successful Euros campaign in 2022, they now have their...
On 24 July 2023 the government published a consultation on proposed changes to extend permitted development rights granted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015...
Changes to the proposed Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill – Removal of liability for third-party harassment In an article we published earlier this year, we provided a...
The Charities Act 2022 was passed with the intention of providing more flexibility for trustees to manage their charities. The gradual implementation of the Charities Act 2022 is intended to...
Currently, where an employee is on maternity leave and there is a redundancy situation, an employer is under an obligation to offer that employee suitable alternative employment where such a...
Commercial contracts such as agency, distributor and franchise agreements can offer different levels of exclusivity. It is common to hear the terms exclusive, non-exclusive and sole when negotiating the terms...
As of 1 April 2020, employees and workers are entitled to be provided with a written statement of terms on or before day one of employment or engagement. This obligation...
In the previous article in this mini series we looked at the defendant’s defence to the claim and the defendant’s ability to bring a counter claim. In this article, we...
The Charity Commission has published guidance about the provisions of The Charities Act 2022 which are due to be introduced in June 2023. The Charity Commission has stated that it...
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022-23 was backed by the government on 15 July 2022 when it was introduced in the House of Commons as a Private Member’s...
Our previous article dealt with Acknowledgment of Service, that is, the mechanism by which a Defendant acknowledges the Particulars of Claim served by the Claimant. Following Acknowledgment of Service (or...
A policy paper has been published by the Department for Business and Trade on 10 May 2023, titled ‘Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy’ (“the Paper”). In the Paper, the...
The Charity Commission has published guidance about the provisions of The Charities Act 2022 which are due to be introduced in June 2023. The Charity Commission has stated that it...
It has been announced that there will be an extra bank holiday to celebrate the King’s Coronation (Monday 8 May 2023) which will form a special three-day weekend for many...
IKEA has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) known as a section 23 agreement amid concerns over how it has handled sexual harassment complaints...
In October 2022 during her brief stint as PM, Liz Truss confirmed that the Government intended to introduce legislation that would abolish ‘no-fault’ Section 21 evictions in the private rented...
From tomorrow, many workers in the UK are likely to see an increase to their pay slips as the National Minimum Wage (NMW), and the National Living Wage (NLW) for...
Today the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a significant consultation, aimed at increasing the amount of families that use mediation during separation rather than going to court. Arguably most...
Campaign group ‘4 Day Week Global’ recently undertook a large scale trial of a four day working week, overseen by the thinktank ‘Autonomy’ and a team of academics. 61 UK...
The Supreme Court has recently confirmed, on a 3:2 basis, that their role is not to mend bad deals made between parties acting in a commercial setting. In the case...
When buying land or property you may not realise that you may also be acquiring the mines and minerals underneath the land or property, which could have the potential to...
Disclosure in civil proceedings usually involves the identification and making available of both hard copy and electronic documents that are relevant to the issues in the proceedings. It is recognised...
In our previous article we discussed issuing the claim commencing court proceedings and service of the Claim Form upon the defendant. The Response Pack When the Claim Form is served...
The Carers Leave Bill will amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 and introduce an annual entitlement to one week’s unpaid leave to care for a dependent with a long term...
A ‘perfect storm’ of factors have come together to mobilise unions and staff to participate in industrial action. The General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Paul Nowak is reported...
Stress, anxiety and depression is the biggest cause of work-related illness in Great Britain and numbers continue to rise. The Statistics According to the latest statistics from the Health and...
Before Christmas we published an article regarding a recent menopause event hosted by Rollits and the guidance published by the NHS regarding menopause in the workplace. Today the Government has...
Exclusivity terms that seek to prevent individuals from doing work for other people (or doing so without their employer’s consent) have been unenforceable when included in zero-hours contracts since 2015....
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