30 Aug, 2024 Arbitration Bill – progress so far and key takeaways By Pauline Lépissier Prateek Sharma Journey so far Last year, after a lengthy period of consultation, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its report positing...
30 Aug, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Employee’s Failure to Exhaust Grievance Procedure is not a Relevant Factor in a Constructive Dismissal Claim By Melissa Chuttur In the recent case of Nelson v Renfrewshire Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employee’s failure to exhaust the...
30 Aug, 2024 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference Returns By Lee Russell Mark London Following last year’s success, we are delighted to announce the return of our flagship conference on the Building Safety Act 2022. The...
23 Aug, 2024 How does an internal investigation affect an inquest? By Samantha Grix Narin Masera After having recently represented a Registered Provider of Social Housing (RP) during an inquest following the death of one of their...
19 Aug, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Top tips on managing (mis) use of social media in the workplace By Melissa Chuttur With the growth of social media allowing individuals to freely share their views online for all to see, it raises questions on how this...
15 Aug, 2024 The importance of three words By Lena Barnes Mark London Asif Patel The Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment on the termination provisions of the 2016 Edition of the JCT Standard Form of Design and...
09 Aug, 2024 The proposed new UK Prospectus regime – key forthcoming changes for housing association bond issuers By Rachel Orgill-Harris Michelle Pascua The publication of the FCA’s proposed new rules for admission to trading on regulated UK markets has been long-awaited and eagerly...
09 Aug, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Criminal Proceedings and Unfair Dismissal By Melissa Chuttur The criminal proceedings against former BBC newsreader, Huw Edwards, have shone a light on the complex interplay between criminal...
08 Aug, 2024 Devonshires welcomes new Partner to Birmingham office By Devonshires News We're delighted to have further strengthened our Housing Management & Property Litigation team with the hire of new Partner Justine...
06 Aug, 2024 Charging Leaseholders for Remedying Structural Defects – a recent Upper Tribunal case By Zoe McLean-Wells The London Borough of Tower Hamlets -v- Lessees of Brewster House and Malting House [2024] UKUT 193 (LC) is a recent Upper Tribunal (UT)...
05 Aug, 2024 An update from the Charity Commission on non-charitable subsidiaries By Andrew Cowan Gemma Bell This recent investigation related to a complaint made around the way in which the Global Warming Policy Foundation (the “Foundation”)...
01 Aug, 2024 Housing Ombudsman launches Call for Evidence for new report on housing maintenance By Donna McCarthy Kerri Harrison Victoria Smith On 1 August 2024, the Housing Ombudsman (the ‘HO’) launched a ‘Call for Evidence’ to inform its next Spotlight report. The report is...