15 Jan, 2025 Landmark decision confirms historical Building Safety claims can to go to adjudication By Mark London Kathryn Kligerman The ruling in BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited (2024) is critically important as it has confirmed the wide scope of...
15 Jan, 2025 Employment law: What’s on the horizon for 2025? By Chris Cuckney 2025 promises to see big changes to the employment law landscape. Important developments are expected in areas such as artificial...
14 Jan, 2025 Employment & Pensions Blog: What factors don't have to be considered where there is an irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship? By Chris Cuckney There is an implied term of mutual trust and confidence in every employment relationship. This works both ways in that employees need to...
08 Jan, 2025 Strategic Decisions Under Pressure: A Guide to Navigating Quick Business Acquisitions By Prasan Modasia The major changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in England and Wales, effective from 6th April 2025, are prompting many business owners...
19 Dec, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Is English nationalism a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010? By Chris Cuckney The last few years has seen a spate of Employment Tribunal claims assessing whether certain philosophical beliefs are capable of...
18 Dec, 2024 Homes England publishes ‘clearance’ database of Section 106 affordable housing sites By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Jonathan Jarvis +1 more... Show less Homes England (HE) has now made available the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service, which is a database (or what some are...
12 Dec, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: 10 years of Shared Parental Leave By Chris Cuckney When Shared Parental Leave and was introduced on 1 December 2014, it was hailed as something that would revolutionise family leave. It...
11 Dec, 2024 Top Tips: handling negative press By Nikki Bowker It is easy to think of recent examples of people/organisations handling negative press poorly, in a way that has served only to worsen...
05 Dec, 2024 Remediation Acceleration Plan - Deadline set for the removal of dangerous cladding By Mark London Rachel Jones Building owners have 5 years to remove dangerous cladding, or they face potential prison sentences On 2nd December, in open letters to...
04 Dec, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: The Employment Appeal Tribunal clarifies harassment and victimisation in the workplace By Chris Cuckney HR Professionals and employment solicitors are well accustomed to reviewing grievances and Tribunal claims alleging harassment or...
29 Nov, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Employment status in the gig economy following the recent Bolt Employment Tribunal decision By Chris Cuckney The financial crisis in 2008 saw a huge expansion of the gig economy in the UK, with companies increasingly relying on self-employed...
21 Nov, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Protected conversations following Gallagher v McKinnon Auto and Tyres By Chris Cuckney It is common for employers and employees to negotiate an employee’s exit from the business, usually as an alternative to going through a...