Elizabeth Mutter

An introduction to… planning enforcement

If development is carried out without required planning permission, this is a breach of planning control. Likewise, failure to comply...

28/02/23

Irwin Mitchell

Watchdog upholds two complaints against Huel ruling adverts were misleading

In these straitened times, there is a strong temptation for manufacturers to use money saving tips and claims to promote their products....

20/02/23

Jeremy Ladyman

Interest Rate Hedging - an introduction for borrowers and current market trends

The era of zero interest rate policies is over. We have grown accustomed to living in a low interest rate economy. Rates are still well...

16/02/23

Melody Li

Protection of trees: what developers and landowners need to know

Our Protection of Trees webinar was hosted by Jill Crawford and Tracy Lovejoy from our Planning and Environment team on 9 February. In...

16/02/23

Pamela Chesterman

How ‘real’ is ‘reality TV’: Clarkson, ‘Diddly Squat’, farm diversification and planning

Spoiler Alert - if you’ve not yet watched the series but plan to, don’t read this – I give the whole game away. I enjoyed the last series...

15/02/23

Joanne Moseley

What other employers can learn from McDonald's legal commitment to eliminate sexual harassment from its restaurants

McDonald's has acknowledged that it has a serious problem with workplace sexual harassment. It has reached a legal agreement with the...

14/02/23

Irwin Mitchell

Mind the Funding Gap: The curious case of s.106 contributions funding NHS services

February seems to have been a month for fascinating planning cases.  First, we had Mr Armstrong's one man mission to clarify the scope of...

14/02/23

Joanne Moseley

Do you have to pay staff if you can't operate your business due to energy blackouts?

Last month, the government announced that it was going to scale back business energy subsidies for the next financial year by about 85%....

13/02/23