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Irwin Mitchell

TGI Fry Day: Court of Appeal clarifies law on nutrient neutrality in CG Fry & Son Ltd v SSLUHC 

Whilst it might not have taken quite as long as the Supreme Court's decision in Finch, it is fair to say that the Court of Appeal's...

28/06/24
Joanne Moseley

Will it really take 45 years to close the gender pay gap?

We are in the seventh year of mandatory gender pay gap reporting. Progress is being made, but it's painfully slow. Recent analysis into...

24/06/24
Patrick Finn

Arbitration and winding up

In a judgment handed down yesterday in Sian Participation v. Halimeda International [2024] UKPC 16 (Sian Participation v Halimeda), the...

20/06/24
Joanne Moseley

Education sector: what changes will a Labour government bring?

The Labour Party's manifesto has a few things for schools and colleges to look out for. Most are contained in the ‘break down barriers to...

19/06/24
Joanna Onisiforou

Some landlords are still not aware of their selective licensing obligations and are bearing significant consequences

The Housing Act 2004 (as amended) (“the Act”) gives local authorities powers to designate areas for selective licensing of privately...

18/06/24
Joanne Moseley

Education focus: which proposed employment and education law changes will survive the general election?

Parliament has been dissolved ahead of the general election. Public bills can't be carried over from one parliament to another and any...

07/06/24
Victoria Kempthorne

New JCT Minor Works Building Contracts 2024 published

On the 15 May 2024, JCT released the 2024 edition of the JCT Minor Works Building Contract family. The JCT recommends that the Minor...

07/06/24
Natalie Cane

New JCT 2024 – Sustainability / ESG

The new JCT Design and Build contract, 2024 edition has been released, and as we have seen, there have been a number of updates to the...

06/06/24
Irwin Mitchell

Labour’s employment law reforms: what employers in retail, leisure, and hospitality need to know

Labour's potential victory in the general election in July could usher in the New Deal for Working People, necessitating swift action...

06/06/24
Joanne Moseley

New RSHE guidance: what it means for sex education lessons in schools

The government has published a new consultation on proposed changes to the statutory guidance on teaching relationships, sex and health...

05/06/24
Gordon Chan

Taking a Risk with the Contract? The Good Faith Provisions in JCT DB 2024

This article is part of Irwin Mitchell’s “thought pieces series” on the JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 (DB 2024), by members of the...

05/06/24
Irwin Mitchell

Liquidated Damages, The Triple Point Case, and the New JCT

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has released its new Design and Build Contract 2024. A new clause (2.29.5) relating to liquidated...

04/06/24