As an employment lawyer I see a lot of issues that arise because fairly simple employment measures haven't been put in place at an early...

Uber is at the vanguard of mobile technology and sharing of resources, but there is no reason why other areas can't also benefit on a...

This is more about the built environment and power of cities than property law, but the Centre for Cities has released a map using Patent...

Nicky Gavron AM has commented on potential proposals for developers to publicise their viability assessments. These are used in planning...

I love the idea that we need expert help to understand the banking sector.  The legal universe perhaps, no maybe all businesses have...

Jerry Schurder of Gerald Eve, like many rating practitioners, has been pressing now for some time for reform of business rates. This tax...

Great to see HSBC taking positive steps to redress the lack of gender diversity at its higher levels.  The proof will be in the...

Chichester District Council is due to begin charging CIL on 1 February 2016.

The proposed charging rates are as follows:

• Residential...

The Government has published a new guide for employers on Recruitment and Retention of Transgender Staff which is designed to help...

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an employee losing her job because she insisted on wearing a headscarf at work for...

The Autumn Statement has revealed increased Stamp Duty Land Tax rates for second homes and buy to let properties.

From 1 April 2016,...

Black Friday will be with us at the end of this week. We imported this tradition from the USA for the first time properly last year and...

Hidden amongst all of the doom and gloom of the spending review, which is due to set out billions of pounds of cuts in spending, is a...

Since October 2012, new pensions legislation meant that all employers would eventually be required to automatically enrol employees...

Perhaps you need to look at forestry as a possibility? A recent survey shows that investment in UK forestry is running at an all time...

For those of us who occasionally lose sight of the importance of what we do, Lord Foster has published a very timely reminder in last...

A recent ACAS report suggests that bullying in the workplace is more prevalent. Bullying itself is not an employment law claim that an...

The new National Living Wage (NLW) of £7.20 per hour for employees over the age of 25 comes in to force in April 2016. Employers are not...

Even top bankers believe they are paid too much to play with other people's money. The important point is that those who receive...

The inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will tomorrow begin to hear the public local...

Most people would agree that a higher employment rate is positive news. But with more people in work, there will be less spare capacity...

Radio 4's "Today" programme this morning had an interview with a spokesman from the RICS about institutions investing in infrastructure,...

Last week it was announced that the European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to address the challenges of...

The Hyde Group have announced plans for a landmark 17 storey building on Hove seafront and are seeking feedback on the proposals from the...

Since June 2013, the Valuation Office Agency has been publishing redacted versions of CIL Appeal letters.

On 17 November 2015, an appeal...

DCLG has just released the terms of reference for a strategic review of CIL by an independent panel.

The panel will be led by former...

Whilst ultimately the ex-directors at City Link were acquitted, these proceedings serve as a useful reminder of the importance of...

Excuse me borrowing from you, Taylor, but you'd have thought that we'd had enough of hate and fear. But no. Recent events in Paris have...

One of the reasons for the gender pay gap closing is because of men's declining wages. Can it really be men deciding to pay women less...

The Race Relations Act was passed 40 years ago. It outlawed discrimination based on race and nationality. Two generations or more of...

If you don't enjoy social interaction and your idea of hell is an office Christmas party, here is a list of jobs that might just suit you...

Honestly, I just don't understand why people don't say someone died but they 'passed on'. You're not a plumber, you are in the water...

The claim among more than half of employers is that the Living Wage will result in increased productivity. Whether this means getting...

Perhaps it is time for Iain Duncan-Smith to revisit his welfare reforms, which seem to have resulted in 590 suicides and 279,000 cases of...

The Office of National Statistics has today released new figures, making it official : house prices are still going up. The number of...

As expected, proceedings have now been brought against the notorious taxi hailing firm, Uber in England in an attempt to determine...

The latest from the Estates Gazette signals increasing prices and demand for housing in the South East, which is good news for the...

Taking into account economic forecasts, expectations of job growth, housing supply & demand and the local authorities' planning...

A rise in sea levels? It's ok, I live on a hill. Melting glaciers? Great, the northwest passage will be passable. Increases in...

No sooner do I comment on the FCA addressing the CML about the needs of older borrowers than the Building Societies Association publish a...

Not that we needed it but here is another timely reminder that an individual can be sued in a personal capacity by a colleague for...

Production lines are already highly automated and the next step will be administrative, clerical and production jobs. Repetitive tasks...

We all know that bonus and other performance related incentives are one way to incentivise staff (alongside other matters such as career...

Today we've seen David Cameron's four objectives for change mocked as "thin gruel" whilst recognised by some EU counterparts as "largely...

To pass any homophobic or racist comments off as banter seems completely out of touch with most people's views of such behaviour. But...

DCLG has today released figures demonstrating that the number of new homes in the UK has risen by 25% over the last 12 months.

The...

Football tends to operate by different rules to the rest of the business world. The level of pay, the fines, the lengthy fixed term...

Actually, this most recent case is a helpful guide for what to do when a part-time employee increases their hours part way through the...

Racial profiling is suspecting a person of certain behaviour based on stereotypes about their race, for example, bodily searching devout...

The Punk Generation were recently described in the financial press as entering the "last time buyer" stage of their lives. Now the FCA,...

The Government has published a technical discussion document intending to extend the scope of mandatory HMO licensing. At the moment, if...

David Barrett, Senior Associate in the Property Dispute Team at Thomas Eggar, reviews changes all landlords of Assured Shorthold...

Well, like most things, it all depends. On the mode of transport, whether you get a seat, and most importantly your state of mind. ...

One of the aspects I love about my job as an employment lawyer is the variety each day brings. Every time I think I have finally seen...

The recent EAT decision in MBNA Limited v Jones highlights the importance of consistency of treatment when dealing with disciplinaries,...

Black Friday has become the biggest shopping day of the year and so retail businesses will be preparing for the massive crowds of...

Is business dress a thing of the past? Does it depend on whether you are meeting a tech entrepreneur or an accountant? Is a tie ever...

After seven years of battling, it looks as if the case of the "hidden castle" has now finally been resolved.

Mr Fidler was given a three...

Last month, the Public Law Project published its weighty research paper on Judicial Review. It won't come of much of a surprise to those...

Entirely outside his work role, a lawyer gave an interview about football and was so offensive that it brought him into disrepute and as...

There is a political push from some quarters to give more certainty to tenants in the private rented sector by having compulsory 2- 3...

This prediction is one of many, and as Charles Darwin said: it's not the weakest that die out but those that fail to adapt. My advice is...

It seems that the top tip for women in getting equal pay is to be a man.

The government has announced that a number of existing prisons will be replaced with new purpose built facilities freeing up valuable...

Many of the UK's employment laws derive from Europe. Although some view these protections as overly burdensome for employers, it's...

The Court of Appeal has agreed to consider a judicial review of an Examining Inspector's decision that Central Bedfordshire Council had...

Honestly, I'm not on a rant, this stuff is real. We need to be creative to survive. Creativity will distinguish us from robots and...

The conflict between the current law and new business models such as Uber is a theme I have returned to many times but this is because...

Investment and Pensions in Europe has an interesting article in their November issue on the pressures on UK Local Government Pension...

The Supreme Court has considered two appeals relating to whether certain contractual clauses were unenforceable penalties.

It was argued...

A bit like Christmas, preparations for the Autumn Spending Review seen to come around earlier each year. The results of the Spending...

Whether it's terrorist threats or the growing prevalence of stress and depression at work, businesses have to be on top of the risks to...

In July this year, BIS published a consultation on tackling intimidation of non-striking workers. This week BIS published the...

Robots on factory lines is one thing, but a robot doing my job, or yours is a lot more scary. The only chink of light is that different...

Last week, I posted a comment on predictions posted by Savills about investment in UK real estate. Now, Legal & General are talking...

A report published by the Town & Country Planning Association, on 4 November, has demonstrated that the housing shortage in London...

Although the specific facts of the dispute between junior doctors and Jeremy Hunt are pretty unique and will not be of direct relevance...

New research has found that women are better bosses than men. This is a general trend and we can all point to exceptions, but that...

We've had Back to the Future Day and now we really are looking into the future. Some say the majority of all existing jobs in the next...

All of London's average rents in one place? Done - with data gathered from 'Find Properly'.

Ideal in-a-glance view of rental levels...

From the Hansard Report of yesterday's debate, the second reading of the Housing and Planning Bill was every bit as lively as one might...

HMCTS has simplified the fee remission process for tribunal

fees so that applicants assess themselves and do not have to submit lengthy...

ACAS have published new guidance on how to carry out workplace investigations with some useful reminders for employers. Carrying out a...

Landlords should be aware that changes have come into force which place restrictions on serving notices to end an AST under section 21 of...

It seems that combating sexism in Mexico is way behind the UK.

The Office for National Statistics today concluded that Housing Associations should be counted as public sector organisations and their...

I have now heard about several different businesses based in Sweden which are trying out a shorter working day. So far as I can tell, it...