Brexit and the administration of Justice
On 27 March 2020, the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee published a short progress report on Ā key Justice-related issues in...
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On Friday, the government published Regulations which amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 and allow up to four weeks leave to be...
Ā A Trade Bill was re-introduced into the UK Parliament on 19 March 2020 Ā (the earlier one having lapsed with the expiry of the...
The coronavirus and the illness that it causes , Covid-19, are posing challenges to Company Law as well as to many other sectors of...
On 29th March 2020, The Sunday TimesĀ reported that officials in London and Brussels have said that there is "zero" prospect of the...
There is a lot for developers to think about right now. Everything from the availability of building supplies, to force majeure clauses...
In August 2019, my colleague Nicola Gooch gave a very quick round-up of some recent case law from the Planning Court. Ā This was...
The Times newspaper on 27 March 2020Ā reported on a "mix-up" over the UK's participation in an EU-wide ventilator procurement scheme...
Last night, the government published guidance on the Job Retention Scheme, announced last week by the Chancellor.
Here's the detail.
Who...
On 25 March 2020, the UK passed its Coronavirus Act 2020 which contains sweeping emergency powers to enable the UK Government to deal...
The Chancellor has just announced a significant support package to help self employed workers:Ā
The Department for Transport (DfT) have announced that there will be a temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of drivers'...
Our immigration specialist Philip Barth, considers how sponsorship licences are affected by the measures being taken in the UK to deal...
Planning for the possibility that the UK and the EU might not reach a deal on their new relationship prior to the end of the transition...
But how?
There is a lot of talk at present about how the Planning Appeals system will continue to make appeal decision during the
In 1962, the American environmental scientist, Rachel Carson, published her seminal book "Silent Spring", which was principally about the...
Last night the Prime Minister announced a full lock-down of the UK in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.Ā
All non-essential...
The pace of change in the last week alone as the country finds it's place in the world-wide reaction to the spread of coronavirus.~@Ā
Following Brexit on Ā 31 January 2020 and the expiry of the transition period on 31 December 2020 and unless any other relevant...
According to its website, the primary role of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is "to direct and co-ordinate international health...
In recent days, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced Ā a number of eye-watering measures to support UK...
1. If staff are self-isolating during a pre-booked holiday, is this treated as holiday or absence and can they reclaim their holiday?
That...
1. Can we ask a pregnant woman to start her maternity leave early?
No ā not unless she is absent from work on account of a pregnancy...
The Chancellor gave an extraordinary speech on Friday during which he announced a number of measures to help businesses keep afloat...
Whilst political and media Ā attention is focussed mainly on the coronavirus emergency at the moment, Ā some interesting...
The government has today launched a new service employees can use to prove they have been advised to self-isolate due to coronavirus....
Schools and colleges are closing this afternoon to all children and students unless they are vulnerable or whose parents are critical to...
We are living in strange and interesting times. But in all this uncertainty, we can take some comfort in the fact that the planning...
On 16 March 2020 , the House of Lords, acting through its EU Select Committee, exercised its statutory right under section 29 of the...
Earlier this week, the government advised the population to socially distance themselves from others.
We were told not to go to clubs,...
Chief treasury secretary Steve Barclay has announced that the IR35 tax reforms due to come into force on Monday 6 April will be delayed...
The new UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, have...
By Katherine East and Rob Coleridge
On Monday 16 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the UK had entered the āfast...
The title of this Article may well be a candidate for the "wooden Ā spoon" of unimaginative titles but the European Scrutiny...
The Department for Education has today updated its guidance on Coronavirus.
Despite many European countries shutting down education...
Ordinarily employer's can't say very much to others about the health of a particular worker. Information about someone's health is...
The Prime Minister has just announced new advice that will affect all employers.
If anyone in a household develops the virus (or has symptoms
New Statutory Sick Pay rules relating to Coronavirus come into force today.Ā
SSP must be paid to anyone:
On 13 March 2020, both the BBC and the Guardian newspaper reported that they had seen a draft EU trade treaty with the UK that the EU...
Never let it be said that the current Government lacks energy or ambition. Less than 24 hours after the Treasury set out one of the most...
"Brexit" was barely mentioned in Rishi Sunak's Ā Budget Ā speech on 11 March 2020 , except purely in the past tense Ā - "We...
In a significant speech entitled "The ideal post -EU regulatory framework" delivered on 10 March 2020, Dr Victoria Saporta, Bank of...
The Chancellor announced in today's budget that small employers will be able to recover statutory sick pay costs for up to 14 days for...
The sudden emergence and expansion of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is making headlines around the world and crashing stock markets as...
This article was originally published on 28 February and was updated on 9 ,11 and 13 March.
Coronavirus is spreading in the UK and a major...
With the arrival of the Coronavirus on the world scene, Brexit has been relegated to almost (it may seem!) a walk-on role in the UK and...
Airbus is one of the World's largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft, helicopters and defence and satellite systems.
Whilst the...
The first week-long round of UK- EU trade negotiations has now been completed.
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, is reported to...
These are the voyages of the Starship MHCLG. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new policies. To seek out new guidance and new...
What's the best way to manage staff absence in schools and colleges?
Decide what 'type' of absence you are dealing withĀ
It's...
The Transition Period of almost one year lasting until 31 December 2020 (unless extended by agreement between the parties), which was...
Fixed term contracts can be an attractive option for schools and colleges and other employers facing uncertainty over future funding....
On 2 March 2020 , Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner in charge of EU competition...
The Prime Minister has announced that workers who fall ill with coronavirus or who are advised to self isolate will be entitled to...
Last month, the Employment Tribunal in Casamitiana v The League Against Cruel SportsĀ ruled that 'ethical' vegans have a protected...
Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
The answer it seems for many, is no. Research suggests that...
Monday , 2 March was a minor landmark day for the UK (but also for the EU and quite separately, the US) in the UK's timetable for...
On 28 February the High Court handed down its first official judgment on the meaning of 'a phased planning permission' for the purposes...
The Coronavirus (aka Covid-19) has had the dubious distinction of knocking Brexit off the front page as the main source of concern and...
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