The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] (Duval) is likely to have wide implications for landlords and tenants alike as it concerns the mutual enforceability of tenant covenants which is a standard provision in most modern leases....
As the pandemic continues, those who own residential property may be looking to the future and considering whether there is money to be made by short-term lets (e.g. Airbnb) ...
When a discrimination claim is successful, as well as being able to order compensation for injury to feelings and financial losses, employment tribunals have the power to make a recommendation that, within a specified period, ...
The government has updated its guidance on how employers should treat certain expenses and benefits provided to employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The guidance now ...
The UK Home Office has announced the opening of further visa centres in the UK and overseas. This follows the gradual reopening of centres on 1 June, 9 June and 21 June 2020....
Last month, consultancy firm Accenture published its Visible growth; visible fears report which surveyed roughly 30,000 employees and 1,700 senior managers around the globe....
The High Court has handed down judgment in the long-running rail franchise litigation brought against the Department for Transport by a number of railway operators including Virgin Trains, ...
Covid19 Update: Redundancy and Furlough ...
When you think of all the things that Coronavirus has been blamed for over the last few months, few would have expected that it would be held responsible for saving our high streets. But the Grimsey Review entitled ‘Build Back Better’ published this month suggests......
The EAT, in J Pranczk v Hampshire County Council, had to recently decide whether a Tribunal should have identified, direct and indirect disability and victimisation claims from a claim form when detrimental treatment was alleged....
It has been reported that as many 34% of employers have asked their furloughed employees to carry out some form of work, administrative task or even cover another employee’s work, whilst on furlough....
From 1 July 2020, employers will be able to bring back furloughed employees on “flexible furlough” agreements. ...
According to the Times this week, the government has asked the Law Commission to help design a lawful system for charging employment tribunal fees....
UK Visa centres began to reopen from 1 June 2020, in a phased resumption of services. The second phase of visa centres are now expected to reopen from 22 June 2020. With increasing opposition to the 14-day quarantine requirement for all travellers to the UK......
Employers in the UK have a legal obligation to ensure employees’ health, safety and welfare at work, as far as reasonably practicable. This includes home workers. The Government’s advice remains that those who can work from home should continue to do so. To ensure businesses meet their statutory obligation under health and safety legislation...
The Covid-19 pandemic has had deep effects on society globally. At the same time observed adverse effects do not all flow purely from the pandemic, but may also be symptoms or aggravation of other underlying imbalance....
Timing is critical to the success of a challenge to a public tender. Typically, an unsuccessful bidder will receive a letter from the contracting body notifying them that they have not won the tender, what their scores were and what the scores of the successful bidder(s) were. ...
Warranty and indemnity Insurance in share purchase transactions is not new and has been offered in the insurance market place for some time....
Few can be in doubt that COVID 19 has changed the business landscape forever, though whether these changes will be for the better or worse remains to be seen. ...
The Government has now committed, albeit loosely, to an economy stabilising initiative. Despite the often contradictory scientific and medical advice, come 1st July the majority of non-essential retail will be able to reopen to the public. ...