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  • 24 July 2020
  • Immigration

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route opens from January 2021

The UK government has finally published official guidance on the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa.
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  • 23 July 2020
  • Commercial Real Estate

Local authority investment in commercial property criticised – but is this the way forward?

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report on 14 July on “Local Authority investment in commercial property”,

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  • 23 July 2020
  • Commercial Real Estate

Can I extend my property without getting permission?

The Government has announced further changes to ‘Permitted Development Rights’ which will allow homeowners to add up to two additional storeys to their home through a fast track approval process, Permitted Development Rights (PDRs) are rights which allow certain changes to be made to a building without the need to apply for planning permission
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  • 22 July 2020
  • Employment

Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

Earlier this month, after being criticised for comments he made about the Black Lives Matter movement, Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer made a promise during his LBC radio show that he would undertake unconscious bias training.

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  • 22 July 2020
  • Employment

Employment contracts can be split between multiple transferees

UK Case law has established that TUPE can still apply to business transfers where the undertaking is transferred to multiple transferees provided the undertaking does not lose its identity. Further, TUPE can apply to service provision changes in the same circumstances provided it is possible to identity to which contractor the individuals transfer.
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  • 20 July 2020
  • Commercial Real Estate

Is the retail sector about to turnover a new lease?

This week, it was reported that the Crown Estate has written to some of its tenants, offering them the option of paying a turnover rent.

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  • 20 July 2020
  • Commercial Real Estate

What are the challenges of the traditional office post COVID-19?

The challenges of lockdown over the previous five months have been felt equally by both Landlords and Tenants; especially in relation to rental income.
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  • 17 July 2020
  • Privacy and Data Protection

Privacy Shield Declared Invalid by CJEU

The CJEU yesterday handed down its long awaited decision on questions put to it regarding Data Protection .It found that the transfer mechanism used to permit data transfers to the US under the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid.
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  • 16 July 2020
  • Employment

Discrimination arising from a disability is not a ‘but for’ test

In Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions, the Claimant brought a claim for discrimination arising from a disability relating to the way the DWP handled her disability.

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  • 15 July 2020
  • Employment

Pregnancy and Maternity Redundancy Protection Bill reintroduced in Parliament

The Bill, put forward by Conservative MP Maria Miller, aims to strengthen protections for new and expecting mothers, by legislating that pregnant women, those on maternity leave and those within six months of childbirth cannot be made redundant.
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  • 13 July 2020
  • Commercial Real Estate

Check your Reservations on Rights of Entry

The recent Court of Appeal case of Rees -v- Windsor-Clive (2020) considered the interpretation of Landlord’s rights of entry reserved by a lease. The recent Court of Appeal case of Rees -v- Windsor-Clive (2020) considered the interpretation of Landlord’s rights of entry reserved by a lease.
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  • 10 July 2020
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Adjudication, Liquidation and the Supreme Court

A recent Supreme Court decision has unanimously upheld the right of companies in liquidation to commence adjudication proceedings: Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd USC 25.

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