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  • 05 August 2020
  • Employment

“Self-employed” hairdresser found to be employee

The Claimant, a hairdresser, sought to pursue claims for unfair dismissal, notice pay, holiday pay and redundancy pay following At a Preliminary Hearing to determine her status, the Judge found the Claimant was in fact an employee for the following reasons:
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  • 29 July 2020
  • Employment

Settlement offers and redundancies: the cost of getting it wrong

Many businesses view settlement offers as a way to cut short usual redundancies timeframe in order to preserve resources for those jobs which remain viable. However, it is crucial that, before making any such offers, employers understand the potential legal risks of not carrying out fair and lawful consultation.
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  • 28 July 2020
  • Commercial Real Estate

Radical planning changes to come into Force

From 1st September 2020 radical reforms will be made to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (“the Use Classes Order”). The changes will be the biggest of their kind since the Use Classes Order was introduced over 30 years ago, and form part of a range of measures introduced by the Government to cut planning ‘red tape’ and allow greater flexibility of land-use to adapt to the changing needs of our high streets and communities.
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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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