Ebriefings

Our employment team have prepared a directory of key information and guidance on employment issues in relation to the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

With National Offer Day for primary school places having proceeded as scheduled on 16 April 2020, new regulations came into force on 24 April 2020, which relax some of the current requirements.

Whilst life before lockdown may seem a distant memory, as we head through the peak of coronavirus, many of us are probably beginning to think about what the post-Covid-19 world will look like.

Parties to court proceedings are encouraged to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and a recent case shows that if you fail to do so, there may be costs consequences.

As the weeks go on, we are finding new ways to keep connected and celebrate holidays and festivals together. Charities are leading the way with some great fundraising ideas.

On 2 April, the Government announced a further range of measures to improve building safety in Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs), which are now defined as buildings that are either […]

This last week, we have had three different pieces of Government guidance, one confusing Treasury Direction and some conflicting SSP Regulations

Commercial and local authority landlords could benefit from urgently reviewing their legal options.

The Supreme Court has allowed two appeals concerning ‘vicarious liability’,  providing helpful clarity for claims of this kind and seemingly reining in the scope of such claims.

There has been a huge rise in the use of video conferencing and online messaging services while we are at home due to the Covid-19 related lockdown.

This week we continue to look at key issues affecting charities, some of the great funding available to them and creative to help their communities.

The Government’s additional guidance on PPN 02/20, includes responses to “Construction FAQs” and specific drafting to vary NEC and JCT construction contracts along the lines set out in PPN 02/20.