Rt Hon Michael Gove, The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, has announced that the implementation of the Renters (Reform) Bill will not now proceed until further improvements are made in the court system to ensure it is prepared for the changes.

In recent years, there has been a seemingly endless stream of media scandals about unacceptable – and sometimes shocking – behaviour in the workplace and other professional environments...

Progress by the financial services industry towards achieving diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce is "at best uneven, and at worst, stagnant".

An employment tribunal (ET) considered whether an employer's requirement for its nurses to work flexibly amounted to indirect sex discrimination due to the claimant's childcare responsibilities.

The presence of RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) in more than 150 schools, and identification of the safety hazard it now represents, has caused huge disruption just as the new...

A MAC clause seeks to deal with a change in circumstances which could not have been foreseen when the contract was entered into. The form, content and impact of the MAC clause...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered whether three individuals had acted reasonably in refusing ‘suitable alternative employment' when their roles were redundant.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered whether a worker who was permitted to take annual leave, but who was not paid for it, is permitted to carry over and claim the right to be paid...

Developers are given six weeks to sign the Building Safety Pledge contract.

The hard-hit hospitality industry may now see light at the end of the tunnel following the Government's announcement of their four-step plan to relax COVID restrictions in England.

We've all been under coronavirus lockdown restrictions and separated from friends and family for a number of weeks.

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. The new Act has introduced a power for the Government to set minimum levels of service during periods...

The Home Office has confirmed that from September 2023, people with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme will automatically have their status extended by two years before it expires...

Single Malt Welsh Whisky has been awarded protected status under the UK Geographical Indication scheme (UKGI). This is another example...

Many parents assume that if they have appointed a godparent for their child, that the godparent will be able to step in to take care of the children if they were to die

The Government is consulting on plans to reform and reinforce a little-known public power, the Community Right to Contest to create a Right to Regenerate

In the recent case of Bexhill Construction Ltd v Kingsmead Homes Ltd, Her Honour Judge Kelly gave a useful reminder of the difficulty involved in resisting enforcement of an adjudicator's decision.

We reported last month that the Home Office had added a number of construction jobs to the UK's Shortage Occupation List (SOL).

As many will already be aware, the Building Safety Act 2022 (‘the Act') is to be fully implemented by October 2023. This means that all building owners must have their safety regimes in place by this time.

On 7 August 2023 the UK Government announced a sharp increase in fines for companies who are employing illegal migrants and landlords who are renting their properties to them.