This week marks the 10th annual Children's Mental Health Week, launched by Place2Be, with this year's theme being "Know Yourself, Grow Yourself."

The Labour Party's Green Paper, A New Deal for Working People, outlines proposed employment law reforms, including a unified worker status, expanded unfair dismissal protections, increased statutory sick pay, bans on zero-hours contracts, enhanced workplace rights, and stronger trade union and family-friendly policies...

Labour's proposed employment reforms include simplifying worker classifications, eliminating unfair dismissal waiting periods, expanding sick pay and parental leave, banning zero-hour contracts, ending fire-and-rehire practices, and enhancing workplace equality measures.

Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant that grows and spreads rapidly. Excavation or multi-year treatment plans are the only way to get rid of it and even these might not be permanent solutions.

The Labour government has just announced its promised reform to the Employment Rights Bill. Released yesterday, the first draft aims to strengthen worker protections, improve conditions, and address key challenges like high turnover and low pay.

We represented an 11-year-old autistic student's mother in a successful complaint against a special school for inadequate supervision. The school acknowledged failures, committed to policy changes, and issued a formal apology.

During an A-Level Maths exam Georgia was accused of committing malpractice by using her calculator during one of her rest breaks. Georgia was, in fact, using the calculator to keep track of the length of each rest break...

Average A-level and GCSE grades are expected to fall this year, potentially impacting thousands of students' plans for their continuing education.

When someone dies, who really does have the right to make decisions about the deceased's body for the purposes of making funeral arrangements?

We now have some guidance from the Court as to how it may approach BLO's in Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd v. Prater and others.

Parents and carers of pre-school children, and those transitioning from infant to junior school, will soon find out at which school their child will be offered a place.

The right to light entitles property owners to receive natural light through openings. This legal principle can be infringed by neighboring developments blocking light. Expert advice is crucial for resolving such disputes. Contact IBB Law for tailored guidance on right to light issues.

With the general election approaching, political parties have published their manifestos. Despite policy differences, there's consensus on education, focusing on increased funding, special educational needs, and safeguarding students' well-being. The next government will face significant education-related decisions.

When providing judgment on a range of matters, the Courts will often need to look at the ‘construction' (i.e., the meaning) of contractual terms and conditions which are core to the issues in dispute.

There has been much uncertainty surrounding whether developers are owed duties under the Defective Premises Act 1972. A recent decision handed down by the Court of Appeal...

Last week, on the 4th of July 2023, secondary legislation pursuant to the Building Safety Act 2022 was passed into statute.

The UK's Intellectual Property Court ruled that Metro's fast food chicken brand and its franchisees infringed Morley's trademarks, causing consumer confusion. The court found Metro's owner liable for the infringements, also breaching a 2018 settlement agreement.

The Data Protection Act 2018, the UK's implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

We assisted Adrian, with complex special educational needs, in a case against his university for failing to provide necessary adjustments. Through legal action and mediation, we secured academic accommodations, financial compensation, and legal cost recovery, ensuring Adrian graduated with a 2:1 degree.

The landscape of free speech on university campuses in the UK has been evolving rapidly over the past months, with recent developments reflecting...