Waltham Forest LBC v Rahman [2023] UKUT 139 (LC)
23 June 2023
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13 June 2023
Private Members’ Bill (“PMBs”) are public bills which aim to change the law. They are introduced by a Member of Parliament or Lord who is not a government minister. Whilst a minority of PMBs become law, by creating publicity and highlighting an issue they often can affect legislation indirectly. There are currently several PMBs at…
Read more18 May 2023
ACAS, in conjunction with Affinity Health at Work, has launched new guidance on reasonable adjustments for mental health at work. It contains guidance for both employers and workers. The guidance covers: What reasonable adjustments for mental health are. Examples of reasonable adjustments for mental health. Requesting reasonable adjustments for mental health. Responding to reasonable adjustments…
Read more3 April 2023
At a glance On 30 March 2023, the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published plans setting out how the government will enhance energy security, seize the economic opportunities of the transition to net zero and deliver against its net zero commitments. The Powering Up Britain policy paper brings together the Energy…
Read more15 March 2023
The Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”) introduced a new concept of minimal financial assistance (“MFA”), whereby public authorities can award low value subsidies without having to undertake a full compliance assessment. However there are still requirements. We explore the MFA regime and associated procedural requirements below. What are the exemptions? Public authorities do not…
Read more21 February 2023
Since publication in June 2017, NEC has sought to keep its NEC4 contracts up to date by publishing sets of amendments in January 2019 and October 2022. The NEC has recently published a further set of amendments to the NEC4 suite of contracts following feedback and ongoing dialogue with industry users. A number of the…
Read more14 February 2023
The Planning and Parliamentary team have had to keep up to speed with some significant cases in 2022 and, given the somewhat tumultuous political year, some changes of direction in policy and legislation, which will be following through into 2023. Cases Probably the most significant planning case to have been decided in 2022 (and therefore…
Read more10 February 2023
A recent decision by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (SofS) has reaffirmed the government’s policy that Article 4 Directions should be used to remove permitted development rights only where they meet the criteria set out in paragraph 53 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (NPPF), and should not be…
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