04 Mar 2021
The Government has introduced from 31 August 2020 an expansion of the currently permitted development rights (PDRs) and this presents an opportunity for developers to broaden their residential development portfolio, without formal planning permission. This is particularly significant given the impact of…
Commercial Property
02 Mar 2021
Parental responsibility encompasses " all rights and duties, powers and responsibilities, which by law a parent of a child has in relation to that child ". This gives a parent the right to make decisions on behalf of that child such as their education, religion and upbringing. Mothers who give…
Family/Divorce
26 Feb 2021
How do the changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) due to be introduced in April affect schools? IR35 applies when a worker or self-employed contractor provides their services through their own limited company. The rules make sure that contractors, who would have been an employee if they…
Education
25 Feb 2021
The recent case of HXA v Surrey Council has followed a minimal number of social care cases which have made their way through the Courts following CN & GN v Poole BC. The lack of detail around these cases, and the failure of any of them to reach the higher echelons of the Court system, have left room…
Insurance
25 Feb 2021
The Insurance department congratulates Ridwaan Omar on gaining his NEBOSH National General Certificate on Occupational Health & Safety. Ridwaan acts on behalf of numerous organisations in defending Employers' and Public Liability insurance claims. He also has considerable experience of…
Insurance
25 Feb 2021
Notwithstanding that a principal contractor may not directly employ the injured employee, they can still be found to be in breach of their s2 and s3 duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 if they fail to review the sub contractor's risk assessments prior to the start of works or check…
Insurance
25 Feb 2021
Rule changes to Part 36 offers mean that defendants need to be even more wary than before of the terms of Part 36 offers made by claimants. The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 which come into effect from the 6 April 2021 amend Part 36 with a new rule 36.5 (5) which says that Part 36 offers…
Insurance
25 Feb 2021
The claimant pursued a claim against Bury Council relating to an incident when a tree located in a school fell onto the claimant's property causing damage. The Council had a system of inspection of their trees and this tree had been inspected and was due to be felled. It was suffering from…
Insurance
25 Feb 2021
The claimant sued the defendant council following what she said was a fall on the pavement as she was walking back from the school where she had collected her children. She alleged that there was a missing flagstone. The claim was brought pursuant to the Highways Act 1980 for breach of S41, the…
Insurance
25 Feb 2021
The case of the fire at Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in December 2017 has resulted in a fine of £500 000 for the hotel owners and a community sentence order for the hotel porter involved. Fire safety considerations might not be at the top of your risk register priority…
Insurance
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