Legal Article
22 Oct 2020
Big changes have just been announced by Rishi Sunak to the Job Support Scheme (JSS). The JSS is due to come into force in less than 2 weeks on 1 November 2020. As before, the JSS will be open to all small business and larger business who can show an impact on revenues and financial difficulty.…
Employment & HR
Forbes News
21 Oct 2020
Earlier this week Darren Burton, Head of Housing Consultancy at Forbes and D.I Kirsten Dent, NPCC County Lines Lead for Movement and Transport, National County Lines Coordination Centre, presented a webinar on the topical issue of County Lines. 100 delegates joined the webinar where D.I Dent gave…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
21 Oct 2020
In its consultation paper - 'Transparency and Competition: A call for evidence on data on land control' - the Government has set out its aims to increase competition in the housing market through transparency in property transactions, with the hope of encouraging small and medium-sized…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
21 Oct 2020
The ICO has today announced that it has published its updated its 'Right of Access Detailed Guidance'. A copy of the guidance can be found here - https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/right-of-access/ This…
Governance, Procurement & Information
Legal Article
21 Oct 2020
The government has set out proposed changes to the requirements for transparency in supply chains under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. At present, certain commercial organisations must publish an annual statement setting out the steps they take to prevent modern slavery in their business and supply…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
21 Oct 2020
Horse riding is an extremely popular leisure activity in the United Kingdom, especially in more rural environments. Equestrian activities can however lead to a multitude of injuries ranging from very minor to fatal. On average, approximately two horses a week are killed on UK roads alone, with 845…
Personal Injury
Legal Article
21 Oct 2020
Sky High Fine: ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m has fined British Airways - the biggest such penalty to date - for failing to protect data resulting in more than 400,000 of its customers…
Governance, Procurement & Information
Legal Article
20 Oct 2020
Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 In its recent decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb, the Supreme Court has provided clarity on the approach to be taken to determine the law governing arbitration agreements. After a fire broke…
Commercial
Legal Article
20 Oct 2020
Last week members of the Housing Property Team had the pleasure of attending the National Housing Federation's first virtual Affordable Home Ownership Conference. A different format but non the less informative with valuable insight into the upcoming changes in the industry and the impact Covid-19…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
20 Oct 2020
Keshwala & Anor v Bhalsod & Anor (2020) EWHC 2372 (QB) This is an interesting case on relief against forfeiture and contains some useful pointers on the nuances of forfeiture by physical re-entry. The lessee had taken a 20 year lease of the property in 2008. It was a commercial lease…
Housing & Regeneration
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