Legal Article
21/02/24
In response to rise of attacks and fatalities by XL Bully dogs, on 31st December 2023 the Government introduced the Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (England and Wales) Order 2023, designating the XL Bully as a 'dangerous dog' under Section 1 Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. Having heard from many…
Legal Article
23/01/24
The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023, came into force on the 1st January 2024. The Regulations amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 to preserve various entitlements under EU Law. They also set out a new system of holiday accrual for newly defined &…
Legal Article
23/01/24
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently announced its decision to fine the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for an "egregious breach" of the personal data of 265 potential Afghan evacuees. Background In September 2021, shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan,…
Legal Article
16/01/24
The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 introduced a new section 10A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 implying a term in all social tenancies that the landlord will comply with all prescribed requirements on responding to relevant defects to be specified in regulations. A breach would be actionable in the…
Legal Article
04/01/24
The Grenfell disaster, which unfolded on 14 June 2017, is now known to be one of the UK's worst modern disasters, and for good reason. If you are unfamiliar with what happened, a fire broke out in the Grenfell Tower high-rise 24-storey block of flats in North Kensington. The rate at which the fire…
