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  • Unfair Prejudice Petitions and Limitation

    Is there a limitation period applicable to a petition under Section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 and, if so, what is it? What is an Unfair Prejudice Petition? A member of a…

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    Posted on 6 February, 2025 by Ortolan

  • Potential Uplift of Compensation – Dismissal and Re-engagement Claims

    On 20 January 2025, the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024 (SI 2024/1272) (the “Order”) came into force. An…

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    Posted on 4 February, 2025 by Ortolan

  • Rachel Reeves changes the landscape

    Over the last week or so there has been more from a government keen to demonstrate its commitment to growth.  Last weekend Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a zoning…

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    Posted on 3 February, 2025 by Ortolan

  • Neonatal Care Leave and Pay

    With effect from 6 April 2025, eligible employees will have the right to statutory neonatal leave and potential pay.  The previous Conservative government had proposed new…

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    Posted on 28 January, 2025 by Ortolan

  • Localism vs Housing Delivery

    Swale Borough Council, local planning authority for an area of Kent, was due to determine planning applications totalling 8,400 homes in a garden village on 7 November. …

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    Posted on 8 December, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Law Commission consultation on right to renew business tenancies published

    On 19 November the Law Commission published the long awaited consultation on the right to renew business tenancies, as set out in Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954…

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    Posted on 2 December, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    As we’ve mentioned previously, as of 26 October 2024 there is now a new obligation for employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees. In…

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    Posted on 2 December, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Employment Rights Bill amendments tabled

    We set out the full details of the Employment Rights Bill in October as drafted by the government, but at the end of November, the government tabled a 53 page document with…

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    Posted on 2 December, 2024 by Ortolan

  • The bidding starts now… Compulsory Rental Auctions

    From 2 December 2024, regulations enabling Compulsory Rental Auctions (CRAs) under the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 apply across England. This…

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    Posted on 2 December, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Penalties for letting sub-standard commercial property

    The case of John Anthony Turnbridge v. London Borough of Islington concerned the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015,…

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    Posted on 2 December, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Environmental guidance following Finch Supreme Court ruling

    The government is consulting with stakeholders on draft guidance for offshore gas and oil projects. This follows the groundbreaking Supreme Court Decision on Environmental…

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    Posted on 5 November, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Employment Rights Bill

    The full details of the Employment Rights Bill, first set out in the King’s Speech given on 17 July 2024, and intended to implement Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay, was…

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    Posted on 5 November, 2024 by Ortolan

  • Budget 2024

    Rachel Reeves handed down the Labour Government’s first budget on 30 October 2024. Here is a summary of the main provisions relevant to employers and…

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    Posted on 5 November, 2024 by Ortolan

  • National Minimum Wage update

    The Government has announced the annual national minimum wage increases for 2025, in acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations. From 1 April 2025 the…

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    Posted on 5 November, 2024 by Ortolan

  • The Employment Rights Bill 2024

    The Bill implements key pledges from the Plan to Make Work Pay, ranging from introducing day one rights and greater protection against harassment, to tighter regulation of…

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    Posted on 4 November, 2024 by Ortolan

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