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27th February 2024
Updates to the Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (EAAR) seeks to codify a number of important EU derived equality rights, which otherwise would fall away from 1 January 2024,…
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Employment Law Developments: What to expect in 2024
Last year saw some significant employment law developments and this year promises to be just as eventful. Having welcomed in another year, we outline some significant legislative developments…
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26th February 2024
Mistry and Ors v Wallace Estates Limited – remediation orders and a question of relevant defects
Case law is now starting to trickle through and currently, in the spotlight, are the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) cases concerning Remediation Orders (RO) and Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs).…
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Leap Year Traditions
2024 is a Leap Year! According to Irish traditions, women are allowed to propose to their suitors on February 29, the day that only comes once every four…
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23rd February 2024
Van Herpen v Green and Green – The provision of Gas Safety Certificates and associated Building Regulations Compliance Certificates
Background - Van-Herpen v Green and Green (2023) This case concerned a claim by a landlord for possession on the basis of an expired Section 21 notice. The…
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22nd February 2024
Hope for NHS patients as “Martha’s rule” to be introduced, following 13-year old’s death
In 2021, Martha Mills had been on holiday with her parents, when she had an accident riding her bike, falling onto the handlebars and injuring her pancreas. She…
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21st February 2024
The FTT’s first decision on the identity of Accountable Persons – can a Tribunal appointed manager be an ‘Accountable Person’ under the Building Safety Act?
The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is ripe for litigation in the context of both its meaning and effect. Canary Riverside (a bit like the BSA is expected…
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20th February 2024
Renters Reform Bill: Update on the Abolition of the Section 21 Notice
Under the Renters Reform Bill (“the Bill”), it is proposed that the Section 21 notice will be scrapped and instead, landlords will be required to satisfy one of…
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16th February 2024
Child Maintenance Enforcement Changes
The government recently announced that parents who refuse to financially support their children will face quicker penalties, under a new scheme with the Child Maintenance Service. The announcement…
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Let’s Update You – Landlord’s Responsibility for Flooding in Properties Let Out Under an AST
Section 11 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (“LTA”) Where a property let out under an assured shorthold tenancy (“AST”), floods – either as a result of rain or…