31 May, 2024 Dancing with fairness: Navigating internal HR investigations By Anna Dabek Following the recent reports about Giovanni Pernice's teaching methods on Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has pledged to handle complaints...
30 May, 2024 The general election and housing legislation: Implications for landlords By Bethan Jones Following the announcement on Wednesday 22 May that the General Election (or ‘Genny Lec’ as it can be affectionately called) will take...
29 May, 2024 Pension scheme surpluses: A slice of the pie? By Doug Mullen With interest rates having reached a 15-year high, some employers participating in defined benefit pension schemes have suddenly found...
29 May, 2024 Happy Pride 2024! By Cleo Brant As May turns into June, we are once again flying the flag for LGBTQ+ Pride Month at Anthony Collins! As a firm with an active ED&I...
28 May, 2024 Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) ordered in one of the first reported cases - Welcome to the new normal By Kadie Bennett In one of the first reported cases, Financial Remedy proceedings have been stayed and Non-Court Dispute Resolution has been ordered...
23 May, 2024 General Election – what’s ahead for HR? By Anna Dabek With the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of a 4 July election, the starting gun has been fired and the race is on. But this...
22 May, 2024 Muddying the waters of volunteer status By Katherine Sinclair Esther Campsall Volunteers are the lifeblood of many charitable organisations. Those organisations could not exist without them, but neither could they...
22 May, 2024 Statutory overview and scrutiny guidance By Claire Ward This recent guidance provides an opportunity to assess whether a critical friend is really operating within a council's governance...
21 May, 2024 A conversation about sushi – small talk, or harassment? By Jackie Morris In the case of Sato-Rossberg -v- SOAS University of London, an employment judge has dismissed claims by a Japanese professor that she was...
20 May, 2024 Services reviews and functions – The first step in redesigning council services By Claire Ward Full council has set the budget for 2024/25 after six months of hard work so now what? The decision to agree the budget is an...
20 May, 2024 What next for Right to Buy? By Tom Starkey The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, recently called for the Right to Buy to be suspended in connection with new build social...
17 May, 2024 Procuring regeneration projects under the Procurement Act 2023: playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the same order! By Mark Cook Local authorities and housing associations are at the centre of many land-based projects, whether this is for small-scale developments,...