2/7/2025 2:45:48 PM Procurement UnpACked: Open procedure – Open sesame By Priya Kale Alex Lawrence For any procurement falling under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 23) there are only two competitive tendering procedures – the open...
2/7/2025 2:33:35 PM Ryanair’s guide to turning a strike into a legal nose-dive - Why employers should care about Morais and others v Ryanair By Katherine Sinclair Housing associations often have unionised staff, including maintenance teams, administrative staff, or frontline housing officers....
2/6/2025 5:11:29 PM 'Restrict' your panic when using the competitive flexible procedure… By Richard Brooks Sophie McFie-Hyland From 24 February, procurement law changes, so you have to use the 'open' procedure or the ‘competitive flexible' procedure when running...
2/4/2025 11:57:54 AM The Right to Buy – A problem? By Jabir Dar Ahead of the 2024 General Election, the Labour manifesto included a pledge to review the Right to Buy (RTB) discounts introduced in 2012...
2/4/2025 11:34:38 AM The revised National Planning Policy Framework – what has changed? By Zaynah Hanjra The Government finally published the much anticipated, revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). These revisions, unveiled by...
2/3/2025 1:09:46 PM Introducing our Employment Rights Bill Hub and subscription service - Your one-stop shop for all you need to know By Libby Hubbard The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) - currently 199 pages long with 28 reforms for employment law - is making its way through our...
1/31/2025 3:11:47 PM Judicial review highlights duty to consider true cost of care By Liam Fitzgerald In the Judicial Review R (SARCP) v Stoke-on-Trent City Council [2025] EWHC 18 (Admin), the Administrative Court ruled that Stoke-on-Trent...
1/29/2025 10:07:35 AM A good news story – new rights for parents with babies in neonatal care By Libby Hubbard As the Employment Rights Minister correctly noted, “Parents of children in neonatal care have more than enough to worry about without...
1/27/2025 1:02:12 PM The writing is on the wall… isn’t it? By Hannah Bollard There is an underperforming employee. They have been given lots of support and offers of training over the years. You’ve given them...
1/23/2025 1:10:32 PM Unison questions LATCO two tier workforces By Doug Mullen Unison has published a study looking at the use of Local Authority Trading Companies (LATCOs) which highlights a gap in terms and...
1/21/2025 12:46:11 PM A Big Mac without a side serving of ED&I? Is the UK following the USA's lead? By Libby Hubbard McDonald's recently announced a rollback on some of its ED&I policies. They are anxious to reiterate their ‘steadfast’ commitment to...
1/20/2025 2:35:43 PM Law Commission launches consultation on simplifying compulsory purchase law By Michael Clohessy The Law Commission has recently issued a consultation on their proposal to reform the law around compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) with...