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BDB Pitmans was established in 2018 following a merger between legacy firms Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) and Pitmans Law. Bringing together over 300 years…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 20 Aug 2019
89: Public register of beneficial owners of UK residential property
Proposals have been afoot in the UK since 2016 to create a publicly available register of beneficial owners of UK residential property (the Register)…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 19 Aug 2019
The Pensions Regulator publishes consultation on the future of trusteeship and governance
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a consultation on the future of trusteeship and governance. This sets out TPR’s proposals in three key…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 19 Aug 2019
186: No breach of right to privacy when material from phone is used during disciplinary hearing
In Garamukanwa v United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that there was no breach of Article 8 where an employer used material…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Aug 2019
Property Fraud
Property fraud is on the rise and any property owner is potentially at risk due to increasingly rapid and remote conveyancing transactions…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 12 Aug 2019
185: Employers can approach employees directly to agree temporary changes to terms of employment where negotiations with unions have broken down
In a case which will have significant industrial relations implications, the Court of Appeal has ruled in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others that…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 12 Aug 2019
BIC UK Limited v Burgess: Court of Appeal rules that retrospective amendment was invalid
In BIC UK Limited v Burgess and others, the Court of Appeal has ruled that benefit improvements which were not validly introduced in 1991 could not be…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Aug 2019
SDLT: New HMRC guidance on the meaning of ‘grounds’
Rural residential property practitioners will know that stamp duty land tax (‘SDLT’) rates payable on the acquisition of country houses - and town and…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 7 Aug 2019
171: Electric Vehicle charging consultation - a step forward or already outdated?
The Department for Transport has issued a consultation on the delivery of its intention for all new homes to be electric vehicle (EV) ready as set out…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 5 Aug 2019
184: Refusing transfer due to a perception that an employee’s hearing might deteriorate amounted to disability discrimination (Court of Appeal)
In Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey, the Court of Appeal has considered for the first time a claim based on perceived disability. It held that…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 5 Aug 2019
Court of Appeal rejects ITV’s appeal against Pensions Regulator in Box Clever deficit case
The Court of Appeal has rejected ITV’s appeal against the financial support direction (FSD) issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the long-running…
