Birketts is a full service, top 100 UK law firm, based in the East of England, with offices in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich and Norwich. With a rich…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 4 Aug 2021
Section 104(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the Act) provides that a ‘construction contract’ is “an agreement for…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 4 Aug 2021
Southern Housing Group Ltd v Stephen Berry (County Court at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch, 25 February 2021) dealt with an important issue for anyone who…
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Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 3 Aug 2021
When your marriage or civil partnership breaks down, you may look to get advice from a lawyer, in order to point you in the right direction as to what…
Birketts LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 29 Jul 2021
The German courts referred two cases to be considered by the ECJ. One involved a special needs carer in a children’s daycare centre.
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 29 Jul 2021
Any UK residents that have been fully vaccinated by the UK’s NHS vaccination programme or as part of the UK’s vaccine programme overseas are now able…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 29 Jul 2021
The Government has published its response to the consultation on workplace sexual harassment, which was launched in July 2019.
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 29 Jul 2021
The 87 page bill is the cornerstone of the Government’s new plan for Immigration and is set to deliver “the most comprehensive reform in decades to…
Birketts LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 29 Jul 2021
The claimant resigned from her job as an executive assistant after less than four months of employment, claiming that she had been subjected to…
Birketts LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 29 Jul 2021
BEIS have this month published a new UK Innovation Strategy that includes a number of commitments on immigration to ensure the UK has access to the…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Jul 2021
The levy will apply to buildings that are subject to the Building Safety Bill's regime for higher-risk buildings, at the second gateway of the Bill's…