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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
Collateral warranties - to be, or not to be, a construction contract?
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
When is disclosure not full and frank?
Southern Housing Group Ltd v Stephen Berry (County Court at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch, 25 February 2021) dealt with an important issue for anyone who…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 3 Aug 2021
Costs and funding divorce
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
Ban on wearing headscarves at work
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
COVID travel restrictions to the UK
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
Quick fire - July 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 Nationality and Borders Bill
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
Harassment and constructive dismissal
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
Immigration round-up July 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
Government consults on Building Safety Levy
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…
