20 October 2020 Blog Concealment, the limitation clock and cladding In the context of a cladding claim a recent the TCC decision is another case which supports the proposition that the discovery (or significant suspicion) of deliberately concealed information can effectively reset the limitation clock... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
20 October 2020 Blog Charities to benefit from HMRC’s changed stance on digital advertising relief for VAT Some charities may now be able to claim back overpaid VAT on digital advertising, after HMRC has published a brief on charity digital advertising relief from VAT... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Updated guidance on audit rules for charities from Fundraising Regulator Charities subject to the reporting requirements of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (the “Act”) for fundraising should be aware that the Fundraising Regulator has updated its guidance to help them meet those reporting requirements... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Site Operating Procedures Version 6 The Construction Leadership Council has issued Site Operating Procedures Version 6... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Are towns and cities being scarred by the reality of office to residential Permitted Developments? In May 2013 the then coalition government passed an amendment to the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) which allowed the conversion of offices into new residential dwellings without the need to obtain full planning permission. Instead, developers had ‘deemed approval’... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
18 October 2020 Blog When does grief become a disability? A recently published Employment Appeal Tribunal decision explores when a grief reaction is sufficiently severe and long-term to amount to a disability... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 October 2020 Blog Update: cap on public sector exit payments takes effect next month Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made on 14 October and take effect on 4 November... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 October 2020 Blog Charity Governance Code: what can charities expect from the “refresh”? Following publication by the steering group for the Charity Governance Code of the results of its consultation on the “refresh” of two of the principles of the Code what kind of changes might we see to this important Code?... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
14 October 2020 Blog Cap on public sector exit payments takes effect next month Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made yesterday (14 October) and take effect on 4 November... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
14 October 2020 Blog Proposals for competency across the construction industry The Competence Steering Group (CSG) has released its final report called “Setting the Bar” with the aim of a competency based framework across the construction industry... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 October 2020 Blog Launch of three-tier alert system leaves working from home guidance intact Based on the guidance published on 12 October, the Government’s key message to employers of office-based workers in England has not changed, even in areas on the highest alert level... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 October 2020 Blog Sci-tech has the elements to thrive Over the last six months whilst landlords of retail units and shopping centres have been looking to support a struggling sector, landlords in the science and technology sector have seen an increase in demand for space and accelerated growth... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read