Insights
Academy Trust Handbook 2025: key updates you need to know
15 Jul 2025The Department for Education (DfE) has released the updated Academy Trust Handbook 2025, which is effective from 1 September 2025.
Will the Family Court listen to my child's wishes and feelings?
15 Jul 2025In family court cases about where a child should live or how much time they spend with the other parent, the court's main focus is the welfare of the child.
Charity Commission opens statutory inquiry into PCC
14 Jul 2025The Charity Commission reported last week that it has opened a statutory inquiry into a Parochial Church Council in York.
Fire and re-hire: how much is the government really scaling back?
14 Jul 2025I've been reflecting on the government’s recent amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, and what they really mean for fire and re-hire practices.
EAT confirms no implied employment relationship for carer funded through direct payments
11 Jul 2025The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that carers paid using direct payments under the Care Act 2014 are not automatically employees of the local authority.
Rights to Light: Court favours damages over injunction
11 Jul 2025The judgment considered a wide range of important issues including the continued use of the Waldram method to assess interference with light and the interaction with section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
