King Charles III marked the 2024 State Opening of Parliament yesterday with a speech outlining the new Labour government’s key legislation changes. We summarise the changes for employment and pension laws below and what the main takeaways are.

The High Court has recently ruled on the case of Tropical Zoo v Hounslow LBC in which the court considered non-standard lease drafting and whether the local authority had waived its right to forfeiture of the lease due to its agent’s acceptance of rent.

The British Property Federation (BPF) have recently introduced a code of governance (the Code) aimed at for-profit registered providers (FPRPs).

In Episode 4 our experts consider the new Competitive Flexible Procedure and how contracting authorities can design their own procedure under the Act.

In this insight we look at the decision of the Employment Tribunal in Mr M Young v Royal Mail Group Limited which considers exactly what constitutes ‘trade union activities’ during periods of industrial action.

We consider development as a method of raising finance which is particularly important because of the serious financial pressures Registered Providers (RPs) currently face.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that the TUPE Regulations (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) do not apply to the reorganisation of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).

Labour have promised to provide “the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation”.

The Labour party has won the general election, and their manifesto and “Plan to Make Work Pay” proposes a series of wide changes in the employment law landscape.

In this insight, we consider portfolio transactions in more detail.

The new ‘Quarter Day’ leasehold and freehold management newsletter covers the most interesting, landmark or quirky cases of the preceding quarter plus any notable changes in the law.

Major political parties have released their manifestos detailing what changes they would make if they were given the majority vote to run the country. Pensions is an area of which the government needs to take some vital decisions on.