The New Charities Act (NI) 2022 is here – are you ready?
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
The New Charities Act (NI) 2022 is here – are you ready? The new Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 came into force when it received Royal Assent on 30 March 2022. The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (the “Commission”) is sending out update email...
Coming soon- The New Charities Act (NI) 2022 – are you ready?
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Coming soon- The New Charities Act (NI) 2022 – are you ready? The new Charities Act (Northern Ireland) is eagerly awaited and expected to receive Royal Assent very soon. The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (the “Commission”) is sending out update emails...
Posted By: Philip Gordon
The parties in the ongoing case against the Volkswagen Group (VW) in Northern Ireland are awaiting the outcome of the similar litigation in England. In March 2020, the High Court in England and Wales handed down judgement in the preliminary issues trial that took place and found against...
Launch of new The Co3 Guide to Great Governance
On Tuesday 23 February the Edwards & Co charity team of Jenny Ebbage Sarah Burrows and new hire Amira Graham were delighted to meet with third sector leaders at the in-person Leadership Breakfast launch event for the updated Guide to Great Governance. This updated Guide written by Rog...
Disabilities and discrimination claims
Posted By: Julie Leonard
Disabilities and discrimination claims Sometimes when an employee is dismissed they would claim they were discriminated on the grounds of their disability and issue proceedings in the Employment Tribunal on the grounds of Disability Discrimination. However, claimants with...
Can an Employer make unannounced visits to homeworkers?
Posted By: Julie Leonard
Can an Employer make unannounced visits to homeworkers? If an employer suspects that a homeworker is not doing their full day’s work, is it permissible to make unannounced home visits to check that they are working when they should be? It’s not illegal to visit an employee unan...
Economic Recovery Innovation Grant (ERIG)
Posted By: Sarah Burrows
Invest Northern Ireland (INI) has launched the ERIG to support local businesses to develop innovative projects and to encourage progress along Innovate NI’s Innovation Framework. It is aimed to support businesses to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19 by helping them develop new or i...
