In late March 2025, the government announced the launch of the Mayoral Renewables Fund, a new programme of public funding which England's Mayoral Combined Authorities can bid into. The Mayoral Renewables Fund offers the opportunity to secure funding for renewable energy projects, such as the installation of solar panels and electric vehicle infrastructure, in sites which are owned by the public sector. In this article, Alexander Rose and Jack Wadsworth discuss the key points about the new fund, ahead of the bidding process closing on 22 April 2025.
We take a look at the compensation limits and statutory payments increase as of April 2025 and the revised Vento bands published by the Presidents of the Employment Tribunals.
On 18 December 2024, Mr Recorder William Evans handed down judgment in the case of Cook v Ketson, a significant noise-induced hearing loss claim. This case has garnered attention due to its implications for the diagnosis and litigation of noise-induced hearing loss.