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On the Third Day of Christmas 2020...
… real estate disputes expert, Malcolm Worrell, examines a Supreme Court decision on the effect of a landlord's covenant to enforce other...
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Skill shortages and house building - bad combination
As ever, gaining a skill will give you a much better chance of getting a job that pays well. If you are not 'academic' train as a...
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Alternative dispute resolution and costs sanctions – Three recent High Court judgments
By Ailsa Anderson and Kate Williams Well advised parties to litigation will engage in alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). Three...
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Pensions, Pooling and Infrastructure
Investment and Pensions in Europe has an interesting article in their November issue on the pressures on UK Local Government Pension...
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Can you fairly dismiss a teacher suspected of downloading illegal images of children?
You'd think the answer to this is a definitive 'yes'. However, the Scottish EAT's decision in K v L reveals how difficult it is for...
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Can Prefab homes solve the UK's housing crisis
We want to share banking and development specialist Laura Mitchell's article for the Manchester Property Group on how modular and offsite...
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Measuring Property - Don't forget - the standards change May 1st for offices and residential!
Just a quick reminder that the Second edition of the RICS measuring standards comes into force on May 1st. Applying the International...
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Brexit, coronavirus and the World Health Organisation
According to its website, the primary role of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is "to direct and co-ordinate international health...
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Business Interruption Insurance: an unexpected judgment
By Stephanie Reeves and Ted Powell, Commercial Dispute Resolution On 15 September 2020, the High Court handed down its...
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Returning to work: how to deal with staff without childcare
From Saturday 4 July, many businesses - including pubs and restaurants - will be able to open for the first time since the lock-down....
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Update to the Guidance on Responsible Contractual Behaviour During COVID-19
On 7 May 2020 the Government produced “Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts...
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New government guidance to get England back to work
Yesterday evening the government published guidance designed to "make workplaces as safe as possible and give people confidence to go...
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Brexit and EU approval of UK Government State Aid packages in the era of coronavirus
The European Commission issued a press release on 6 April 2020, confirming that it had approved, under EU state aid rules, a £50 billion...
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Can further Judicial Intervention save the Duty to Co-operate? Sevenoaks to get their day(s) in Court over Local Plan
Yesterday, Sevenoaks District Council published a press release confirming that their legal battle with PINS over their emerging local...
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Holidays and quarantine: school and college questions answered
On Saturday night, the government announced it was removing Spain from the list of countries on its travel corridor scheme. This means...
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Brexit and a House of Lords Debate
On 16 March 2020 , the House of Lords, acting through its EU Select Committee, exercised its statutory right under section 29 of the...
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Your Housing is Out for Delivery: Covid 19, Five Year Housing Land Supply and Deliverability
The implications of Covid-19 and lockdown have pre-occupied most of us over the last few months; but whilst developers have been focused...
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Budget 2018: Letwin, CIL and Land Value Capture - It's all about the money
We are only 7 days out from this year's budget, so we can expect an increasing amount of pre-announcements, spoilers and speculation as...
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Enforcement covenants, a breach too far
By Vanessa Horn, Practice Development Lawyer In May 2020 the Supreme Court gave its judgment in Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd. It...
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Land-Banking: The Myth that will not Die?
Anyone reading the papers today will have spotted reports about the Local Government Association's latest research, which is being used...
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Pensions and furloughing - key issues for employers
Pensions expert, Penny Cogher takes a look at the issues employers need to be aware of when making pension contributions to furloughed...
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Re-opening schools and colleges - employers questions answered
The government has asked schools and FE colleges to start to re-open from 1 June for some students and has published guidance to support...
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Coronavirus: eight tips to support staff working from home
Since the lock down, anyone who could work from home has been expected to do so. Many of us are now into our fourth or fifth week of...
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Coronavirus: FAQs returning to work
On Sunday evening the Prime Minister "actively encouraged" those people who couldn't work from home to return to work if their workplace...
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London Councils express concern over proposed hike in Mayoral CIL rates.
Over the summer, the Mayor of London ran a consultation which proposed significantly increasing the rates of Mayoral CIL charged across...
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To Boldly Go Where No Plan Has Gone Before.... Intervention and Innovation at MHCLG
These are the voyages of the Starship MHCLG. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new policies. To seek out new guidance and new...
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Coronavirus: FAQ’s about pregnancy and ‘high risk’ individuals
1. Can we ask a pregnant woman to start her maternity leave early? No – not unless she is absent from work on account of a pregnancy...
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Is your employee sick or skiving?
Today is #nationalsickie day and a good opportunity to re-run the most popular article I've ever written. How do you tell if your...
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Everyday I'm Shuffling: A brief round-up of Politics, Planning & the odd court case
It has been an eventful few days, so this post is going to be a little bit of a mash-up of current events. Starting, of course, with: A...
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Coronavirus: FAQs about self isolation, pay and holidays
1. If staff are self-isolating during a pre-booked holiday, is this treated as holiday or absence and can they reclaim their holiday?...
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