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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...
30/04/18
New Year, New Laws: What Planning Changes were made between Christmas and New Year?
Welcome to 2021*. Whilst I am hopeful that the coming year will be an improvement on 2020, it certainly doesn't look like being any less...
05/01/21
Do Lenders owe Borrowers a duty to act in good faith?
by Nick Jennings - Solicitor, Banking and Finance Loan agreements will often require lenders to make a determination, such as if a...
14/10/20
No alternative to alternative dispute resolution - SRS Middle East FZE v Chemie Tech DMCC
Ailsa Anderson and Kate Williams of our Commercial Dispute Resolution department have highlighted some important developments in terms of...
08/12/20
Dancing in the Street: What will 2021 bring to the hospitality sector?
The hospitality sector is having to adapt to an ever-evolving regulatory regime in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jennifer Ayris and...
10/02/21
Sustainable financing: Consumer attitudes in a Covid driven environment
by Daniel Campbell - Banking and Finance Undeniably difficult though this year's lockdowns have been - where most international travel...
16/12/20
Judicial trend - no alternative to alternative dispute resolution
Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) can offer parties a cost and time efficient route to the resolution of disputes. The court...
16/11/20
Use Class E - still the future of the High Street?
Happy Tuesday (yes I know it's not Tuesday any longer) but it's here (and it landed on Tuesday morning) - the much awaited case of the...
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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...
03/12/20
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...
24/08/20
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...
23/10/18
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...
16/02/18
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...
23/03/20
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...
05/10/20
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...
09/10/17
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...
07/04/20
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...
12/05/20
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....
25/06/20
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...
06/07/20
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...
18/03/20
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...
16/09/20
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...
05/06/20
Politics and Planning: Tis the Season for Mixed Messages
A bit like preparations for Christmas, the season of pre-budget reporting seems to begin earlier each year. We are just over four weeks...
18/10/17
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...
28/07/20
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...
19/06/20
Unbuckling the green belt
Any decision to build on the green belt is going to be controversial. There is a clear need to increase supply of all types of home...
12/01/16
And now for something completely different - Let's take a break from politics and talk PropTech
This morning, whilst listening to Radio 4, I heard: "There has been an awful lot of politics lately". This single sentence neatly sums...
15/06/17
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...
30/06/20
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...
08/04/20
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...
21/04/20