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It’s Only Natural: Constructing Service Charge Provisions in a Commercial Lease

In a previous article, I looked at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Sara and Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd...

Commissioner calls for changes to Domestic Abuse Bill

It was reported in the media last week that the Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs has predicted that demand for...

FCA business interruption insurance case: The Supreme Court ruling.

Review your Business Interruption Insurance Policies! Today’s Supreme Court judgment gives businesses greater prospects of recovering the substantial losses that...

Which children are entitled to attend school during the Lockdown announced on 4th January 2021?

Many parents and carers will have been surprised with the announcement that all schools would close made by Boris Johnson...

Will a restrictive covenant prevent a proposed development?

You are a developer. You have just purchased a plot of land ripe for development. Will a restrictive covenant burdening...

Dowse & Another v City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council [2020] UKUT (LC)

Mr and Mrs Dowse (“the Applicants”) claimed that they had adversely possessed two acres of Council-owned land (“the Land”) that...

Commercial Tenants Beware: unwise service charge provisions!

The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgement in Sara and Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail...

Government’s planning reforms withstand legal challenge

On 21 July 2020, the Government laid before Parliament a number of regulations (“the Regulations”) designed to reform current planning...

Don’t be So Cynical! An overview of Devine v Housing Solutions [2020]

This article looks at the recent Supreme Court decision in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd [2020],...

Weed all about it: Japanese Knotweed and Professional Negligence

This article looks at the typical issues involved in professional negligence claims against surveyors in respect of property damage caused...

Changes to Permitted Development Rights from 3 December 2020

In September 2020, the Government amended the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and the Town and Country...