9/19/2025 2:02:15 PM The Upper Tribunal widens the scope of what is meant by cladding remediation under the Building Safety Act 2022 By Bhavini Patel Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No.1 Ltd & Ors v Penelope de Valk & Ors [2025] UKUT 298 (LC). The Upper Tribunal has dismissed an appeal...
6/3/2025 11:00:00 AM Should the clause be mentioned in FIDIC claims? By Gabriel Mulero Clas In one of the construction groups on LinkedIn that I frequent, the following question was posed: [1] In FIDIC contracts, can a claim for...
2/7/2025 10:27:10 AM Success on the Southbank: WeWork win in latest legal battle with landlord By Rebecca Stratton WeWork has recently succeeded in its application[1] to dismiss the first of two forfeiture claims brought by the landlord of its flagship...
2/22/2023 4:54:34 PM Judicial review against Ministry of Defence reaches High Court By Gabi Luknar A judicial review against the Ministry of Defence (MoD), launched by Annington Homes, a property company controlled by billionaire Guy...
9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM Ten year lease term with breaks awarded for telecoms renewal By Howard Kennedy On 21 August 2020, a judge made the first ruling on the length of an "old code" term on the statutory renewal of an telecoms mast lease....
6/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Prohibition of residential evictions extended to 23 August 2020 By Howard Kennedy We reported in March 2020 (here) that all residential possession proceedings had been put "on hold" until 25 June 2020. Extension of...
3/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Courts restrict workload to urgent cases By Howard Kennedy In a further restriction of the work of the courts pending the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on Friday 27 March 2020...
3/27/2020 12:00:00 AM All possession proceedings now "on hold" until 25 June 2020 By Howard Kennedy A new measure to keep tenancies intact pending the working-out of the current pandemic has been introduced. The new Practice Direction...
9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Estate agent commissions – tips for getting paid By Robyn Watson In theory, getting paid should be pretty straight forward for an estate agent. A commission based on a percentage of the sale price is...
5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd and others - does fraud unravel all? By Luke Barden de Lacroix The established and somewhat confusing case law on setting aside a judgment on the grounds of fraud has recently been clarified by the...