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by Anthony Davis. The rules, introduced by the Finance Act 1989, under which the VAT treatment of commercial property transactions was radically reformed have now been with us for over…

by Patrick McLoughlin. Many professionals managing property are aware that the basis for calculating compensation for disturbance of business tenants was altered on April 1 1990.

How has English law been affected by the work of the European courts at Strasburg and Luxemburg?. There are two courts of law which are commonly referred to as “the…

by J Muir Watt. Over the past 12 months since the last article in the issue of September 2 1989, there have been a number of interesting agricultural cases.

by Chris Booton and William Krueger. Japanese involvement in the UK real estate markets has attracted considerable attention over the past four years.

What is the effect of the various indexation provisions on capital gains tax valuations and computations?. This question has already been examined in this column on January 10 1987, p…

by Tim Stapleton. The advent of the 1990 non-domestic revaluation has raised the profile of the professional side of many firms as the potential of a largely unknown area of…

by Ali Parsa. On July 1 the borders between West Germany and the former GDR (East Germany) were formally abolished and unification has opened up large parts of Germany for…

by Michael Treays. With the current difficulties in the commercial property market and the increased burden of the UBR it is reasonable to expect an increasing number of rent review…

by Michael Bibring and Katherine Miller. The introduction of the uniform business rate (“UBR”) with its consequent revaluation of rateable values may have important consequences for a tenant entitled to…

by Tony Ensom. The little-known provisions of the “determination clauses” in building contracts are taking on a new significance in the light of the increasing number of insolvencies in the…

To what extent is it a criminal offence for a person with inside information about the affairs of a company to use that information for his financial advantage?.