Legal
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Southern Gas Networks plc v Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Compensation Gas undertaker
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Southern Gas Networks plc v Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Compensation – Gas undertaker – Water ingress – Claimant gas undertaker seeking to recover failure to supply gas (FSG) payments following water ingress form defendant’s water main – Whether FSG…
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Heritage failures fatal once again
In Irving v Mid Sussex District Council and another [2016] EWHC 1529 (Admin) Gilbert J quashed the planning permission granted by a planning authority on its own land
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Viability impacts scupper housing appeal
Forster arguably raises the bar for decision makers on appeal by suggesting that they must cross reference parties’ formal appeal case with their original objections and triangulate to ensure every…
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The challenges and opportunities of student accommodation
This week, Julian Keith, partner in housing and regeneration at Trowers & Hamlins, delves into the current challenges involved with student accommodation
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Joined-up thinking: The minority report
In the second of three articles on corporate real estate joint ventures, Paul Chases takes a look at minority JV rights
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Legal notes: Consequential consequences
Stuart Pemble welcomes confirmation from the Court of Appeal that parties should be free to agree contractual limitations to, or exclusions of, indirect or consequential loss
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ADR and mediation: the potted guide
In this month’s potted guide, Jonathan Seitler QC guides practitioners through the basics of the law relating to alternative dispute resolution and mediation
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Counting the costs of unreasonable conduct
Alexander Bastin and Caoimhe McKearney explain what a recent decision means for costs claims in the First-tier Tribunal – and it’s not good news for landlords
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Hemmise and another v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant – Service charge – Issue estoppel – Application by lessees to challenge reasonableness of service charges – Leasehold valuation tribunal disallowing certain items as not recoverable under…
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APC competency: development appraisal
Kate Taylor demystifies the development appraisal competency for the APC
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The spectre of business rates
The retail sector is recovering… until the impact of business rates is taken into account