Family Partner, Simon Blain's comments on the case were quoted in Eprivateclient's article: Supreme Court sides with wife in Villiers divorce battle meaning maintenance order will be granted in England instead of Scotland and Solicitor's Journal.
Read moreGiving a speech on 30 June 2020, Boris Johnson declared the UK government’s intention to deliver “the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the second world war” as it attempts to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreThe recent Supreme Court case of Dill v Secretary of State provides an important decision as to whether a Planning Inspector of a listed building enforcement case can decide whether an item which has been expressly included on the statutory list is in fact a 'building' and the criteria for determining whether an item listed in its own right does constitute a building for these purposes.
Read moreThe logistics sector could be forgiven for becoming complacent due to the seemingly never-ending demand for prime warehouse space (by way of an example and as reported in the property press, Amazon has already acquired more warehouse space in the UK in 2020 than it did in the entirety of 2019, and is on course to take more than the 5 million sq ft of space it did in 2018).
Read moreHead of Contentious Trusts and Estates, Roberta Harvey, and Private Client Partner, Fiona Smith write for ePrivateClient on DIY wills.
Read moreWith businesses and companies trying to return to normal economic life and activity, I consider in this piece some matters that companies may be overlooking when making distributions and in their intra-group transactions.
Read moreThe government has announced that all planning permissions due to lapse through lack of implementation, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures, will be automatically extended.
Read moreOn 19 June 2020, the Government published the Code of Practice for commercial property relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic (" the Code"). The Code was drafted by a Working Party comprising landlord and tenant representative bodies.
Read moreThe pandemic has brought about numerous challenges for employers, which will continue as lock-down measures start to ease. As businesses re-open and staff start to return from furlough leave, employers will need to ensure that they have appropriate health and safety procedures in place having regard to the ever changing government guidance.
Read moreAs we move into a period where restrictions are eased and businesses and workplaces are reopening, and furloughing will start coming down, many business owners and their employees will be navigating the challenges of returning to work and the business decisions and costs that go alongside that. We have set out, below, a summary of the government-backed loan schemes available to businesses to support industry as we collectively work towards a "new normal".
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