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Our team of experts shine a spotlight on new legal developments, share their views on the impact of current affairs, and offer insights on issues that could impact you and your business.

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18 Dec 2020 Overview of Enfranchisement Law

There are two main forms of property ownership in England. These are freehold and leasehold…

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22 Jan 2021 Guide to Collective Enfranchisement

Tenants of long leases of flats (granted for a term of over 21 years) have the right to acquire the freehold of the building, and any intermediate leasehold interests (on a collective basis).

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24 Feb 2021 Government’s proposals for leasehold enfranchisement reform

For some time, those advising clients on leasehold property, and specifically in relation to potential enfranchisement claims have had to temper their advice due to the fact that the law is likely to be the subject of change.

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23 Feb 2021 21.06.21 – the return of wedding season

It's been a long time coming for those engaged couples who have had to postpone their big day. Some may have had to re-arrange more than once given that few of us anticipated the impact of Covid-19 on our lives when

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23 Feb 2021 Drone delivery service launches in Scotland to deliver COVID-19 medical supplies

Skyports have today announced their partnership with the NHS in Scotland.

Drones will be transporting COVID-19 and other test samples, COVID-19 testing kits, medicines and PPE between Lorn and Islands Hospital

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15 Feb 2021 Looking at marriage while we can’t get married

We all know couples who have had to cancel, postpone, reschedule or otherwise drastically change their marriage plans this year. Indeed, the idea of being shoulder to shoulder with your nearest and dearest enjoying a

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15 Feb 2021 Sky highways – the next big infrastructure

The UK has the third largest aviation network in the world, and the second largest aerospace manufacturing sector, but despite these credentials the UK airspace is in need of significant modernisation. Unmanned

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12 Feb 2021 The Future Built Environment – What will our future cities look like and what issues do we need to consider now?

The pandemic has been a particularly testing time for most business, but the one sector that has thrived in these difficult times is the technology sector. It is not just the Amazons and Telsas’ of this world but the nascent unmanned aircraft system (UAS) (or drones) which have been soaring.

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11 Feb 2021 Will the “Shecession” lead to a rise in maintenance claims on divorce?

The world has been dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic for over a year and while people are acutely aware of the limitations it poses on their lives on a daily basis, we are now beginning to see the wider impact of

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10 Feb 2021 Haley v Haley: The Future Of Arbitration In Family Law

Our experts examine how a recent Court of Appeal judgment has radically changed the future arbitration landscape in the context of divorce proceedings.

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09 Feb 2021 Post-Covid: Wellness in the design of working spaces

The pandemic has had a huge impact on workplaces, with many of us having made the shift from office-centric working to working entirely from home. Whilst the benefits of this new way of working are clear, including

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09 Feb 2021 Disclosure of Cross Border Arrangements

In one of the first examples of the ‘Brexit effect’ in operation, there was an unexpected, last-minute change of UK law on 30 December 2020 to limit the UK’s adoption of EU Directive ‘DAC6’.

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09 Feb 2021 SDLT for non-residents

SDLT is set to rise by 2% from 1 April 2021 for non-UK residents purchasing residential property in England and Northern Ireland.

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09 Feb 2021 Forthcoming Budget

The Chancellor will deliver his Spring Budget on 3 March.

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09 Feb 2021 Wealth Tax Report

In December 2020, The Wealth Tax Commission (WTC) published its final report on whether a UK wealth tax is desirable and deliverable.

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21 Jan 2021 RIBA/BIID Professional Services Contracts

Often the basis of Interior Designer’s appointment on a project is just an informal exchange of emails, offering neither the Client or the Designer certainty and rarely providing the clarity needed in regards to the Designer’s services or fees.

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05 Feb 2021 The new national design code for property development refers to “beauty” for the first time in 74 years – a positive change for development?

The Government has published a new design code for residential and commercial property developments and the word ‘beauty’ has been introduced as a key parameter. The overall emphasis of the document is a shift

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04 Feb 2021 The rise of aggressive tactics against employees

Some employers in sectors badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are increasingly using aggressive tactics to save money.

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04 Feb 2021 Children’s Mental Health Week

This week marks Children's Mental Health Week and it could not have come at a more apt time. We have now been faced with Covid-19 restrictions for almost a year and the vast majority of children are not currently in

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02 Feb 2021 From Bridgerton to Duchess Boodleton. Latest commentary from Lady Whistledown’s closest modern-day adversary.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a singleton in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a pre-nup." So the saying goes.

The more canny of those amongst you, dear readers, will be