11/18/2024 8:59:24 AM Privy Council gives major boost to minority shareholders against oppressive majority conduct By John Flint The Privy Council in Tianrui (International) Holding and others [2024] has confirmed that a minority shareholder has a right of action...
11/7/2024 12:43:53 PM New super-body to represent the UK real estate industry By Sarah Manley The Investment Property Forum (IPF), the British Property Federation (BPF) and the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) are in talks...
11/6/2024 10:43:59 AM Driving housebuilding and urban regeneration By Laurence Lacey Laurence Lacey and Billy Poulter, partners in our Bristol and Manchester commercial property teams attended the Homes England Investment...
11/1/2024 5:20:36 PM Computer says "yes"? Dozens of divorces wrongly approved By Adam Maguire It has been reported this week that, between April 2022 and April 2024, a total of 96 applications for divorce were made on the first...
10/31/2024 10:18:04 AM Housing Need Recognised in 2024's Autumn Statement By Stephen Harper In her response to yesterday's budget, Kate Henderson Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, says: Today's budget...
10/30/2024 3:07:55 PM Reforms to Agricultural Property Relief in the Budget result in a pressing need to review your succession plan By Philip Whitcomb So after months of speculation, the Chancellor has announced changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief. These...
10/30/2024 11:52:18 AM Land Registry fee increases By Charlotte Lord Information services fees will increase by £4, the first increase in more than 10 years. From 9 December 2024 Land Registry fees for...
10/28/2024 10:30:07 AM Disclosure failings merit a retrial say the Court of Appeal By John Flint In Kieren Corrigan & Co Limited v Bashir Timol (2024), the Court of Appeal again made it clear that a party who obtains a favourable...
10/24/2024 12:11:38 PM So, what is "Grey Belt"? By Stephen Harper With the Government looking to free up land for new homes by re-designating some green belt land as “grey belt”, and stating that 50% of...
10/23/2024 11:12:53 AM Sustainable Solar Supermarkets By Laurence Lacey This is an exciting initiative by Tesco, which reflects what many of our clients are doing to diversify the source of their power and...
10/21/2024 4:01:18 PM Public sector pensions on divorce... a continuing saga? By Adam Maguire It has been reported in the Guardian this week that current and retired teachers who are going through divorce have said “their lives are...
10/21/2024 3:58:54 PM The loser has to fall By John Flint The art of winning in Defamation can often mean exploiting your opponents weaknesses (aka their maggoty cake) by using part 18 requests...