Fresh Perspectives
Court considers requirements for a condition precedent to litigation in Local Authority application
Topic: Construction 26.04.2024 Read moreJCT 2024 has landed! This is the ideal time to update your contracts
Topic: Construction 24.04.2024 Read more
Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises to take effect from 1 February 2024
Topic: Retail Therapy 11.12.2023 Read moreFirst out the traps: Dissecting the first remediation order under the Building Safety Act
Topic: Construction 04.10.2023 Read more
Property Digital Rights – A New Revenue Stream in a Digital World
Topic: Tech 13.07.2023 Read more
The fit-out problem
Topic: Construction 24.05.2023 Read more
Choppy waters ahead? The significance of Oceanfill
Topic: Real Estate and Built Environment 20.03.2023 Read more
Register of Overseas Entities – one month since the deadline and thousands still face penalties from failure to register
Topic: Real Estate and Built EnvironmentThe Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 ("the Act") enacted in March 2022 brought into force the register of overseas entities on 1 August 2022. Companies House holds and manages the new register which was introduced to provide greater transparency around UK land ownership. The transitional period ended on 31 January 2023, and as at 3 March 2023, 26,481 out of an estimated 32,440 have registered. Thousands of companies are still to register over a month on from the end of the transitional period, so we've turned our minds to consider the possible consequences of not registering, or delaying registering, as an overseas entity in accordance with the Act, including the potential for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to apply.
06.03.2023 Read moreNew building safety requirements
Topic: Real Estate and Built Environment 16.02.2023 Read more
Two-stage procurement: some key considerations for PCSAs
Topic: ConstructionIn our previous blog post, we introduced two-stage procurement and two key options for documenting it (a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) followed by a separate main works contract and a Combined PCSA/Main Contract) noting that the differences were generally presentational or mechanical. For the purposes of this post, we will refer only to the PCSA and main contract option, but please note that the same principles apply to the Combined PCSA/Main Contract.
02.11.2022 Read more
