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CDM 2015 – What claims might be made?
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) came into force on 6 April 2015, replacing CDM 2007. CDM 2015 applies to nearly every construction, engineering or development project,...
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CDM 2015 – Update for the public sector
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) came into force on 6 April 2015, replacing CDM 2007. CDM 2015 applies to nearly every construction, engineering or development project,...
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What is a penalty clause? Perhaps no longer what you think it is…
The Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment on 4th November 2015 in the conjoined appeals of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi and ParkingEye Limited v...
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Case Summary – The Queen on the Application of Solicitors’ Regulation Authority v Imran [2015] EWHC 2572 (Admin)
An appeal brought by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority following a two day hearing at which Mr Imran was suspended from practice as a solicitor for a period of two years,...
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Nandini Banerjee v General Medical Council
High level summary Dr Banerjee applied for Judicial Review of a second decision made by a Tribunal of the General Medical Council's Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service not to allow her...
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Discrimination by association update
It was back in 2006 that the Employment Tribunal considered the issue of disability discrimination by association in the case of Coleman v Attridge Law. At that time, whether or...
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Developers buying houses- watch out for the SDLT
As buses often come in threes, so do the questions surrounding stamp duty land tax, or SDLT, I am asked. I have encountered a few issues recently, where a development...
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The clock is ticking for Right to Buy
The clock is ticking and time is running down for Housing Associations to decide whether to accept, voluntarily, the Right to Buy extension or allow it to be imposed upon...
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The Consumer Rights Act 2015 – all change for consumer contracts for goods, digital content, services and unfair terms
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 is the most important piece of consumer law since the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. It comes into force on 1 October 2015. It affects...
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Procurement case law update: Woods Building Services v Milton Keynes Council
This case is one of the first to look in detail at allegations of errors in the evaluation of tenders undertaken by a contracting authority and the remedies available to...
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The FCA finalises rules on complaints handling
On 29 July 2015, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released its Policy Statement (PS15/19) detailing final rules to improve the complaints handling landscape for consumers and FCA authorised firms. PS15/19...
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The role of the courts in rent review clauses
When considering whether time is of the essence in relation to rent review clauses, it is worth noting the approach taken by the courts when considering and interpreting rent review...
