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Public Procurement and the Construction Industry – a Perfect Match or an Uneasy Alliance?

The Procurement Act 2023 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 have now been in effect for six weeks - and what an interesting six weeks they have been!

Legal privilege - Keeping things private

Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation at appeal, in 2018.

Agricultural Landlord and Tenant: Forfeiture

Forfeiture will, in certain circumstances, give a landlord an opportunity to terminate their tenant’s tenancy and recover possession of their land.

Logistics and liability for loss or damage to goods

Under any type of contract, a party will want to limit to what extent they will be liable to the other party for losses the other party incurs which are attributable to that first party. Logistics contracts are no exception.

A recent case on will validity - Barnaby v Johnson

Recent case law has increasingly found in favour of validity, particularly where the will has been professionally prepared. The courts’ view appears to be that experienced solicitors would not prepare a will for a person if they feel they did not have capacity or were concerned about their understanding of the same.

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

Much has been written and discussed about the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020 since its publication in May 2020 and its passage through Parliament at break neck speed.

Witness statements in insolvency proceedings – time for change?

On 6 April 2021 Practice Direction 57AC (PD57AC) came into force which radically affects the way in which trial witness statements must be prepared in the Business and Property Courts (BPC).

Net zero in construction - a significant driver of change

It is now two years since the UK became the first major world economy to pass laws to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to 'net zero' by 2050.

Don’t get caught out! - VAT on residential conversions

Are new dwellings zero rated for VAT? Not exactly, explains Kevin Hall in Taxation Magazine.

Uncertain Times - Inflation, Rising Costs, and Supply Contracts – How Can Businesses Protect Themselves?

With the UK inflation rate already at a 40 year high, the continuing aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the general uncertainty surrounding the invasion of Ukraine, the cost of raw materials is rapidly increasing.