5/21/2025 2:38:41 PM Supreme Court publishes decision on URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd By James King Will O'Brien Story so far… URS was the structural engineer for BDW in relation to residential tower blocks that were developed between 2005 and 2012. ...
5/20/2025 1:00:01 PM Housing Ombudsman examines good communication in complaint handling, in recent severe maladministration report By Kerri Harrison Anna Bennett The Housing Ombudsman released its learning from severe maladministration report in April 2024. This report sets out four tests of good...
5/16/2025 12:25:38 PM New London Plan Consultation is now live By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston Ben Halsey The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...
5/15/2025 4:40:41 PM HCLG expresses concerns over Government response to the Grenfell Tower fire By Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government committee (HCLG) has written to the Angela Raynor (Secretary of State) and...
5/15/2025 2:58:41 PM Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog - May 2025 By David Bullock Welcome to the latest publication of our Real Estate & Projects Newsletter and accompanying Vlog. May’s Newsletter keeps you updated with...
5/15/2025 12:59:30 PM Devonshires named finalists at the Midlands Residential Property Awards 2025 By Devonshires News We’re proud to announce that Devonshires has been shortlisted for ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at this year’s Midlands Residential Property...
5/15/2025 11:49:22 AM Welsh Government announces legislative plans for next 12 months By Victoria Smith The Welsh Government has announced its legislative plans for the next 12 months. This laid out their final legislative programme of this...
5/15/2025 9:11:37 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: EHRC Publishes Important Guidance on Single Sex Facilities Following the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Definition of “Sex” By Chris Cuckney Few can have missed the Supreme Court’s recent judgment that “sex” and “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) means “biological sex.”...
5/14/2025 6:12:23 AM FCA consumer credit reporting changes for some regulated activities By Alice Overton Amirah Adekunle-Fowora Last week the FCA confirmed its plans to introduce a new regulatory return for consumer credit firms who engage in certain regulated...
5/12/2025 7:55:11 AM Felling of famous Sycamore Tree: What you need to know about tree protection legislation By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston On Friday 9 May two men were found guilty of criminal damage for felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree and causing damage to Hadrian’s...
5/9/2025 11:29:00 AM HMPL Building Blocks Webinar Programme – 2025/2026 By Luke Hartnell Devonshires Housing Management and Property Litigation Building Blocks Webinar programme is back due to popular demand! These webinars...
5/8/2025 11:33:35 AM Companies House wants to know, "Who do you think you are?" By Adu Tonto Chantelle Adadevoh Not “some kind of superstar” (Geri Halliwell et al., 1997), but for certain individuals, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency...