8/21/2025 1:16:58 PM No Backdoor, No Break-In: Why the UK backed down in privacy row against Apple By Danielle Atkinson The US director of national intelligence says the UK has withdrawn its request to access all Apple users' data when required. The UK...
8/21/2025 1:07:41 PM No one size fits all: grant of injunction to prevent planning breach By Will O'Brien Hannah Langford Camilla Weston The law provides that the Court must carefully undertake a balancing exercise on the facts when a local planning authority applies to...
8/20/2025 9:59:06 AM Corporate Crackdown: New Prosecution Guidance Ahead of "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Avary Patutama Matthew Garbutt David Pack The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) updated guidance on corporate prosecutions serves as a timely...
8/19/2025 10:47:36 AM Lessons from VMA Services Ltd v Project One London Ltd [2025] EWHC 1815 (TCC) By James Mapley Lucy Ferebee Can a party avoid paying a Notified Sum awarded in a ‘smash and grab’ adjudication by commencing its own ‘true value’ adjudication? ...
8/15/2025 2:15:20 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Employment Rights Bill - Are Small Business About to Get Free HR Advice Paid For by The Government? By Chris Cuckney The finer details of the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) are at long last beginning to take shape, with many suggesting the ERB will be...
8/14/2025 2:57:14 PM The court clarifies that an adjudicator's decision on payment of his fees is not susceptible to review, even if the adjudicator's decision is not enforced By Karen Morean It has become somewhat rare for the court to refuse to enforce an adjudicator’s decision; even rarer still to find judicial authority on...
8/14/2025 11:17:12 AM Wednesday 10 September - Building Safety (Wales) Bill Examined By Luke Hartnell The landmark Building Safety (Wales) Bill has now been released. This marks a significant step towards the enhancement of building safety...
8/13/2025 1:40:45 PM Cladding Safety Scheme Reform – Update for Social Housing Providers By Rachel Jones Michael Petrick On 11 June 2025 it was confirmed that social housing providers were going to be granted equal access to the Government’s Cladding Safety...
8/12/2025 3:02:13 PM New Welsh Regulatory Framework By Gemma Bell A revised version of the Welsh Government’s Regulatory Framework for Welsh Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) was issued yesterday (11...
8/7/2025 12:42:00 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Spying on Employees During Sickness Absence - Mr Kerita v BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited By Chris Cuckney The issue of employers monitoring their employees is nothing new, and it is common for employers to monitor their employees at least to...
8/5/2025 11:46:06 AM Proposal to Outlaw Upwards Only Rent Reviews By Jamie Barden Dan Moan Ben Halsey On 10 July 2025, the Government introduced the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (the Bill). The purpose of the Bill is...
8/1/2025 3:15:46 PM Court of Appeal clarifies consequences of failing to serve Notice of Invitation to Participate on tenant By Mark Foxcroft Jatinder Bhamber In Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Co Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1016, the Court of Appeal determined that a Right to Manage (“RTM”)...