Devonshires

10/22/2025 7:47:16 AM

Article published in Housing Management & Maintenance: “Re-imagining the Private Rented Sector"

By Mark Foxcroft

I have recently featured in Housing Management & Maintenance, writing an article on “Re-imagining the Private Rented Sector”. My article...

10/21/2025 3:34:30 PM

Court of Appeal re-affirms extent of landlords’ discretion to decide ‘reasonable’ apportionment of service charges in Abacus 4 Ltd v Bradley

By Mark Foxcroft

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Abacus Land 4 Ltd v Bradley and another [2025] EWCA Civ 1308 provides important clarification on...

10/13/2025 12:54:15 PM

Data Centres and the UK Planning System: A Sector in Flux

By Dan Moan Caroline Mostowfi Hannah Langford

Introduction Data centres have rapidly evolved from niche infrastructure to strategic assets at the heart of the UK’s digital economy. As...

9/25/2025 12:46:34 PM

Article published in The Negotiator: “Reforms will reshape rental market”

By Mark Foxcroft

I have recently featured in The Negotiator, writing an article on how “Reforms will reshape rental market”. My article covers how the...

9/9/2025 12:56:31 PM

When nomination process affects adjudication enforcement: RNJM Limited v Purpose Social Homes Limited

By Kathryn Kligerman Will O'Brien Holly Mason

In RNJM Limited v Purpose Social Homes Limited [2025] EWHC 2224 (TCC), a respondent to an application for enforcement of an adjudicator’s...

9/1/2025 4:08:23 PM

Clegg Food Projects Limited v Prestige Car Direct Properties Limited [2025] EWHC 2173

By James Mapley Will O'Brien John O'Mahony

The August break is reserved by the Technology and Construction Court for “applications of real urgency [to] be dealt with”[1]. In a...

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? ...

8/14/2025 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...

7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM

Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions

By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer +1 more...

Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...

7/29/2025 9:55:43 AM

Can parties adjudicate a dispute arising under a settlement agreement: recent court guidance in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC)

By Patrick Trevor Karen Morean

Summary Parties have the option to adjudicate an issue arising under a contract if: there is an express right to adjudicate in the...

7/23/2025 2:39:01 PM

Guidance on Level of Detail for Gateway Applications

By Mark London James King

Following on from our earlier article regarding the publishing of new Construction Leadership Council guidance (“CLC”), this article...

7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM

CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays

By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha

Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...

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