Aug 30, 2024 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference Returns By Lee Russell Mark London Following last year’s success, we are delighted to announce the return of our flagship conference on the Building Safety Act 2022. The...
Jul 22, 2024 All Change? Get commonhold done! By Neil Toner What are Labour’s plans for commonhold? And what is commonhold anyway? Leasehold, as a tenure for home ownership, has received a pretty...
Jul 18, 2024 All Change? Grounds for optimism? By Neil Toner What will the Labour Government do about ground rents? Within their manifesto, Labour committed to “tackle unregulated and unaffordable...
Jul 18, 2024 Collateral warranties are not construction contracts: the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP By Patrick Trevor Summary In its judgment in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd (Respondent) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP)...
Jul 15, 2024 Commercial Contracts and Force Majeure – UK Supreme Court decision By Joanna Bouloux Kris Kelliher Prateek Sharma On 15 May 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, unanimously reaffirming the principle...
Jul 08, 2024 All Change? Best laid plans – Labour’s planning reforms By Hannah Langford Will O'Brien An analysis of the ‘why’, the ‘what’ and some of the ‘how’ of Labour’s central offer to deliver 1.5m new homes through planning reform....
Jul 05, 2024 All Change? A guide to the new Government By Devonshires News So, the electorate has spoken and we have a new Labour Government (note: not the same thing as a New Labour Government). Whichever Prime...
Jul 01, 2024 Are RPs geared up to deal with inquests? By Samantha Grix The answer to the above question is all too often ‘no’ and is something that needs consideration. Fiona Underwood of Altair and I have...
Jun 03, 2024 Key Takeaways and Insights from UKREiiF 2024 By Elle Wooding “Connecting people, places and businesses to accelerate and unlock sustainable, inclusive and transformational investment”, the UKREiiF...
May 08, 2024 23/05/2024 - Wayleave Agreements and the Electronic Communications Code By Luke Hartnell In this webinar we will look at different types of Wayleave Agreements and discuss the impact of the statutory rights Operators benefit...
Apr 29, 2024 Reflection on "PFI Expiry: Why London Boroughs Must Plan Now" By Caroline Mostowfi On Thursday 25th April, I chaired a roundtable discussion, with Future of London and attendees from 15 London Boroughs on the crucial...
Apr 22, 2024 The Labour Party promises more homes by creating a 'Grey Belt' By Hannah Langford The Labour party has revealed that its policy for housebuilding will be based on a hierarchal approach to the Green Belt, with...