08 March 2010
Two years ago, the UK was clearly sitting on the fence as to how to deal with the issue of illegal file-sharing; now it looks set to lead the world in imposing some of the most stringent anti-piracy legislation seen to date.
04 March 2010
Denton Wilde Sapte corporate partners Dean Alderton, Ibrahim Elsadig, Stephen McGlennan, Neil Nicholson and Andrew Ward have authored the UAE chapter of the 7th edition of the PLC Cross-Border Private Equity Handbook.
27 January 2010
Councils face problems in asserting their views on strategic planning decisions whatever the next government's political complexion, Stephen Ashworth and Matthew Evans argue.
27 January 2010
The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill has reached its final parliamentary stages. Among other objectives, the bill seeks to strengthen local authorities' role in promoting and delivering economic development.
27 January 2010
The 2007 ruling in Auroux v Commune de Roanne has generated angst that works secured through section 106 agreements may need to be formally procured.
18 January 2010
The big news from the DfT's new smart and integrated ticketing
strategy (announced in December) is the £20 million funding
allocated to smart ticketing. But will this deliver the government's
vision?
01 December 2009
What duties does a landlord owe to its tenant when terminating a tenancy under the ground set out in s30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954? This article first appeared in Property Law Journal, published by Legalease Limited.
01 December 2009
Nick Darby discusses how the lack of co-ordinated action by the government may undermine the workings of the carbon reduction commitment (CRC) as between landlords and tenants. This article was first published in Estates Gazette on 7 November 2009.
26 November 2009
Common land registration changes have empowered those who object to development but have prevented many approved schemes from being carried out. Roy Pinnock examines two recent decisions by inspectors
11 November 2009
The DCLG Looking After Our Town Centres guide identifies a number of ways in which councils, managers, businesses and landlords can maintain the vitality and attractiveness of town centres during the current economic difficulties.