Publication Date:08/09/2010
The Bribery Act 2010 (the “Act”) comes into force in April 2011 and reforms and consolidates what has been, up to now, a piecemeal approach to anti-corruption law in England and Wales. The Act creates four criminal offences: giving bribes, receiving bribes, bribery of foreign public officials, and failure by a commercial organisation to prevent bribery by employee or agent.
Publication Date:08/09/2010
Are you considering building your own home? It is a dream for many and is probably going to be the biggest financial investment you ever make with costs likely to run perhaps into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Publication Date:03/09/2010
It is a fundamental rule in property law that the duration of a lease must, from the outset, be certain or capable of being rendered certain. If it is not, the lease will be deemed void.
Publication Date:03/09/2010
Historically those involved in the property sector did not have to concern themselves with the Competition Act 1998 (“the Act”).
Publication Date:10/08/2010
If you're acquiring land for development, you will want to know that you will be able to use the land for your intended purpose.
Publication Date:08/07/2010
As every monopoly player knows, owning a first-class property asset can be a great boon, and buying a dud can be a fatal mistake. So if you are planning to acquire a business that owns property, no matter how incidental that property is to the transaction, you should pay attention to the potential liabilities involved.
Publication Date:07/07/2010
Well the risk is that you inadvertently create a long term commitment (which may in turn breach your lease or thwart a planned development) and you then have to pay the occupier to go.
Publication Date:06/07/2010
The recent judicial review case of R (on the application of Copeland) v Tower Hamlets LBC highlights how social objectives are increasingly having an effect on planning applications.
Publication Date:06/07/2010
Developers will breathe a sigh of relief on reading the recent case of R (on the application of Mrs Vivienne Morge) v Hampshire County Council. The local authority wished to use 4.7 km. of the path of an old railway as a “rapid transport” bus and cycle route. This was to alleviate substantial congestion on a single carriageway road.
Publication Date:06/07/2010
Where there are two or more insurers and only one of those insurers pays out following a claim by the insured that insurer can claim a contribution from the other insurers. Many insurers deal with this problem by including specific wording in their policies to negate cover where there is other insurance in place.