Campaigners have been striving for ‘no fault divorce’ for over 30 years and at last, the ‘Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill’ has finally reached the end of its parliamentary journey having become an Act of Parliament on 25 June 2020. In the biggest shake-up of divorce law in the last half century, the implementation of … Continued
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How COVID-19 is affecting developers liable to pay the Community Infrastructure Levy In the ten years since the Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) was introduced, it has largely achieved its aim of making infrastructure contributions from new developments more transparent and predictable, as opposed to the rather more opaque process involved in negotiating the terms of … Continued
In Duval (Respondent) v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd (Appellant) [2020] UKSC 18 the Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favour of a lessee’s challenge to a freeholder looking to grant a licence for structural alterations carried out by another flat owner. Many residential leasehold properties up and down the country contain similar clauses prohibiting structural … Continued
