Articles
Interpreting property contracts: Some “special” principles
By Julian Greenhill KC
Wednesday 13 November 2019
Insights
Articles
International charitable trusts and IHT exemption
By Simon Atkinson
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Friday 8 November 2019
News
International charitable trusts and IHT exemption
Commentary by Simon Atkinson The Supreme Court, in the recent decision of Routier v Revenue and Customs Commissioners (No 2) [2019] UKSC 43, [2019] 3 WLR 757, has provided valuable guidance as to the scope of s. 23 of the... Read more
Friday 8 November 2019
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Joanne Wicks QC wins Real Estate Silk of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards
We are delighted to report that at yesterday evening’s annual Chambers UK Bar Awards event, Joanne Wicks QC won Real Estate Silk of the Year. The award comes as a result of a standout year of practice in which she has... Read more
Friday 1 November 2019
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Recent Cases
Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47
Supreme Court
Tiffany Scott KC
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Wednesday 30 October 2019News
Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47
Supreme Court by majority of 3 to 2 reverses unanimous Court of Appeal decision in Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd and holds that a landlord’s refusal of consent to an application for change of planning use was reasonable. This... Read more
Wednesday 30 October 2019
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News
Deposits in conveyancing transactions: How does the penalties doctrine apply?
Commentary by Joseph Steadman Anyone who has been involved in a conveyancing transaction – and many people who haven’t – will know that it is customary to pay a 10% deposit on exchange of contracts. In fact, most of those... Read more
Friday 25 October 2019
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Deposits in conveyancing transactions: How does the penalties doctrine apply?
By Joseph Steadman
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Friday 25 October 2019
Recent Cases
Great Dunmow Estates Limited v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1683
Court of Appeal
Jonathan Seitler KC | Tom Roscoe
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Wednesday 23 October 2019News
Great Dunmow Estates Limited v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1683
The Court of Appeal has, in Great Dunmow Estates Limited v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1683: (1) held that matters ‘agreed’ in the course of the expert determination could not have contractual effect where the... Read more
Wednesday 23 October 2019
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Articles
Valuing property in accordance with contract (Great Dunmow Estates Ltd v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd)
By Tom Roscoe
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Tuesday 22 October 2019
News
RPI/CPI – A little bit of good news for employers?
Commentary by Paul Newman QC When the index used to calculate statutory increases to pensions in payment and the revaluation of deferred pensions was changed from RPI to CPI in 2011, the Government declined to require CPI to be applied... Read more
Tuesday 15 October 2019
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