For local authorities, housing associations and property developers, the next few months will present many challenges. It may be however, that lockdown presents an opportune time for our clients to review their property portfolios with a view to considering sites for development and / or sale once restrictions are lifted.
One way in which clients can get a head start
As the country is now considering how to gradually move out of Lockdown it is becoming apparent that for a considerable period we will be living with a “new normal”. As such, it is possible that emergency variations made with an intention that they would be temporary and short-term may in fact need to be implemented on a more permanent
Sharpe Pritchard LLP acted for the London Borough of Waltham Forest (the ‘Council’) in defence of two claims for judicial review of decisions made against Mr Mohammed and Mrs Lahrie (the ‘Claimants’), directors of property companies operating, and owners of property, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
On 7 May 2020, the High Court (the ‘Court’) handed down a
As we approach the end of the second period of lockdown and await the government review, planning for how your organisation will return to the workplace is likely to be your priority.
Here are three factors to consider in your planning:
1. Taking staff off furlough
The government job retention scheme is due to expire on 31 May 2020 but
This case has provided some useful guidance on the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision outside of the jurisdiction defined by the contract. The court heard two interlinked disputes brought by the parties to the contract – a ‘jurisdiction application’ and an ‘enforcement application’.
The respondent employer (M& M Contractors (Europe) Limited) was domiciled in Northern Ireland. It had contracted
The government has set out their intention to introduce further legislation to assist commercial tenants, thereby providing a further layer of support to those tenants, in addition to the moratorium on commercial forfeiture contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020 and now already in force.
The government’s justification for such measures is predominantly to safeguard tenants (with particular emphasis on ‘high
