Seven to Three: Simpler Recycling?
2 November 2023
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2 November 2023
The decision in Enterprise Hangars Ltd v Fareham Borough Council [2023], has reaffirmed that planning authorities should not invoke their rights as private landowners to stifle planning applications. The judgement by the High Court emphasised that planning decisions should be made purely based on planning considerations. Considerations of the defendant local authority as landowner should…
Read more1 November 2023
The Energy Act 2023 (the “Act”) received royal assent on 26 October 2023. Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Act introduces powers for the Secretary of State to introduce a framework via regulations to establish ‘heat network zoning’ in England. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) describes heat network zoning as…
Read more18 October 2023
National Audit Office: lessons learned in public procurement and the legal implications. The National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on 19 July 2023, on the lessons learned in procurement and competition and provides key insights into public sector best practices, the government’s understanding and oversight of competition and maximising the benefit of competition throughout…
Read more18 October 2023
National Audit Office: lessons learned in public procurement and the legal implications. The National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on 19 July 2023, on the lessons learned in procurement and competition and provides key insights into public sector best practices, the government’s understanding and oversight of competition and maximising the benefit of competition throughout…
Read more4 October 2023
Our Associate Melanie Blake and Junior Associate Sophie Drysdale examine the common reasons for disputes in construction projects and how Parties can use the NEC suite to avoid them. What is the NEC “spirit of mutual trust and co-operation”? NEC contracts are centered around the concept of continuous collaboration and mutual respect between the parties,…
Read more29 September 2023
Introduction New rules are set to take effect on 1 October 2023, which will include the establishment of an intermediate track for claims ranging from £25,000 to £100,000. Prior to the new rules coming into effect, such cases would have been allocated to the multi-track. The new rules are being introduced under The Civil Procedure…
Read more25 September 2023
Earlier this summer the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) handed down its first judgment under the new subsidy control regime in the Durham Company Limited v Durham County Council[1]. The CAT dismissed the section 70 challenge, finding in favour of the Council. Here, Oliver Slater and Shyann Sheehy consider the CAT’s judgment and discuss what…
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