Key Takeaways from the Government’s Long-Term Plan for Housing
26 July 2023
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25 July 2023
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Read more21 July 2023
Our partners Rachel Murray-Smith and Allan Owen examine the key features and implications of the Option X29 (Climate Change) clause in the NEC4 suite of contracts (the ‘Contracts’) which aims to enable users to reduce the climate change impact of the construction operations. What is the new Option X29 Clause? Option X29 was implemented principally…
Read more20 July 2023
On 7 July 2023, Ledwyche Solar Limited secured planning permission on appeal for the construction of a solar farm (and associated development) on land east of Squirrel Lane. The proposal, initially rejected by Shropshire Council, faced concerns regarding the loss of prime agricultural land and potential impacts on the nearby Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding…
Read more18 July 2023
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (the “Bill” or ‘Martyn’s Law’) was published by the UK government on 2nd May 2023. The Bill is currently in draft and is being reviewed by the Home Affairs Select Committee, therefore subject to amendment prior to any subsequent introduction to Parliament. The Bill is intended to enhance public…
Read more18 July 2023
The Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”) introduced a new concept of minimal financial assistance (“MFA”), whereby public authorities can award low value subsidies without having to comply with the stringent requirements of the Act. As such, the MFA regime represents an attractive route for public authorities to award grant funding without performing the usual…
Read more17 July 2023
Sharpe Pritchard are shocked and saddened by the unexpected death of our beloved colleague and partner William Rose. William spent the whole of his career at Sharpe Pritchard, training with the firm and qualifying in 1990. After qualifying he was a litigator throughout, and the majority of his work was in the higher courts. Latterly…
Read more14 July 2023
Introduction Since their introduction in 2016, cost capping orders (“CCOs”) have become an established feature of ‘public interest’ judicial review litigation. Invariably, in non-environmental judicial review claims, campaigning groups will seek a CCO as way of limiting a claimant’s potential cost liability to the other parties (principally the defendant) in the dispute. In R (All-Party…
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