realestate

03

Mar

2022

Judges Uncover 'Sham' Arrangements to Avoid Non-Domestic Rates

Claire Cooper's picture

Written by Claire Cooper

Sham arrangements of varying levels of sophistication are all too often used in an attempt to avoid liability to non-domestic rates. As a High Court case showed, however, judges are adept at looking beyond appearances. Two commercial properties were...

30

Jun

2020

Project speed...

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Written by Shilpa Roopen U...

There has been an update on “Project Speed” from Boris Johnson today that may be of interest in relation to proposed planning changes. Under what Mr Johnson dubbed "project speed," planning laws would be streamlined to encourage building. Changes,...

07

May

2020

High Court refuses to countenance COVID-19 adjournment of five-week trial

Leanne Schneider-Rose's picture

Written by Leanne Schneide...

The extent of judicial determination not to allow the COVID-19 pandemic to derail the wheels of justice was revealed by the High Court’s refusal to adjourn a five-week insolvency trial which is due to take place at the height of the crisis. The case...

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