Changes to shared ownership leases (England only)
Following a consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) on the streamlining of shared ownership resales, the following policy changes […]
Living in a material world…
Pressetext confirmed that to change a contract in a material way was to defeat the purpose of the original competition to such an extent that, if a challenge were received, […]
Rent and Service Charge Reviews 2016
Of course this year is very different with organisations having to apply rent decreases for social housing tenants (even though we are still waiting for the Welfare Reform and Work […]
Government proposes to introduce tiered charges for tax upon death
In recent years the Probate Court Fee has been a flat fee of £155 if a solicitor submits the papers for every estate worth over £5,000 with 50p payable for […]
Goodbye to the golden share?
Put simply, it would empower the Secretary of State to make regulations that sweep away a transferring local authority’s so-called “golden share” in, and nomination rights to the boards of, […]
Joint employment relationships: Lessons from VAT case law
Typically joint employment contracts can be relevant where a council establishes for commercial purposes two companies, one which satisfies the Regulation 12/Teckal tests and is inward looking; and the other […]
Update on warrants of possession following the Cardiff and Lee Case – an updated warrant request form!
The recent case of Cardiff CC -v- Lee (see our ebriefing here) has left landlords needing to apply to the Court for permission to issue a warrant of possession where […]
Gender pay gaps in the public sector
The requirements largely mirror those being imposed on the private sector, reported in our briefing in October 2016: Gender Pay Reporting is coming – are you ready?. However, they are […]
Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and mental capacity (Director of Legal Aid Casework and others v Briggs)
Personal Injury analysis: Sheree Green, a senior associate at Anthony Collins Solicitors, says the Court of Appeal’s decision in Briggs means that, going forward, where the central issue to be determined […]
The new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 – a change in the cast
The CDM 2015 will apply to construction projects starting after 6 April 2015. For projects that have already started at this date, there are transitional arrangements which we summarise below. […]
PACAC Report on the collapse of Kids Company
The latest Report takes a probing look at the unconventional practices of Kids Company in an effort to draw out lessons for trustees, the Charity Commission and Government. In this article, we […]
Theresa May rules, UK?
I wrote a short piece after the Scottish independence referendum in which I made the case for “A United Kingdom Act” to describe what binds us together. In the Prime […]