Anna Durkie
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When a ‘subject to contract’ deal is no deal at all
A recent case illustrates the risks involved when parties pursue a proposed joint venture ‘subject to contract’, as Allyson Colby explains
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Rising to vertical challenges
In this two-part article, Michael Walsh examines the challenges faced by a developer when considering rooftop developments of existing buildings. Part one looks at the issues to consider at the…
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Top planning tips for the unwary
Every successful development starts with planning permission. To help aid a smooth process, Bill Bidder shares his tried and tested tricks for navigating the planning minefield
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When buying off-plan goes wrong
Christopher Perrin shares the lessons to be learned from litigation involving a Nottingham student accommodation development that never got off the ground
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A welcome decision on serving documents
Stuart Pemble looks at a Court of Appeal decision on service under the Party Wall etc Act, which turned on the correct legal meaning of the word “may”
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Safety first with gas certificates
Alison Murrin offers an update on a recent case that illustrates the need for landlords to issue their tenants with gas certificates before occupation begins
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A covenant requiring a landowner to erect a fence obstructing access to a right of way did not mean that the right of way had been abandoned
It is notoriously difficult to show that an easement has come to an end. It may be possible to show that an easement has been abandoned if it has not…
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How to re-gear a lease
Fiona Smith and Sophie Handler address the potential advantages, possible complications and key considerations involved in the renegotiation of a lease
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Clin v Walter Lilly & Co Ltd
Building contract Implied term
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Clin v Walter Lilly & Co Ltd
Building contract – Construction – Implied term – Respondent undertaking to demolish, reconstruct and refurbish buildings owned by appellant – Dispute arising concerning construction of contract – Whether judge rightly…