Comment
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Mediation is not just for litigants
Alternative uses for mediation and the enforceability of ADR clauses
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Comment: Sit up and take notice
The importance of complying with statutory requirements when issuing notices
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Confidentiality: the counsel of princes
Prince Charles’s letters to government prompt a timely reminder on disclosure
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Look to the future, plan for today
Sophie Walker identifies the sustainability mega trends that will shape tomorrow’s market
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A beach may be a village green
The latest decision by the Supreme Court on the registration of West Beach in Newhaven as a village green makes interesting reading for inhabitants and landowners
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No win for Winchester
The Planning Court’s decision in R (on the application of Gottlieb) v Winchester City Council offers lessons for those looking to change stalled redevelopment schemes
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The rural tax shopping list
The RICS has called for the next government to issue “property tax forward guidance” within its first 100 days in office.
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Court fees out of proportion
The proposed rise in court fees is a cause for concern to owners and occupiers alike
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A licence to print money?
A recently launched protocol outlines an approach for ending the practice of landlords using applications for leasehold permissions to demand exorbitant costs
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Business rates avoidance: beware this blunt instrument
The government’s business rates avoidance proposals deserve close scrutiny
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Farewell to an auld leasing structure
Could modernisation of Scottish property law have any application in England and Wales?
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Managing post-recession growth
Key management challenges for real estate advisory firms in the year ahead