Barrister Andrew Francis, of Serle Court Chambers, the co-author of Rights of Light: The Modern Law, discusses the High Court’s decision in Beaumont Business Centres Ltd v Florala Properties Ltd [2020] EWHC 550 (Ch); [2020] PLSCS 45 – a very significant judgment for the field.
Francis addresses the nature of the dispute, what the judge decided, and the implications for landowners and developers – as well as how practitioners should best advise clients, post-Beaumont v Florala.
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Ways must be found to reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings
The UK legislative and tax framework of Islamic finance structures
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Can the FTT vary a lease to provide for the recovery of legal costs as an administration charge?
