Commercial Property Standard EnquiriesThe Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry standard pre-contract enquiries for...
What is insurance law?Insurance law can be split into three parts:•insurance contract law which governs the contractual relationship between insureds...
The power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the PCC(S)A 2000The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is the principal...
Background to judicial review in ScotlandJudicial review represents the means by which the courts control the exercise of governmental power. Judicial...
Public nuisancePublic nuisance involves a nuisance being carried out, which affects a section of the general public. It has been defined as: 'acts or...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Policy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012, taking immediate effect. It...
Brexit: The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for the schemes providing for agricultural subsidies in England and Wales, which...
It may firstly be worth checking the terms of the existing contamination indemnity to see whether it would be nullified by the acquiring authority’s...
This Q&A raises the effect of the grant of an option and the impact it has upon owners of land under the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and...
There has been since 2008 an obligation to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) (subject to certain exceptions) wherever a property is built,...
The seller or the prospective landlord must make an energy performance certificate (EPC) available to 'a prospective buyer or tenant' free of charge...
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (EPC Regulations), SI 2012/3118 have been in force since 9 January 2013. They...
What issues of compliance might arise?Permit holders are generally expected to comply in full with the terms and conditions of their permit. However,...
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), SI 2013/1471 sets out a scheme by which various deaths, injuries...
The ‘polluter pays’ principle is a fundamental principle of EU environmental law. It is enshrined in Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of...
What if a seller has purchased CRC allowances that haven't been surrendered?As a result of the prospective sale of part or all of his undertaking, a...
Section 33ZA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990) provides for a penalty notice to be issued and complied with instead of a conviction...