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...
TitleRegulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (the Regulation)Entry into...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Argentina; Brazil; Denmark; Faroe Islands; Ghana; Greenland; India; Italy;...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Angola; Austria; Brazil; Croatia; Denmark; Egypt; European Union;...
TitleUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Parties197 Parties (196 States plus the European Union)LocationNew YorkAdopted9 May...
What is the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action?TitleDurban Platform for Enhanced ActionLocationDurban, South AfricaDate28th November - 11th December...
What were the Cancun Agreements?TitleCancun AgreementsLocationCancun, MexicoDate29th November - 10th December 2010SubjectClimate changeThe 16th United...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The requirements to obtain an EPC before a property is sold or let can be difficult to satisfy when social distancing measures...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Croatia; Ghana; India; Ireland; Japan; Mexico;...
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementOn 24 December 2020, the European Commission and UK government announced an agreement in principle on the legal...
What are conservation covenants?As a concept, conservation covenants are private, voluntary agreements between a landowner and responsible body, such...
Brexit impact11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal...