Navigate the intricate world of major infrastructure projects with expert guidance on nationally significant developments. This resource delves into the legal frameworks, policy considerations, and procedural nuances essential for planning and executing large-scale infrastructure endeavours. Stay ahead of the curve with insights tailored for legal practitioners specializing in planning, ensuring compliance and strategic foresight at every stage.
On 2 June 2026, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published a new collection of guidance titled 'Biodiversity net gain:...
Planning analysis: The government has laid before Parliament the final-form draft regulations, and published the final statutory guidance for local...
The Planning Inspectorate has published a collection of templates for local planning authorities to provide housing land supply evidence at local plan...
Real Estate:UK (RE:UK) has published its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)'s consultation on...
Statutory wayleaves and rights of accessUtilitiesThe water, gas, electricity, communications and energy industries enjoy statutory rights of access...
Planning conditions—the six testsPowers to impose planning conditionsThe general powers for local planning authorities (LPAs) to impose conditions on...
What rights of access are there over an unadopted road, the owner of which is unknown?Normally, if there is privately owned land in between a property...
What is a section 111 agreement?Section 111 agreements are agreements entered into with a local authority under section 111 of the Local Government...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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