Navigating the complexities of registering and protecting village greens and commons demands expertise. This topic offers practical guidance for legal practitioners on the criteria for registration, statutory procedures, and recent case law developments. Equip yourself with essential knowledge to advise clients effectively in this niche area of planning law.
The Welsh Government has published guidance that clarifies the tests of soundness for local development plans (LDPs) affecting special areas of...
The Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans MS, has announced a new 2026 direction to replace the Town...
The Chief Planner, Joanna Averley, has published the planning update newsletter dated 27 March 2026, written for chief planning officers at local...
Planning analysis: In Barbican Quarter, the court dismissed a judicial review of the City of London Corporation’s grant of planning permission for the...
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...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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