The 2005 Order The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541) was enacted to simplify, rationalise and consolidate existing legislation. It provides for a risk based approach to fire safety allowing more efficient, effective enforcement by the fire and rescue service and other enforcing authorities. See Practice Note: Fire safety in the workplace—regulatory requirements. Article 6(1)(a) provides that the Order does not

For the purpose of this Q&A it has been assumed that: • a charging order has already been obtained • the debtor was not asked to pay in instalments, is not up to date with the relevant payments, and does not only owe a modest debt • no offer to settle the claim has been accepted Pursuant to CPR 73.10C(4), you must use the Part 8 procedure to enforce a charging order by an order for sale. In circumstances where none of the specific pre-action protocols are relevant to a dispute, the Practice Direction Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols will apply (Practice Direction Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols, para 2). The

Yes, in the sense that under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (SBEEA 2015) the arrangements under which the mystery shopping service operates were put on a legislative footing. Now referred to as the Public Procurement Review Service, SBEEA 2015, s 40 created a legally binding duty on public authorities that are within the scope of the service to respond to issues lodged with the review service. The service is available where an in scope contracting authority is involved in the procurement or contract awarded and the complaint lodged appears to demonstrate a potential deviation from best practice in the manner that a regulated public procurement has been undertaken. SBEEA

When will a business LPA be appropriate? Before preparing a business Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), it is important to consider the type of business interest and whether a business LPA is the most appropriate way of planning for loss of capacity of the business owner. Sole trader A sole trader runs their business as an individual and the business does not have its own legal entity separate from the business owner. A business LPA is often a very effective way for a sole trader to make provision for the continuity of their business affairs in the event of their incapacity. Partners A partner in a partnership should consult their partnership agreement before making a business LPA as this may contain provisions relating to incapacity of the partners. Such provisions may adequately provide for the incapacity of a partner making a business LPA unnecessary. If a business LPA is still desired, the LPA should be drafted carefully so as not to conflict with the provisions of the partnership

Where a landlord proposes to dispose of an interest in a building to which the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) applies, they must first serve notice on the 'qualifying tenants' offering them the right of first refusal. See generally, Practice Note: Tenants' right of first refusal—Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. Tenants served with such a notice may choose to accept the offer, in which case they must serve

In Wales, a standalone battery storage project with a capacity between 50MW and 350MW will generally fall within the SIP regime under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (I(W)A 2024) and will require infrastructure consent from the Welsh Ministers. I(W)A 2024,

Both street collections and house to house collections are covered by the Public Charitable Collections (Scotland) Regulations 1984, SI 1984/565 (the 1984 Regulations), as amended, and the regulations are clear that badges and

The provision in the Children Act 1989 defining parental responsibility does not give a precise list of what those rights, powers, duties and responsibilities include, though those that are commonly accepted as being within its scope include applying for or vetoing the issue of a child's passport. See Practice Note: The meaning and scope of parental responsibility. If there is a dispute over the exercise of independent action taken by one parent, it can be challenged by an application

On the sale of a residential property, it is standard practice for the buyer's solicitors to raise enquiries of the seller using form TA6 (the Property Information Form). Although it would be open to a seller to refuse to provide replies to these enquiries, it would be highly unusual and might well lead the buyer to withdraw from the transaction. Form TA6 deals specifically with both boundaries and disputes (see enquiries 15 and 16 respectively). The replies given to enquiries before contract are representations made by the seller to the buyer. The buyer is entitled to rely on them in deciding whether or not to proceed with the transaction.

An estate rentcharge is a way in which a developer can pass on the costs of managing and maintaining an estate which contains freehold titles but with common areas retained by the developer or a managing company, and are similar to service charges in respect of leasehold properties. A development may contain a mixture of leasehold and freehold properties, with the former paying service charges and the latter an estate rentcharge. The Rentcharges Act 1977 (RA 1977) abolished new rentcharges, subject to limited exceptions, and provided for the extinguishment of existing rentcharges by 2037. Of the exceptions relating to new rentcharges (and to those which do not expire in 2037), estate rentcharges

Though claims sought to be set-off do not need to be liquidated they do need to be commensurable at the set-off date. Any claims that arise from the mutual dealings of the parties must be commensurable

Meaning of ‘principal council’ Section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972 (LGA 1972) defines a principal council as 'a council elected for a principal area'. Meaning of 'local authority': Halsbury’s’ Laws of England [23] notes that: ‘Some local authorities are sometimes described as principal councils. In general, 'principal council' means a council elected for a principal area; and 'principal area' means a non-metropolitan county, a district or a London borough, but, in relation to Wales, means a county or county borough.’ Combined authority A ‘combined authority’ means a ‘combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (LDEDCA