The new building control gateway approval regime applies to Higher Risk Buildings (“HRBs”) as defined in The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 (the Description Regulations). The gateway regime requirements and procedures are set out in the Building
More about Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) – Gateway regimeOn 18 September 2023 the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill received Royal Assent, becoming an Act of Parliament. It is envisaged that the measures will come in to force in or around September 2024. The purpose of the new
More about A new right to request predictable workingJoanne Wicks KC’s judgment in Lemos & Ors v Church Bay Trust Company Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2384 (Ch) deals with a claim under s 423 Insolvency Act 1986 and again shows how difficult it can be to make
More about Lemos v Church Bay Trust Company LimitedThe petition in this case was presented against Mr Al-Hindi by Sunset Limited and Morville Limited on 23 June 2022 based on his failure to comply with statutory demands dated 29 March 2022 claiming £248,750 said to be due by
More about Sunset Ltd & Anor v Al-hindiWith the Online Safety Act 2023 (“OSA“) expected to be passed into law in October 2023, it is important to understand its wide-ranging impact on businesses. The OSA aims to protect children and tackle illegal and harmful content online. It
More about Online safety act 2023: Internet of order or internet of scrutinyThe new building control measures under the BSA came into effect on 1 October 2023 and transitional arrangements may apply from that date to developments already underway and which meet the transitional criteria set out in the transitional regulations. This
More about Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) – Transitional arrangements for Higher Risk BuildingsCaveat Emptor translated from Latin means “let the buyer beware”, the saying typically afforded to buyers of residential property in the UK on the basis that they buy at their own risk, with potential buyers warned at the outset to
More about (US) buyer bewareI probably won’t live this down but I have a musical guilty pleasure in country and western, specifically Taylor Swift. I didn’t think that weakness would ever overlap with work. To be fair, Taylor probably wasn’t thinking about section 994
More about Shareholder disputes: How did it come to this?The favourable remittance basis of taxation available to those who are classified as non-domiciled but resident in the UK can trace its roots back to the late 18th century and the desire to shelter overseas assets from wartime taxes. Jump forward
More about Should I stay or should I go? (The Clash 1981)At an increasing rate, trustees are finding themselves in a position where they are entrusted with administering trust funds that comprise (directly or indirectly, via underlying companies) luxury assets, such as high value artwork. The reasons for such assets being
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