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    • Jun 28, 2022

    Adjudication: Part 5 – What is a construction contract?

    In the last of our series on adjudication, we will look at when the right to adjudication arises. When does the right to adjudication apply? Whether adjudication is mentioned in the contract or not, the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act

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    • News
    • Jun 23, 2022

    QIA Summer 2022

    Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the full issue, or click the image below. Contents

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    • News
    • Jun 15, 2022

    Designing for neurodiversity

    If you’ve never heard of dyspraxia, the chances are that your office design or fit out commission won’t cater for employees and visitors who are neurodiverse. Dyspraxia, like dyslexia and autism, is one of a number of so-called “hidden disabilities”

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    • News
    • Jun 15, 2022

    Inflationary costs in construction projects

    The construction industry is experiencing inflationary pressures, not seen in the UK for 40 years.Unfortunately,  it is likely to be with the industry for some time to come. Below we set out some commercial steps that developers can consider to

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    • News
    • Jun 15, 2022

    Licence to alter – Back to basics

    As a tenant, once you’ve found your new office, shop, restaurant, warehouse or other property, the next step is to set it up to meet your needs. To do this you may need to carry out some alterations. The landlord

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    • News
    • Jun 15, 2022

    No fault divorce – A new dawn?

    At 10am on 6 April 2022, the new online system implementing “no fault divorce”, pursuant to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, went live, making divorce available for a mere £593. It is hard to imagine a more momentous

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    • News
    • Jun 15, 2022

    Part 1 – Excepted group life assurance arrangements

    By way of background, an Excepted Group Life Policy (“EGLP”)  is a death benefits arrangement that is not registered with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). It provides lump sum death in service benefits free of tax up to an insured

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    • News
    • Jun 15, 2022

    Refusal without a cause?

    When Party A transfers land to Party B but retains land that could be impacted by what is done on the sold land it can be convenient to limit the use of such land by requiring Party B to obtain

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