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Part 2 – Is “green” investment legal?
IntroductionMost would agree the planet is endangered by climate change. Governments worldwide are taking action. None more so than the UK Government with its legislative changes (click here for Justin’s article in this issue of Pensions Compass) and its finance
More about Part 2 – Is “green” investment legal?Third party cost orders
Third party costs orders are becoming increasingly fashionable so are receiving some attention from the courts, most recently from the Court of Appeal in Goknur Gida Maddeleri Enerji Imalet Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS v Aytacli [2021] EWCA Civ
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Congratulations on becoming a partner in April 2021. Q: For a time you were based in the marketing team. How do you think that influenced your approach to client care?I joined Wedlake Bell as a trainee and qualified during the
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Keeping to the rules when borrowing from a trustee
Funding is key to any charity meeting its charitable objects. As part of raising funds, borrowing will inevitably be one of the options for a charity to consider where other funding options are unavailable or a charity does not wish
More about Keeping to the rules when borrowing from a trusteeManaging a beneficiary: Steps to take
Andrew O’Keeffe, Partner and Sarah Turner, Solicitor at Wedlake Bell talk about the steps to follow when there are concerns about how a trust is being managed. The primary fiduciary role of a trustee is to manage the trust fund
More about Managing a beneficiary: Steps to takeExcluding security of tenure – Back to basics
Why exclude security of tenure? From a landlord’s perspective the main benefit of excluding security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the “Act“) is that at the end of the lease, the tenant has no right to
More about Excluding security of tenure – Back to basicsProfessional indemnity insurance for construction professionals- Hard boiled?
The hardening of the professional indemnity market will not have escaped the notice of anyone in the construction industry recently renewing their cover or developers relying on it. Factors including some underwriters ceasing to provide or reducing their capacity; increased
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