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Housebuilders contributed more than £50 billion to local economies across England and Wales in 2023-2024

Housebuilders contributed more than £50 billion to local economies across England and Wales in 2023-2024
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Housebuilder

Housebuilder has released an interesting article on the vital role that housebuilding has to our economy.  How many industries can say…

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Wealth, Health and Inheritance Briefing

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Wills & probate
Welcome to our Wealth, Health and Inheritance Briefing.

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Social Housing Providers and the consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime

Social Housing Providers and the consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime
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Commercial property

The use of EPCs has broadened since their introduction and have now become a key metric for measuring the performance of buildings and…

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Guest v Guest – Where are we now?

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Agriculture
On 19 October 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the case of Guest v Guest. Since then, many cases have cited this authoritative Judgment but has this case given us any clarity or has it now muddied the waters?

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SLAPPs, ‘Without Prejudice’ & Defamation: A Legal Shift

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A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) is the abuse of the litigation process aimed at silencing legitimate expression.

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AF v GF Judgement regarding pre-marital business interests pulled into the marital pot for sharing.

AF v GF Judgement regarding pre-marital business interests pulled into the marital pot for sharing.
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Family law

Another week, another excellent judgment for practitioners to be aware of here, shared by members of 1 Hare Court Chambers who…

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Residential Land Market Update – The outlook for 2025

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Housebuilder
Billy Poulter, partner in our Manchester Housebuilder division, specialises in residential development for UK housebuilders and gives some insight into the residential land market and provided some thoughts on the outlook for 2025.

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Judge tells CQC to reconsider inspection report and rating due to “real possibility” of bias

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Corporate and commercial law
In a recent case the judge ordered the CQC to reconsider an inspection report and rating due to the apparent bias of an inspector. This shows a way to challenge inspection reports, ratings and enforcement action against care homes, even though the case involved private hospitals.

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A reminder of the benefit of nuptial agreement and ringfencing inherited wealth in divorce.

A reminder of the benefit of nuptial agreement and ringfencing inherited wealth  in divorce.
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Family law

An interesting case (ST v AR [2025] EWFC 4), and informative summary here by Jessica Reid, regarding the ringfencing of inherited wealth…

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Key Corporate Trends for 2025

Corporate and commercial law
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As we enter 2025, the pace of change in the world of business and politics continues to quicken amid market turbulence and sluggish growth in the UK, a new and returning President in the US and a raft of other challenges both at home and abroad.

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Choose your mediator wisely!

Choose your mediator wisely!
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Family law

As Family Mediation Week is well underway, it is key to flag mediation as one of your options and the importance of choosing the right…

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