The Government has published the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021 to implement the binding arbitration scheme announced on 18 June. The scheme is intended to resolve commercial rent debts which arose as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
International measures to reduce the impact of COVID-19 are affecting foreign nationals who want to come to the UK and those who are already here and can’t leave or extend their stay.
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Does the commercialisation of genetically edited products have a future in the UK?
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The UK government announced a consultation on gene editing to consider whether the current regulations surrounding gene editing should be changed. If the regulations are changed, this could allow for the commercialisation of genetically edited products in the UK.
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Clarke Willmott offers family mediation and other out of Court resolution methods as a means of resolving the difficult issues you may be facing when getting divorced, dissolving your civil partnership or separating from your partner.
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?
Landlords should take immediate action on new Remediation Acceleration Plan
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Following the findings and recommendations in the Grenfell Inquiry report, the government is implementing new measures to address buildings in England that have unsafe cladding still to be identified and to expedite the removal of that unsafe cladding.
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Harriet Atkin
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Peter McHugh shares his thoughts on why it is advisable to consider mediation as an option to resolve disputes, particularly as we prepare to enter a golden age of green energy infrastructure developments.
New legislation on data sharing and cyber security
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Commercial contracts and agreements
The King’s Speech unveiled two new bills with implications for the technology sector: the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill (DISDB) and The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB).
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Amy Peacey
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