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  • SDLT Case Notes – August 2020

    03 August 2020

    Welcome to August's edition of the Stamp Duty Land Tax Case Notes from SDLT expert John Shallcross.  As well as a number of guides on line, he is putting on line...
  • Discretion to exclude bidders lawful

    03 August 2020

    The exercise of a contracting authority's discretion to exclude several bidders in a rail franchise procurement was proved to be lawful as we take a look at a recent judgment.
  • EWS process: a good idea badly implemented?

    31 July 2020

    Our experts take a look at the External Wall System (EWS) process. On one level the Consolidated January 2020 Government guidance is to be welcomed. It gives clarity following a...
  • Signing deeds during the COVID-19 pandemic

    30 July 2020

    The Land Registry have announced that with effect from 27 July 2020 and until further notice, as well as 'Mercury' signing being an approved method of signature, electronic signatures are...
  • Charities Newsletter – July 2020

    29 July 2020

    We hope that, wherever you are reading this, you remain safe and well in what has been a very difficult 2020 so far. The lockdown restrictions are not as tight...
  • Fitness to practise appeal ruling

    24 July 2020

    Our regulatory law experts look at a case involving the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) and fitness to practise following the use of a racist acronym by a paramedic. In the...
  • Stamp duty land tax holiday

    23 July 2020

    Reduced rates of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) lasting until 31 March 2021 were announced on 8 July 2020 with immediate effect. The holiday applies to all residential property, whether...