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Designing With Nature: Planning Approaches To Deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (Video)

As Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) became embedded in practice, what lessons had we learnt? Over the previous 18 months, stakeholders tackled baseline assessments, conservation covenants, habitat banks, and biodiversity gain plans

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Legal Consideration For Hotels: Planning (Video)

With hotel conversions up 26% year-on-year, planning has become a critical factor in UK hotel development. Philip Baker, Partner and Co-lead of Hotels and Vicky Fowler, Head of Planning, unpack the legal challenges and opportunities driving this trend.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Arbitration and AI: From Data Processing to Deepfakes. Outlining the Potential–and Pitfalls–of AI in Arbitration

For all forms of dispute resolution, it is a case of "adapt or die". Conventional domestic construction arbitration in the United Kingdom has all but vanished, with most construction disputes now resolved in adjudication.

United Kingdom Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd

Providence applied for summary enforcement of an adjudication decision dated 30 April 2025. Hexagon did not oppose that application but sought a stay of the judgment...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Making Data Centres Happen: What Issues Should Real Estate Investors Bear In Mind When Considering Investing In Data Centre Assets?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

An Adjudicator's Decision In Two Separate But Substantially Similar Adjudications Are Both Held By The Court To Be Enforceable

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Scottish Land Court Approves Resumption Of Common Grazings For Harris Outdoor Hub

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Did You Miss? Crea v Camp [2025] EWHC 2638 (KB)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Arbitration Act 2025: A New Era For UK Arbitration?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

People Focus – Conveyancing – Abbey Freeman

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Rothera Bray

International Insights - Navigating Global Planning And Land Use Systems

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Collateral Attacks Under The Arbitration Act: Lessons Learnt From Deinon v. Reen

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us: Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors

Worldwide Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Residential Occupier Exception Prevents Enforcement Of Adjudicator's Decision

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK Immigration Update – Indefinite Leave To Remain ILR After 10 Years Residence

United Kingdom Immigration

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Thaxted Legal

A Guide To Marriage And Civil Partnership Visit Visas

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Employment Rights Bill Nears Final Stages

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Indefinite Leave To Remain In The UK - Changes To Requirements

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Damage, Defects And Delay – The Interplay Between Insurance And Construction Claims

When disputes arise in the context of a construction project (which they commonly do) and the principal seeks recourse for damage and delays, a complex interplay can arise between claims between principal and contractor, and claims with insurers.

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building Safety In 2025 – Where Are We Now?

So far, 2025 has been a transformative year in the building safety regime in both England and Scotland and there are no signs of it slowing down as we enter the final quarter of the year.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

Mastering Powered Land Transactions For UK Data Centres

The UK's data centre market is entering a period of rapid expansion, set to grow from $10.7 billion in 2024 to $22.7 billion by 2030. This is being driven by the computational demands of artificial intelligence...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Structuring Shell And Core Data Centre Developments: Legal Strategies For Scalability And Flexibility

The UK data centre sector's expansion is increasingly dominated by the shell and core development model. Hyperscale and major colocation tenants are seeking to deploy capital efficiently, accelerate their time-to-market...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Financing Data Centre Developments: Balancing Risk And Opportunity In A Capital-intensive Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Future Of Data Centres In England And Wales

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

Constructive Acceleration In Light Of V601 v Probuild

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building The Future: Construction And The Energy Transition 2025 (UK & EMEA)

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legal Considerations For Hotels: Building Safety (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Construction Retentions Explained: Government Proposals And What They Mean For Your Business

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Sustainable Building Certifications: A Practical Guide For The UK Market

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Landlord Held Liable For Repairs To Historic Building: Almacantar Centre Point v De Valk [2025] UKUT 298

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Retention Reform: What It Means For Housebuilders

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

Sustainable Building Certifications: A Practical Guide For The UK Market

The built environment is awash with a wide array of sustainable building ratings and certifications designed to guide, demonstrate, and record the sustainability achievements of high-performing buildings.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Landlord Held Liable For Repairs To Historic Building: Almacantar Centre Point v De Valk [2025] UKUT 298

This case concerns not the iconic Henry Hyams tower, but its more discreet sibling, a smaller former office block of six storeys known as Centre Point House ("CPH").

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Ltd

On 17 April 2013, the Council entered into a project agreement with FCCB for the construction and thereafter the operation over a 30-year period of an energy-from-waste plant at Greatmoor Farm near Bicester...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Retention Reform: What It Means For Housebuilders

Retention has long been a feature of construction contracts in the housebuilding sector, intended to provide security against non-performance...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

The Plan Is In: Scotland's Strategy To Combat The Housing Emergency

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd: How Much Does This Illuminate Rights Of Light For Developers And Investors?

The High Court decision in the case of Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd; Powell and another v Ludgate House Ltd [2025] EWHC 1724 (Ch) contains a number of key rulings on matters of rights of light relevant...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Macfarlanes LLP

How Is AI Transforming International Construction Projects And What Legal Disputes Could Follow?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as one of the most transformative technological developments in history. It is already impacting how we live, work and interact with the world...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

RNJM Ltd v Purpose Social Homes Ltd

RNJM sought summary enforcement of an adjudicator's decision in the sum of £132k. Relying on the principle in the case of Eurocom v Siemens (Dispatch, Issue 174), Purpose said that RNJM had "deliberately or recklessly...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Clegg Food Projects Ltd v Prestige Car Direct Properties Ltd

Following practical completion, a dispute arose regarding the valuation of Clegg's application for payment 37. The disputed issues included the valuation of eight variations and Clegg's entitlement...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Managing Construction Insolvency Risk: How To Spot And Minimise Disruption In A Supply Chain

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herrington Carmichael

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Building Safety Levy October 2026: What To Expect

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

Voluntary Carbon Market And Offsetting In The Real Estate Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certainty Restored Or Remedy Removed? A Critical Analysis Of Abbey Healthcare v Augusta And The Status Of Collateral Warranties In UK Construction Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Contractual Clarity Is Paramount In Offshore Construction Projects (Pharos v. KML)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Retentions: Carry On Consulting?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Retention Reform: A Potential Turning Point For UK Construction?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

How Geospatial Data Is Becoming A Crucial Part Of Risk Analysis: What This Means For Insurers

United Kingdom Insurance

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Browne Jacobson

"A Presumption By Any Other Name…" The Court Of Appeal In Triathlon Homes

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

When Is A Hotel Not A Hotel?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

GAR Guide To Construction Arbitration Now Available To Download, Including HSF Kramer Chapter On "Construction Arbitration And Turnkey Projects"

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's Up With WhatsApp Contracts?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

What European Real Estate Investors Need To Know In 2025

European Union Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

Construction & Engineering Laws and Regulations: New Technology Projects And Construction Disputes 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Designing With Nature: Planning Approaches To Deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog - May 2025 (Video)

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Devonshires

Design And Design Life: Understanding Your Obligations (Video)

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Top 5 Construction Cases Of 2024 (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Navigating The Complexity Of Succession Planning: Lessons From A Case Study (Video)

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IR Global

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