Renewal Leases and Landlord's break – is there a bona fide intention? BMW (UK) Ltd v K Group Holdings Ltd Claim No K10CL172 By , Clare Hartley Following our earlier article highlighting the county court's decision in B&M Retail v HSBC…
B&M Retail Ltd v HSBC Pension Trust (UK) Ltd By , Clare Hartley This interesting case, recently decided at the County Court, addresses the question of whether the…
Housebuilder Top Tip - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy: Impact on Building Regulations By Clare Hartley, Richard Bell, As the Government continues to implement its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, an important…
Supreme Court Decisions on Occupier Test – ignore the facts, focus on the bigger picture! By Richard Bell, Clare Hartley In a much anticipated decision of the Supreme Court in no less than three appeals by…
Housebuilder Tip of the Month: Telecommunications and Proposed Reforms By Kai Ricciardiello, Clare Hartley The Electronic Communications Code (“the Code”) is set out in Schedule 3A of the Communications Act…
New Code of Practice on Covid Arrears as the Arbitration Scheme comes into force By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite Following the recent enactment of the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Act 2022, a revised…
1954 Act Lesson for Operators: with Reform on the Horizon what does the recent case of Pippingford teach us about the Code? By Clare Hartley, Kai Ricciardiello, The latest in a long line of decisions each contributing, in their turn, some much needed…
Consultation Outcome: Consultation on Changes to the Electronic Communications Code By Kai Ricciardiello, Clare Hartley After 9 long months of waiting with bated breath government’s response has landed…
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and Revised Code of Practice – More News on Commercial Rent Arrears during the Pandemic By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite The UK Government has published its first draft legislation dealing with commercial rent…
Trocadero scores a Hat Trick for Landlords on Commercial Rent Recovery during the Pandemic By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite This week's High Court judgment in London Trocadero LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Limited and Others…
Latest Government Guidance on Commercial Rent Arrears and Call for Evidence By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite The UK Government published its latest policy statement this week on supporting businesses with…
First Scottish Telecoms Appeal Judgment opens the door for renewals By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite The recent Inner House decision in EE Limited and Ors v Duncan – the first Scottish appeal decided…
The End is Nigh for Commercial Property Moratoriums…or is it? By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite The Government has announced both a revision to the Covid Code of Practice (to include an Annex…
Westfield Paves the Way for Rent Arrears Recovery By Clare Hartley, Chloe Postlethwaite The highly anticipated High Court decision in Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbh (CRI) v TFS…
Landmark 1954 Act renewal of a Code Agreement By Clare Hartley, Richard Bell Following the introduction of the new Electronic Communications Code in 2017 (“ECC”) there has been…
Lessons from the tribunals By Clare Hartley, Kai Ricciardiello, Chloe Postlethwaite What practical advice do the recent flurry of telecoms cases provide on dealing with agreement…
COVID-19 and Service Charges in Commercial Lease By Clare Hartley, Kai Ricciardiello Most landlords, like their tenants, do not have infinite resources…