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Monthly Archives: 27th May 2021
Stansted Airport expansion granted on appeal with a full award of costs
Manchester Airport Group has secured planning permission to increase passenger numbers at Stansted Airport from 35 to 43 million passengers per annum (whilst remaining within its existing overall movement cap),… Read more »
Quintin Fraser successfully resists the Claimant’s application to appeal following a trial in which a future loss of earnings claim of £605,000 was assessed at £45,000
On 20 May 2021 Mr Justice Henshaw dismissed the Claimant’s application to appeal the judgment of Recorder Bebb QC which had been handed down on 6 April 2020. The Claimant,… Read more »
Lasting Powers of Attorney: Engaging Override
Can the capacitous views of an individual about who they wish to make decisions on their behalf in the event that they lose capacity be overridden? The answer, in short,… Read more »
Episode 12: End of Series 1, or the start of Series 2?
Episode 12 marks the end of the first series of Wheel Life. Emily and Caroline take the time to reflect on what they have learnt and discussed in series 1,… Read more »
Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts (Fourth Edition) Published
We are delighted to announce that Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts (Fourth Edition) has been published today by Oxford University Press. In this fourth edition Richard Wilmot-Smith QC, and co-editor Paul Darling QC,… Read more »
Back To Back Payment Clauses Under UAE Law – by Alexander Burrell
Alexander Burrell discusses the key features of Back to Back Clauses under UAE law, a common feature of construction contracts in the Gulf region, and often an area of contention… Read more »
Guidance Note: Relevant Information for Different Categories of Decisions – May 2021
This has now been superseded: see the guidance note HERE. Click HERE to read our guidance note on carrying out and recording capacity assessments
Mental Capacity Guidance Note: Capacity Assessment – May 2021
This guidance has been superseded. For the current version see here.
Lord Dyson led the Investigation regarding the Panorama interview with HRH Diana, Princess of Wales which aired on 20 November 1995
Lord Dyson led the Investigation regarding the Panorama interview with HRH Diana, Princess of Wales which aired on 20 November 1995. His report was published on 20 May 2021.
Redevelopment of former London Chest Hospital quashed
The High Court has quashed the grant of planning permission and listed building consent for the redevelopment of the former London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green: R(Juden) v London Borough… Read more »
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