25 January 2016 Blog Authority to prepare property deeds – reminder for all! It’s always a good idea to seek legal advice before entering into any deed or legal document. However, you may be aware that there are some, limited, circumstances where a deed or document can be prepared by surveyors... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
25 January 2016 Blog Cabinet Office produces revised consultation guidance The Cabinet Office has updated its guidance on how public consultations should be conducted. While aimed at government departments, the principles set out by the Cabinet Office are considered to be of good general application to public bodies. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 January 2016 Blog New language requirements come into force for European trained nurses and midwives Language competency requirements for nurses and midwives is the final piece of the regulatory jig-saw. Doctors have been subject to language proficiency since 2014 when the General Medical Council made a number of changes to the language requirements for doctors. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 January 2016 Blog The new PSC Register – is your charity prepared? Most charity trustees will be forgiven for seeing the title of the new Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (the ‘Act’) and assume that it would have little or no impact on their charity.  And indeed some of them may be right... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 January 2016 Blog Do the supply-chain provisions of the Modern Slavery Act apply to NHS bodies and, if so, what do they need to do? While NHS bodies may be confident that their own organisation does not engage in slavery or human trafficking, the Act places additional requirements on certain types of organisation that may apply to most NHS bodies. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 January 2016 Blog Zero hours exclusivity ban finally given teeth As from Monday 11 January, new regulations will give zero hours workers a remedy in the employment tribunal if they are victimised for breaching an exclusivity term in their contract... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 January 2016 Blog Are your purposes charitable? Beware the loss of VAT relief Charities benefit from a number of VAT reliefs, including the ability to disapply a seller/landlord’s option to tax on the sale of property or the grant of a lease, meaning no VAT is payable on the consideration... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 December 2015 Blog 5 key issues for the food industry in 2016 Looking forward to 2016, there are 5 key areas in the food sector that are likely to be significant... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
4 December 2015 Blog Cambridge Question Time: take me to your leader Cambridge Question Time on 27 November, organised by Estates Gazette in association with Mills & Reeve, Savills and CRS highlighted Cambridge’s success and lively discussion raised several interesting considerations for what the future holds for the city... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 November 2015 Blog Equitable easement by estoppel where no express right of access Hoyl Group Ltd v Cromer Town Council is a case in which the Court of Appeal held that a tenant had acquired an easement by virtue of proprietary estoppel... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 November 2015 Blog The Limitation Act – when can a court exercise discretion to allow an otherwise time barred claim to continue? Under section 11 of the Limitation Act 1980 (the Act), a claim for compensation for personal injury for negligence must be issued by a court within three years of the date when the injury occurred or the date of knowledge of the person injured (if later). Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 November 2015 Blog ParkingEye and Cavendish - a new approach from the Supreme Court for liquidated damages? The Supreme Court recently gave judgment in the joined cases of Cavendish v Makdessi and ParkingEye v Beavis relating to penalty clauses... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read