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Overview In this briefing we address some common questions raised by employers in Singapore when dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. In a situation of great uncertainty, employers need to focus on maintaining their employees’ trust and confide...

Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronav...

Overview In this briefing we address the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. General Principles PRC employers should: Monitor and follow advice and guidance from relevant authorities such as the World Health Organi...

On 27 February 2020, the first patient was diagnosed with the coronavirus (CoVID-19) in the Netherlands. According to the 2 April 2020 update, 14.697 people in total have been diagnosed to be infected with CoVID-19 in the Netherlands (after testing)...

We have previously reported on the initial details of the Hong Kong Government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) on 17 April 2020. Funding for the ESS has now bee...

On 15 April 2020 the European Commission set out a European ‘roadmap’ designed to manage the structured exit from various lockdown measures across member states within the E.U. European countries that have recently taken the first tentative steps to...

Overview Our previous briefings on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we provide updat...

We are continually updating this guide in response to the gradual publication of official information by public authorities. Latest update: 5 May 2020, 17:00 (Restrictions on movement of persons, Mandatory quarantine when crossing borders, Childr...

No hurry to change your construction documents The most significant piece of legislation for the UK construction industry, Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act...

In the current uncertain times it is common to hear rumours of financial difficulties at contractors and sub-contractors which are bound to cause concern for employers on construction works. However, there are a number of steps yo...

After the recent decision in R (Weaver) versus London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 587 the answer, more frequently than not, will be when it is not acting as a 'hybrid authority' and not exercising the pow...

Octavia Hill Housing Trust v Brumby [2010] EWHC 1793 (QB) A landmark case could open the floodgates for Registered Providers. Terri Brumby has won the right in the High Court to proceed with a claim against Registered Provider Octavia Hill Housing ...

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The spending review The Coalition Government has released the eagerly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review which sets out its spending plans for reducing the £155 billion annual deficit. As the government had already announced its inten...

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter  Welcome to the newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and an...

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to r...

Following the landmark Pinnock decision, the Supreme Court has now provided landlords with a set of guidelines which should help them to avoid falling foul of human rights issues in relation to recovery of possession. These appeals surround the emo...

The 2011 Budget contained little in the way of direct headline statements impacting specifically on the construction industry. However, there were a few notable measures announced, such as the £200 million new investment in rail projects, the ...

The Chancellor announced yesterday his second budget aimed at achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth, more evenly shared across the country and between industries. A number of measures are introduced that will significantly impact on dev...

Introduction In this edition of Eversheds’ developers and construction newsletter we look at the second report of Infrastructure UK (IUK), a division of HM Treasury, and its report into the cost of the construction and maintenance of major inf...

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref...

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref...

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Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will ...

Regulations to effect the transfer of virtually all private sewers and lateral drains to the water and sewerage companies have now been made, and will take effect on 1 July 2011. For the majority of installations, the transfer is planned to take eff...

Special report on changes to construction contracts to come into force on 1 October 2011 The statutory framework that governs all construction contracts is changing on 1 October 2011.Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1...

Bribery Act in force The Bribery Act 2010 came in to force last Friday, 1 July 2011. Much has been written about its likely implications. At the start of the debate, it would even be fair to say there was a degree of scare-mongering by some in ter...

The New Act The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. The Act takes forward several Government strategy documents and, importantly, reflects the Government’s response to Sir Michael Pitt’s Revie...

You may recall the recent case of Golden Ocean Group Ltd v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd [2011] EWHC 56 (Comm) in which it was argued that a valid guarantee had been given as a result of a chain of emails exchanged between two parties. At...

The European Commission has recently commenced a consultation exercise regarding future sustainability and competitiveness within the EU construction sector. This consultation was initiated following the publication of the Commission report on the S...

Tenants operating break clauses need to be absolutely punctilious about observing the requirements of the clause; this is not an area of the law where they can expect much help from the courts. The Court of Appeal’s decision in NYK Logistics (...

1.  Summary On 12 July the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), released its eagerly anticipated Electricity Market Reform White Paper (the White Paper). The contents of the White Paper bring some further clarity to the measures desc...

Welcome to some important ‘news’ for the Developer & Construction sector. I predict a riot: What you need to consider if your building site is impacted by the recent disturbances The current riots/disturbances in cities across Engl...

The current riots/disturbances in cities across England raise a number of issues in relation to construction sites. These will include fundamental health and safety issues but it also raises important considerations in relation to any damage or...

Following a recent change in the law relating to the supply of electricity and gas, landlords of multi-occupancy premises must now allow their tenants to connect to energy suppliers of the tenants' choice.  The landlord can only refuse if it is...

The Energy Act 2011 contains provisions that will establish the Green Deal, an innovative funding system for energy efficiency improvements to residential and commercial properties.  The Green Deal is expected to be introduced in Autumn 2012, o...

The introduction of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedules by many local authorities is now gathering pace, as is demonstrated by the Mayor of London’s CIL charging schedule which is likely to be approved by 1 April 2012. If th...

The rules as to when Energy Performance Certificates (“EPCs”) need to be obtained will change on 6 April 2012. In relation to both sales and lettings of property, whether commercial or residential, an EPC will need to be commissioned bef...

Youssefi v Mussellwhite [2014] EWCA Civ 885 Horne & Meredith Properties Ltd v Cox [2014] All ER (D) 194 These two cases concern opposition to lease renewals on the grounds of the tenant’s breach of covenant (“grounds (a), (b) and (c)...

Charalambous and another v Ng and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1604 The courts continue to produce surprising decisions in relation to the tenancy deposit scheme introduced by the Housing Act 2004, applying it in certain respects to tenancies granted bef...

At the Conservative party conference the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a fresh package of measures aimed at addressing the national shortage of new homes. The ambition is to deliver more than 25,000...

With the dust settling after the recent General Election, it is possible to better speculate as to the likely direction of travel of the new Conservative government. The new administration has a slim majority, therefore, there still may be an elemen...

From 30 June 2015, Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Governing Bodies (“in-scope organisations”) will have to accept “unstructured” electronic invoices from their suppliers for invo...