Louise Hoyle considers the Court’s current approach to interest on costs and how parties can maximise and mitigate interest payments. At a time when interest rates continue to be low, receiving interest on unpaid legal costs at 8%, the rate se...

With a few exceptions, costs budgeting applies to the majority of part 7 multi-track matters. Once the costs budget is agreed between the parties, approved by the court or a costs management order has been made, what is the position upon an assessme...

Overview for owners and occupiers 1. Introduction 1.1. In the current climate many businesses are faced with the difficult decision as to whether they can continue with their operations at this unprecedented time; none more so than those who operate...

It is becoming abundantly clear that the world as we know it will never be the same after the global coronavirus pandemic given the impact it has already had upon our daily lives, families, communities and the global economy. People have been forced...

In response to unprecedented pressures on supply chains, the Department for Transport (DfT) has introduced a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers hours and GB drivers’ hours rules in England, Scotland and Wales, initially in p...

Practice Direction 51Z: Stay of possession proceedings, Coronavirus The Coronavirus pandemic is having an effect on all areas of our lives, including the property world. Following Government announcements last month Practice Direction (‘PD&rs...

Please click here to download our quarterly financial crime horizon scanning booklet. The booklet summarises key financial crime related legal and regulatory changes expected over the next...

Please click here to download our quarterly Fraud and Corruption Enforcement update. Here we provide a quick overview of the recent key developments relating to criminal investigations and e...

As the FCA publishes new information on financial crime expectations for firms’ systems and controls during the coronavirus crisis, Ruth Paley and Hayley Astles of Eversheds Sutherland take a look at the key points for regulated firms to note....

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Parliamentary approval delayed to 2014 Provisional agreement between the EU Council, Commission and Parliament was reached back in July 2013 on the draft text of three new EU public procurement directives but these draft directives are still awaitin...

A quick update on the progress of the new Directives. It is anticipated they will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 28 March 2014, meaning that they will then come into force on 17 April 2014. Following the Directives com...

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On 17 July 2017, a new Appendix H to the Technology and Construction Court Guide was published which provides guidance on procedures for public procurement cases (the “Guide”). Although this detailed procedural guidance is likely to prove usefu...

The establishment of more open public procurement systems, that is, procurement systems which offer foreign suppliers access to the award of public contracts on the basis of no less favourable terms than to domestic suppliers, constitutes an essenti...

Following the June 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the UK government triggered article 50 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on 29 March 2017, thereby commencing the two-year formal process that will ultim...

On 13 September 2017, EDF and ERDF lost their fight to declare null and void the contracts they entered into further to bids that were rigged by Nexans France (“Nexans”), Prysmian Energies Câbles et Systèmes (“Prysmian...

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Since April 26, 2019, contractors, to whom a public contract or concession has been awarded, have the possibility to issue an electronic invoice and transmit it to the contracting authority. This novelty is the result of the transposition of the Eur...

A record decline in greenhouse gas could be followed by a larger increase as the economy rebounds, energy experts warn.

The guards were acting at the behest of a pro-Beijing politician whose authority to order their removal has been questioned.

The EU's ambassador made a 'mistake' in giving the go-ahead for the censorship, officials say.

In these uncertain times, there is a good chance that your company will be confronted with a contracting party that is in the process of judicial reorganization, or that you have initiated this procedure yourself. What are the consequences of this p...

On 16 October 2019, the FCA published their feedback statement FS19/6 on Climate Change and Green Finance[1]. This feedback statement summarises the responses from stakeholders to the Discussion Paper (DP18/8) on Climate Change and Green Finance[2] ...

The UK has now officially left the European Union and entered an implementation period ("IP"), which is due to last until 31st December 2020 – IP Completion Day. During the implementation period, European law will continue to apply and firms ...

Practice and procedure Wickes Building Supplies Ltd v Blair [2019] EWCA Civ 1934 An employee had an accident at work. The court had to determine whether the claimant should be allowed to rely upon a witness statement which had not been filed and ser...

UK goes into ‘Lockdown’ The current lockdown arises as a result of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. Broadly, this legislation restricts the movement of people to ‘essential journeys&rsqu...

The ECJ says "Let them watch football!" In a case which may change how the Premier League chooses to structure broadcasting rights packages, on 4 October, the Eu...

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Site waste management plans will be necessary for construction and demolition work with effect from 6 April 2008. The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 require site waste management plans for all construction and engineering projects in ...

Enfranchisement of long leasehold buildings in commercial use may have become a real possibility as a result of a recent decision by the House of Lords. The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 gives long leasehold tenants the right to buy the freehold of the...

A guidance note for clients Empty rates As part of its policy to encourage the use and occupation of empty buildings, the Government has introduced the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 (the 2007 Act). Under the 2007 Act, with effect from 1 April ...

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper proposing wide-ranging reforms to the law governing easements, covenants and profits à prendre. The changes suggested by the Law Commission include: the creation of a single new method ...

As a general rule, leases of land must be made by deed. Failure to comply with this requirement means that the tenant will not acquire a legal estate in land. However, leases granted for a term of up to three years need not be made by deed so long a...