Insights

Jessica Sutherland discusses the initiatives developed by National Grid ESO to prevent stalled or slow moving projects from delaying viable projects behind them in the queue.

Registers of Scotland have announced their ambition to have 100% of the land in Scotland mapped on this new Land Register by 2024. Kirstin Wilson explains the merits of voluntarily registering your property before this date.

Iain Drummond and Lindsay Robinson look at the judgment in Breakshore Ltd v Red Key Concepts Ltd [2022] 5 WLUK 677 and consider when it is appropriate to use Part 8 claims to resist enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision.

In the run-up to what would ordinarily be a business festive season, new data suggests businesses in the hospitality sector are continuing to face challenges including rising energy costs, food price inflation, staff shortages and a drop in consumer confidence.

A brief note from the regulation and markets team, highlighting the publication of final guidance that details how public authorities will be able to award subsidies under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 once it comes into force on 4 January 2023.

In an uncertain time, financial security is becoming increasingly important. As the Scottish property market remains strong, Kristina Jones, Solicitor in our private wealth and tax team, provides an insight to familial loans as a practical way for families to get on the property ladder.

The perfect, it is often said, may be the enemy of the good. But is a public body lawfully entitled to select the 'good' over the 'perfect' when faced with the choice of sanctioning a 'stop-gap' in the journey to compliance?

In this TCC decision, the Court considered the complex issue of concurrent delay and whether the Council had followed the correct termination procedure under the contract, and whether this termination was effective.

The recent creation of The Patagonia Purpose Trust and the Holdfast Collective has shone a new light on how charitable trusts can be used for philanthropic causes while also being tax effective. Charlotte Fleming, Senior Solicitor in our private wealth and tax team, explores how charitable trusts work and the benefits they can bring.

Iain Drummond discusses some of the changes to the Arbitration Act 1996 proposed by the Law Commission for England and Wales. 

In its ruling of 27 October in DB Station & Service AG v. ODEG Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH the European Court of Justice has clarified the appropriate 'choreography' to be applied by national courts and economic regulators when both have competence in relation to competition law claims.

Ruairidh Leishman, Solicitor in our commercial disputes team, discusses the UKIPO report published in November 2021, which highlighted the role that influencers play in the sale and marketing of counterfeit goods. This article highlights the steps that can be taken by brands against influencers who are infringing their IP rights and who pose a risk to their reputation.