Legal Article
14 Jun 2019
Advice given by professionals will be of the utmost importance to the client relying on it and be fundamental to business decisions. This may include examples such as legal advice on a significant transaction, an architect assisting with a construction project, engaging a chartered accountant to advise…
Dispute Resolution
Legal Article
14 Jun 2019
Poole Borough Council v GN & Another Those of us who are involved with claims that deal with the actions of local authority social services have been waiting with baited breath for the handing down of the Supreme Court judgment in Poole BC v GN for almost 12 months. However, with the flood…
Insurance
Legal Article
14 Jun 2019
Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England, has published a report whereby she calls upon local authorities, and other institutions, to collate and provide data regarding all children who have been accommodated in a secure setting, and therefore deprived of their liberty. In…
Insurance
Legal Article
14 Jun 2019
The Government has announced it intends to spend £15m to keep children out of care with an innovative scheme based on existing Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) and Family Group Conferencing (FGCs) models. The new scheme named Supporting Families; Investing in Practice will be rolled…
Insurance
Forbes News
13 Jun 2019
Jennifer Hankinson has been promoted to Partner to lead Forbes Solicitors' Housing and Regeneration (Property) Department. Jennifer, a Legal 500 recommended lawyer for 2019, specialises in housing and regeneration property law and worked as an in-house lawyer for a registered provider for…
Community
Legal Article
12 Jun 2019
The issue of criminality under data protection has once again come into the spotlight. A Stockport Home Limited employee, Wendy Masterson, was found guilty at Stockport Magistrates Court on 6th June 2019 of unlawfully accessing individual's personal data without having a legitimate reason to do so…
Commercial
Forbes News
12 Jun 2019
A new version of Form 6A (the s.21 notice) has been introduced and must be used by landlords from the 1 June 2019. The new Form 6A (s.21 notice) can be found here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/915/contents/made This change has been ushered in as part of the government's…
Dispute Resolution
Legal Article
07 Jun 2019
The Government yesterday issued a consultation on its proposed changes for building safety for high rise buildings following the Hackitt Review. Please click here to view the proposed changes. The proposals are intended to improve safety and minimise the risk of fire in high rise buildings by…
Commercial
Forbes News
05 Jun 2019
Following on from our previous blog 'MEES, please….are you ready?' published on 16 February 2018, the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (the "MEES Regulations"), have now been amended as of 1 April 2019 by the Energy Efficiency (…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
05 Jun 2019
The reform of developer planning contributions continues with the government proposing its seventh set of reforms to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010. The latest set of draft reforms seek to improve the operation of CIL by reducing complication, increasing market responsiveness…
Housing & Regeneration
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