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Long term contracts including development agreements often require modification to deal with changing circumstances.

The matter was heard on appeal in July of this year and the original decision of the TCC was upheld.

The High Court's decision in G Fry & Son Limited vs (1) Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities and (2) Somerset Council [2023] EWCH 1622 examined the application...

The Government announced, on 9 May 2019, that it is to allocate £200m to replace unsafe aluminium composite (ACM) cladding, from around 176 privately owned high-rise buildings.

Bill Chandler's article Deceptively simple, which was originally published in Estates Gazette and subsequently featured in the winter 2017/18 edition of our commercial property newsletter, was recently referred to by the Court of Appeal ...

The recent High Court judgment in Wild v Wild [2018] EWHC 2197 (Ch) confirms that one partner cannot unilaterally cause property to become a partnership asset without the prior agreement or subsequent acceptance of the other partners.

In May 2017 we advised on the outcome of this case in which the County Court ruled that the presence of Japanese knotweed on an adjoining property to the claimants' properties was an actionable nuisance ...

The TCC considered whether a contractor had extended limitation for claims where it accepted liability for NHBC warranty cover.

Commercial landlords know that if a tenant fails to pay rent and the lease contains a forfeiture clause, the landlord can forfeit the lease by peaceable re-entry...

Consultants often carry out work for a prospective client before any agreement is entered into. There is a myriad of reasons why consultants may do this.

In Henia v Beck, the TCC found that the building contract contained an adequate payment mechanism (as required under the Act).

It is fair to say that the payment regime under the Construction Act (the "Act") is complicated.

As has been widely publicised, the temporary halt to proceedings on evicting tenants in England is due to expire over the coming weekend and, until very recently...

The case of Swansea Stadium Management Co Ltd v City & County of Swansea Interserve Construction Limited [2018] EWHC 2192 (TCC) serves to remind the beneficiaries of collateral warranties to be alert to deadlines.

Does a reasonable endeavours obligation prevent the giver from manipulating events so as to make compliance impossible?

In the case of Sheffield City Council v Oliver the Court of Appeal looked at the impact of third party contributions...

The Supreme Court handed down an important judgement on the subject of Town and Village Greens (TVGs) in December.