Developers and funders are frequently involved in the purchase of contaminated sites and the location and potential value of these sites often makes them attractive targets for such investment.

It is common for contracting parties to seek to limit their liabilities to each other. They do so to try to reduce their potential losses and to give certainty to their financial position in the event of a breach of contract.

It is important for litigants to appreciate the tactical advantages to making a without prejudice settlement offer.

Nominet, the UK’s registry operator, has announced that, from summer 2014, shorter .uk domain names − such as <website.uk> − will be made available for registration.

The first reading of the Bill took place in the House of Lords on 24 June 2014, with the second reading not yet scheduled at the time of writing.

Can the real estate business put sustainability at the heart of the leasing process? John Staheli looks at some of the issues.

As a number of planning permissions continue to be granted for out of town retail, we look at two recent appeal cases determined by the same inspector that hinged on the impact on the town centre.

When residential tenancy deposits are taken from assured shorthold tenants, landlords must exercise care to protect them under an authorised scheme, not only when the landlord takes the deposit, but also when the fixed term expires.

This article examines the findings of the Court of Appeal on the reasons challenge, and the lessons to be learnt for future DCOs.

High Speed 2 (HS2) remains in the spotlight, particularly following the recent publication of the Department for Transport’s revised business case for HS2.

The inquiry is expected to give rise to a wave of enforcement activity and legislative reform across the EU e-commerce sector.

It can be difficult for shareholders of private, established companies to sell shares without the company being quoted on an exchange.

A recent study by the Institute of Leadership and Management reveals that only 10 per cent of new fathers, and only two per cent of managers, take more than two weeks' paternity leave.

We have set out below the main employment-related issues coming out of Budget 2016. The devil may yet be in the detail of initiatives, but this alert should serve to make sure employers know what to expect going forward.

The High Court (the Court) has recently confirmed that the so-called "last straw" doctrine applies to employers, as much as it does to employees.

The highly anticipated Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences definitive guideline was published on 3 November 2015 and comes into force on 1 February 2016.

Once the dust settles, one question to be decided is whether a British Parliament will scrap EU employment laws entirely and put in place its own version?

The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (the 2010 Act), as amended by the Insurance Act 2015 and the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Regulations 2016, came into force on 1 August 2016.

At first glance, a typical third-party funding arrangement can present an attractive option to prospective litigants.

Following a benchmark Supreme Court ruling (Coventry v Lawrence) fewer injunctions can be expected to remedy infringements of property rights.