ArticleLLPs And The Companies Act 2006 - Top Ten ChangesNew Regulations applying the terms of the Companies Act 2006 to LLPs will come into effect on 1 October 2009.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawDWF
ArticleCouncillors, Planning And The Code Of ConductGenerally speaking in Scotland while many are critical of Councillors and the decisions they make, we appear to be generally served by Councillors who conduct themselves most of the time in a proper manner. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDWF
ArticleBrief Guide To Judical ReviewIn Scotland, the Court of Session has a supervisory power to consider administrative actions to make sure that legal powers have been used lawfully and properly.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorDWF
ArticleAre Roads Like Buses?There is a cliché that you wait ages for a bus then three or four come along at once. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDWF
ArticleClimate Change ActThe Climate Change (Scotland) Bill received Royal Assent on 04 August 2009.United KingdomEnvironmentDWF
ArticleTiming Isn't Everything – Until It Is: Two Alberta Cases Of Post-Leave TerminationAn employee returns to their place of employment on the first day after their medical leave ended, only to be handed a termination letter. Was it a coincidence or was the leave the reason they were being terminated?CanadaEmployment and HRDWF
ArticleCase Law Update: Other Local Authority Litigated ClaimsDuring the course of his employment, a lifeguard at a local leisure centre stepped from the rungs of a poolside highchair on to the platform at the top of the highchair, causing the lifeguard to fall.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDWF
ArticleQueensland Construction Update - Minister provides timetable for implementation of new BIF legislation: Australian Legal UpdateContracts and subcontracts need to be reviewed and processes should be established for logging payment schedules.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionDWF (Australia)
ArticleEnvironmental Challenges - Issues Ahead?The United Kingdom is a signatory to the Aarhus Convention. This deals with a number of issues of which probably the most significant is "access to environmental justice". United KingdomEnvironmentDWF
ArticleCollateral Warranties And Step-In: What A Bank Should KnowBanks providing funding for a project need to know that their interests are protected and their options kept open in the event of a Borrower going into administration.United KingdomFinance and BankingDWF
ArticleInfrastructure Project Developments: The Role of NPF2Scotland’s second National Planning Framework ("NPF2") (Click here to view) was published on 25 June 2009. NPF2’s purpose is to guide Scotland’s spatial development to 2030, and sets out strategic development priorities for that period. United KingdomStrategyDWF
ArticleChallenges and European LawLord Tyre issued his judgement in relation to the challenge to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (the AWPR) on 11 August 2011 (2011CSOH131).United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDWF
ArticlePension Contribution Changes - 2011/2012Making contributions to a pension scheme is a highly tax efficient way to save for retirement. It is important to be aware of what is permitted and to keep up to date with any changes in the system in order to best make use of the rules. United KingdomTaxDWF
ArticleThe perils of being drunk at a work conferenceMere evidence of modest intoxication at work will generally not be sufficient to dismiss an employee without notice.AustraliaEmployment and HRDWF (Australia)
ArticleProperty and planning law: planning reform QueenslandThe Palaszczuk Government has made sustainable development a key consideration in the new land planning and development system.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionDWF (Australia)
ArticleUnderstanding No Duty Of Care Clauses In Municipal Professional Services AgreementsRecently, a number of municipalities in BC have incorporated "no duty of care" clauses ("NDCC") in their engineering services agreements ("ESAs"). For frame of reference, ESAs are typically executed...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawDWF
ArticleInsolvency And Re-Structuring Case ReporterIn both corporate and personal insolvency matters, transactions which have been entered into in the period prior to the insolvency commencing may be set aside if it can be shown that the transfer of assets out of the ownership of the company or individual was made at an undervalue, thus reducing the amount available to creditors. United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringDWF
ArticleBuilding Hotels - Is Design And Build 'Fit For Purpose'?There is much to consider when developing a hotel - the site, the business plan, a management agreement (Hotel Management Agreements - Key issues for owners) – even the theme and the menu’s get pored over at length. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDWF
ArticleCore Path PlansThe Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 ("the Act") created a new, and conditional, right of access to land (commonly and inaccurately called the "the right to roam"). The Act also created the concept of Core Paths. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDWF