Your search for ‘Charles Russell Speechlys’ returned 1,950 results

The French data protection authority, CNiL, has ordered Google to pay a €150,000 fine for breaches of French data protection law.

On 16 October 2020, The Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") imposed a monetary penalty notice fining British Airways Plc ("BA") £20million

As a result of this decision there will be a full trial in England unless Google successfully appeals this decision.

With both landlords and tenants feeling the financial strain and uncertainty arising from the current coronavirus crisis, reports about a potential government scheme to support the commercial property sector could prove very welcome.

The proposed new system is intended to be firmly plan-led, but with shorter, more visual and map-based plans. Development management policies could be removed altogether...

Following on from the Localism Act and the National Planning Policy Framework, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, currently before Parliament, forms another important part of the Government’s reform of the planning system.

In the first instalment of our trilogy of ‘Briefing Notes on the current draft Common Agricultural Policy Reform’ we have looked at the possible legal implications of the introduction of the "Golden Ticket" for claimants of the successor to the Single Payment Scheme, the Basic Payment. In this issue, our focus is on the inclusion of an "Active Farmer" test and the implied legal tasks that will be thrown up by its introduction.

Under the new requirements, the High Court must now refuse to provide a remedy where it appears "highly likely" that the outcome would not have been substantially different had the relevant conduct not occurred...

Speed is of the essence - legislation will require the plan making process to last no more than 30 months with three stages

The UK Government has announced plans to introduce a substantially amended Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill in Autumn 2026, incorporating recommendations from the Housing Select Committee that could accelerate major changes to residential property ownership. Key proposals include reducing ground rent caps from £250 to nil after just 20 years, mandating automatic conversion to commonhold after collective enfranchisement, and establishing an independent regulator for property managing agents with enf

The recession has seen an increase in the number of lease surrenders. As ever, it is important that landlords and tenants are aware of the implications of entering into such a transaction.

Reducing carbon emissions is an increasingly important topic spanning many industries, notably aviation and road transport, but also the housebuilding industry.

With COVID-19 exacerbating the challenges facing the retail and hospitality sector, landlords and tenants are increasingly looking to lease models based on turnover rent to help them weather turbulent times.

If a pharmacist buys the freehold of the pharmacy his lawyer should investigate that the pharmacy has direct access to a public highway and any other necessary rights to enable the property to be used for the business.

Under the Brussels Regulation, a consumer buying from a trader whose activities are directed at the consumer’s home state can sue the trader either in his home state or in the trader’s home state.

With the top income tax rate at 50% for those earning over £150,000, owner-managers are finding it increasingly difficult to extract wealth from their businesses without having to pay significant amounts of tax.

In a speech to the Brookings Institution on 3 September 2020, Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, took the opportunity to opine on money, and the future of payments.