ArticleGrowth And Infrastructure Act Commencement NewsA report on when and how changes introduced by the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 will be brought into force.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleHS2 Paving Bill’s Passage Through The Committee StageThe HS2 Bill has had its Second Reading on 26 June and is now in its Committee stage. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleReal Estate Briefing - July 2011Chapter 1 of the Competition Act 1998 (the Competition Act) prohibits agreements between two or more businesses which have the effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition within the UK.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleGovernment Reports On Review Of Infrastructure CostsToday's entry looks at the government's steps to drive down infrastructure costs. United KingdomStrategyBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticlePublic Bodies Bill Becomes An ActThe blog will focus in particular on the Public Bodies Bill and will follow the Bill through to its enactment and implementation whilst commenting on related legal and policy developments over the coming months.United KingdomStrategyBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleNuclear Waste To Be Added To Planning Act 2008 RegimeToday's entry reports on a consultation from the Department for Energy and Climate Change on the long-term storage of nuclear waste. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleUse Of Unlicensed Medicines - Legal And Ethical IssuesIn the current climate of austerity, healthcare providers may be seeking ways to contain costs of treatment. United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleGreat Repeal Bill: I've Got The PowerAs previously discussed, the Bill authorises a minister of the Crown, by means of regulations, to modify not only secondary legislation (ie other regulations, orders and rules), but also primary legislation...United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticlePlanning Act Blog 209: MPs Call for a Year's Delay to Energy National Policy StatementsThis is entry number 209, first published on 26 January 2011, of a blog on the Planning Act 2008 infrastructure planning and authorisation regime. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticlePlanning Act Blog 228: 7000 Objections Made To Second IPC ProjectOn Friday, the objection period closed for the second project that the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) is considering, an energy from waste plant that would produce 77MW of electricity. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleFee Simple - Split Views On Examination CostsA report on the disagreement between some project promoters and the Planning Inspectorate over how fees should be charged for Planning Act applications.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleHow Long DCO Applications Are TakingA discussion which highlights the length of time applications under the Planning Act 2008 are taking so far. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleIs The Budget Good For Infrastructure?Today's entry reports on Wednesday's Budget. It is headlined ‘Budget 2017' in the papers but it's the second budget this year, there having been one in March before the election.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticlePlanning Act Blog: 163: Swings and Roundabouts for Major Infrastructure ProjectsThis is entry number 163, first published on 10 September 2010, of a blog on the implementation of the Planning Act 2008.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticlePlanning Act Blog 181: Local Growth White Paper - Counties to Lose Planning Functions?This is entry number 181, first published on 29 October 2010, of a blog on the implementation of the Planning Act 2008. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleCoalition Planning Promises Under The SpotlightIt's been 18 months since ink was set to paper on the coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, setting out their programme for government. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleProspects For Lifetime Legacies In The UKThere is a growing impetus for the introduction of a lifetime legacies policy in the UK. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleThe Cost-Sharing VAT OpportunityThe VAT cost-sharing exemption applies to services provided by collective groups of service providers, including charities, where those organisations might not otherwise recover all the VAT they incur on an individual basis. Jonathan Brinsden reviews the hurdles to be overcome before the benefit of the exemption may be secured.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticlePlanning Act Blog: 175: Blog Exclusive - Government to Drop Two Nuclear Power Stations from NPS ReconsultationAs previously reported, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is about to launch a second round of consultation on the six draft energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesBircham Dyson Bell LLP