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Brian Hitchcock looks at what the EU referendum result means for local government and its supply chain while the UK is putting in place its strategy ‘It is likely that the UK will remain subject to some form of open competition and public procurement regulation: not least because the public sector is mandated to provide …
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Sheridan Treger and Paul Grace examine the condition of the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ concept and what it might mean for promoters of major development in planning terms ‘In light of recent developments, one would now expect the “Northern Powerhouse” to provide a pan-regional dimension to the case for a scheme’s planning benefits.’When informed of a rumour …
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Sarah Boland considers a recent ruling on the UCTA unreasonableness test ‘It is not necessary for the full suite of a party’s standard written terms and conditions to be incorporated into a contract before the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) will apply.’The High Court has found that the requirement of reasonableness imposed by the …
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Kayleigh Bloomfield discusses the (ir)revocability of agency agreements and constructive trusts upon insolvency ‘Matters have the potential to become more difficult when one party wants to bring the agent-principal relationship to an end and the other does not, particularly where commission is at stake. As a result, an agent may seek to argue that their …
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Nigel Howorth and Michael Coxall report on significant planning reforms ‘The Housing and Planning Act 2016 contains a wide range of planning reforms, many of which are aimed at speeding up the development of new housing stock.’The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (the Act) has received Royal Assent. It provides framework powers for a number …
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John Doherty and Richard Reeve-Young explore the vexed question of legal professional privilege in the context of increasing regulation ‘Practitioners must carefully consider the identity of the individuals employed by their client company in order to ensure that advice given falls within the remit of legal advice privilege (LAP) and attracts the necessary protection from …
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In the second part of an examination of security risks in outsourcing, Dr Sam De Silva highlights the issues to be considered when drafting contracts ‘Customers should seek specialist advice to ensure that the security standard(s) referred to in their contract are relevant and appropriate for their outsourcing (and should not just rely on the …
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Crispin Rapinet and Khushaal Ved examine the here and now of enhanced UK efforts to make anti-bribery and corruption compliance the norm ‘Compliance policies may appear as a headache, but the consequences of failing to comply can lead to multimillion-pound fines, criminal convictions, a plummeting share price and potentially irreversible reputational damage.’Anti-bribery and corruption efforts …
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Jeremy Farr and Shawn Kirby discuss the interpretation of a consequential loss clause ‘The correct starting point of interpretation of the clause was with the natural and ordinary meaning of the language chosen by the parties to give effect to their intent.’ In a decision with potentially far-reaching implications for commercial parties generally and the …
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Craig Bennett considers a recent Court of Appeal decision on the oral variation of contracts ‘The Court of Appeal has stated that, where a contract contains a provision which prohibits oral variations and only permits variations when they are in writing, this can be overridden if the parties so wish.’Many contracts, including PFI project agreements, …
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