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Why Shariah finance and real estate are a perfect match

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • October 25 2012

Islamic finance continues to grow as a prudent alternative to conventional debt-based structures

Yeganeh v Zurich plc

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • Kyrgyzstan, United Kingdom
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  • June 3 2010

The claimant insured his house and its contents with the defendant insurers under a property policy which provided, inter alia: "If a claim is fraudulent or false in any way, we will not make any payment and all cover will end."

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd v Assicurazioni Generali SA

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 3 2010

OEH operated the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans

Frustration, breach of contract and repudiation

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 25 2010

In the following case, which was bought before the courts by way of a summary application for judgement, the court had to consider whether the contract between the parties was frustrated so that performance become impossible or whether in fact one or other of the parties had wrongfully repudiated the contract

Planning policy for conserving the historic environment

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 19 2010

Following the introduction of a new national Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 5 (Planning for the Historic Environment) on 23 March 2010, developers seeking to demolish or modify heritage assets (whether formally designated or not and including buildings, monuments, sites, places, areas or landscapes having a degree of architectural or historic significance) are likely to find it increasingly challenging (and costly) to obtain planning consent

Flood and Water Management Act 2010 - implications for the property owners and developers

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 19 2010

On 8 April 2010, the Flood and Water Management Act (the Act) received Royal Assent

Limitation on the use of planning obligations

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 19 2010

From 6 April 2010, local planning authorities will not be able to consider a payment or other benefit offered pursuant to a section 106 agreement (a planning obligation) as "material" to a decision to grant planning permission unless certain statutory criteria are met

National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Ltd v HSBC Insurance

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 5 2010

On 10 October 2007, the sellers exchanged written contracts with the buyers for the sale of a building, with the risk of loss being imposed upon the buyers

New planning fees regulations

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 1 2010

New fee regulations came into force on Friday 26th February 2010 which will make it considerably cheaper for developers to obtain an extension of an existing planning permission granted before 1st October 2009 which has not yet expired or to apply for minor amendments to an existing permission

IPC fees regulations 2010

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2010

The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) was established by the Planning Act 2008 and will be the body responsible for the consenting of nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs