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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 23 Mar 2018
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in a long running dispute concerning the duties owed by a project monitor. Lloyds Bank Plc v McBains…
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Fladgate LLP | Global, United Kingdom | 23 Mar 2018
Cities are the future, and future cities will be smart. Urbanisation is one of the continuing trends of the twenty first century. In 1800, just 2% of…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 23 Mar 2018
At the Labour Party Conference last year, John McDonnell raised the idea that public sector bodies could provide better value for money in certain…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 23 Mar 2018
The first case on liability for flammable cladding provides little comfort to lessees seeking to recover the costs of repair. The call by a first…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Mar 2018
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Act) grants the right to refer disputes relating to construction operations to…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Feb 2018
At first glance, one may assume that a case concerning offshore windfarms would be of little interest to developers outside the energy sector. However…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 2 Feb 2018
Occupiers must be alert to changes to lending and insurance requirements as a result of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The fire initiated the largest…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 17 Jan 2018
On 15 January 2018 Carillion PLC and a number of its subsidiary companies (Carillion) went into liquidation, with the High Court appointing the…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 13 Dec 2017
Green bonds have come a long way since they were first issued in 2007. As we mark their tenth birthday, what developments should we expect over the…
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Fladgate LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Dec 2015
Japanese knotweed, which was introduced to the UK in the 19th century as an ornamental plant, has now spread to become the most invasive plant in the…