When making changes to your will it’s recommended to use a solicitor. Read our blog to learn more about whether you can change a will without a solicitor.

Since ClientEarth’s initial failure to be allowed to pursue a derivative claim against Shell directors for alleged breach of their duties relating to climate change risk management, our courts have made two further decisions that deal with the relationship between climate risk and the duties of company directors.

A MEC is the name given to the provisions of a section 106 agreement which, in the event of loan default by the RP, allow an RP’s lender to sell the affordable housing dwellings free of the affordable housing restrictions contained in the section 106 agreement.

A new local land charge was created on 29 November 2022: the Conservation Covenant.

With effect from 1 February 2023, HMRC will cease issuing letters acknowledging receipt of a valid Option to Tax notification.

Looking to move house can be an exciting time. However, there are some things that you should consider before making an offer on a property.

Rules in relation to the registration of trusts via the Trust Registration Service (TRS) with HMRC have now changed.

Suppliers, particularly building contractors, are often faced with the question of whether to charge VAT at the standard rate, at the reduced rate or at the zero-rate.

When seeking to recover arrears of service charge, the simplest method is to issue county court proceedings; in around 80% of cases, nothing further is needed.

With the focus in the construction industry and surrounding supply chain on reducing carbon emissions, driving to net zero carbon, and related building safety improvements, it is good to see that the authors of the NEC Contract have taken an important step towards facilitating sustainability in a contractual sense.