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As university summer terms draw to a close, all eyes turn to what life on campus will look like at the start of the new academic year.  Universities cannot afford for too many students to defer (a recent survey suggested 20% may do so) and will want to welcome a new cohort in September...

At the start of April the government introduced new regulations allowing local authorities to hold meetings remotely.  We consider whether the new regulations could herald a new era in determination of planning applications during the post-covid recovery period and beyond...

In a marketing coup attracting wide press coverage The Tea Terrace, a business which operates tea rooms in Surrey and London, has acquired a fleet of robot serving staff to help improve social distancing in its restaurants as they re-open following lockdown...

In Borwick Development Solutions Ltd v Clear Water Fisheries Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 578, the Court of Appeal was tasked with determining the nature and extent of property rights in relation to fish populating a commercial fishery...

The government has set out a loose timetable for the reopening of currently closed retailers from 1 June. Retailers will need to carry out risk assessments and be “COVID-19 Secure”...

Covid-19 has caused untold disruption to business and has caused many businesses to shut up shop or, at the very least, to reduce their physical presence in their workplaces...

One welcome upshot from the pandemic has been the overwhelming desire of many tenants and landlords to work together to find a solution to the impact of business closures and social distancing...

The full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses and the economy will take some time before they are fully understood. The Government’s package of financial aid to help businesses survive the effect of the pandemic and lockdown are unprecedented...

The Coronavirus Act 2020 was enacted on 25 March 2020. It contains emergency legislation designed to help society cope with the coronavirus outbreak. It includes restrictions on the ability for landlords to terminate both residential and commercial tenancies...

Although some sectors have already been hit particularly hard, there are many property issues relating to Covid-19 that do not discriminate...

The March quarter day is on 25 March 2020 and, traditionally, hundreds of millions of pounds of rent would be passing from commercial tenants to their landlords...

The March quarter day is Wednesday 25 March 2020, when most leases will require a tenant of business premises to pay the landlord the rent for the period from 25 March to 23 June 2020...