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University Governing Bodies will be considering the capacity and resources requirements of condition E6...

The media are currently lamenting the breakup of celebrity couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, ‘known as ‘Bennifer’ after Lopez filed for divorce earlier this week, exactly 2 years after their wedding. In this blog, we’ll look into how the English courts would approach their short marriage and extreme wealth if Bennifer were based in England and Wales.

A new decision from the Court of Appeal finds there is no requirement for "belief" in the Mental Capacity Act functional test...

Join our expert panel discussion at Senate House, University of London from 5.30pm on Wednesday 18 September...

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited. [2024] EWCA Civ 962. This case focuses on the interpretation of the JCT D&B 2016 termination provisions, in particular the meaning of clause 8.9.4, repeated specified defaults by the Employer.

In light of the government placing housebuilding and renewable energy at the top of its agenda, Nichola Ross, a Principal Associate in the Agri-Business Real Estate team, talks to James Hordern, a Special Counsel in our Real Estate Disputes team, to consider how easy it is for landowners with tenancies to provide vacant possession.

JCT D&B 24 introduces some subtle changes to the insurance provisions in the 2016 contract:

New detailed guidance has been published by the Fundraising Regulator on the more complex rules on commercial participator agreements and professional fundraisers. Here's our one minute summary.

The Charity Commission has worked hard to support and encourage legal charity campaigning in the recent election. Let's find out how well the Commission thinks charities managed to keep inside the rules.

How the design of work-related socialising can promote inclusivity...

To support NHS professionals involved in contracting of health care services, NHS England has recently updated its FAQs on the PSR...

In this blog, we explain how matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets are treated on divorce, and how the latter can become the former through matrimonialisation. We analyse the case of Standish v Standish, where the wife's award was reduced by £20 million as the husband's pre-marital wealth that was transferred to her was not matrimonialised.