Real Estate Law and Construction Law

In light of recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump concerning tariffs, countries around the world—including the United States—have been forced to reassess existing trade and contractual frameworks.

With 25% rates hitting key building materials like steel, brick, and lumber, developers can't just plan for the usual delays and change orders anymore—they need to factor in trade policy too.

It was signed into law on 17 October 2024, and except for certain discrete aspects, the majority of the 2024 Act is not yet in force. We understand that commencement orders to bring the various provisions of the 2024 Act into force...

Rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are now a central feature of the UK's transition to net zero, with England and Wales at the forefront of this shift.

Tailored tax policy reforms announced by the Finnish Government have been in the spotlight in recent weeks. These new significant initiatives are expected to improve Finland's investment attractiveness.

In 2024, the Emirate of Sharjah undertook significant legal reforms to modernize its real estate and tenancy framework through the enactment of three key instruments: Sharjah Law No. (5) of 2024, Law No. (6) of 2024...

Rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are now a central feature of the UK's transition to net zero, with England and Wales at the forefront of this shift.

The corporate occupier world has been shaken up by the recent "Trocadero" decision in which the High Court ordered landlord, Criterion Group, to repay over £700k of wrongly charged...

The Law Commission has issued an interim statement on the reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act).

Some caveats registered on the title can create obstacles to the conveyancing process in a mortgagee power of sale,.

Part 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules concerns the disclosure and inspection of documents in civil litigation. In summary, a party discloses a document by stating that the document exists or has existed. A party to whom a document has been disclosed has a right to inspect that document except where, amongst other things, the party disclosing the document has a right or a duty to withhold inspection of it.

A judgment delivered on 23 April 2012 stated that in a Settlement Agreement, inclusion of the phrase "full and final settlement in respect of any and all outstanding matters" was, on the facts, sufficient to exclude liability for defects.