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The New Towns Taskforce Has Recommended Locations For Twelve New Towns, But Will Any Be Built?

The New Towns Taskforce (the "NTT") recently issued its much-anticipated independent report to government on the sites which it proposes for designation as new towns. In this briefing we explore its report and the challenges that implementation will face.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

HSF Kramer TCPA Update - November 2025

Welcome to our regular overview and analysis of recent legal developments in town and country planning law. We have refreshed the format of this newsletter...

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Capacity: Delivering The Pipeline

By 2040, nearly US$100 trillion should be going towards infrastructure each year. Even if all that money can be found, the big question is whether the world will have the capacity to deliver it.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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KPMG

Building And Investing In New Data Centres: Developing Legal Trends

The data centre sector is experiencing rapid growth, augmented by burgeoning demand from generative AI and other areas of the digital economy.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Macfarlanes LLP

Property Newsletter: October 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Buying A Dream Villa Vs City Apartment Abroad: Currency Costs Compared

United Kingdom Real Estate

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IR Global

Designing With Nature: Planning Approaches To Deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Legal Consideration For Hotels: Planning (Video)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Arbitration and AI: From Data Processing to Deepfakes. Outlining the Potential–and Pitfalls–of AI in Arbitration

United Kingdom Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Making Data Centres Happen: What Issues Should Real Estate Investors Bear In Mind When Considering Investing In Data Centre Assets?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

An Adjudicator's Decision In Two Separate But Substantially Similar Adjudications Are Both Held By The Court To Be Enforceable

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Scottish Land Court Approves Resumption Of Common Grazings For Harris Outdoor Hub

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Did You Miss? Crea v Camp [2025] EWHC 2638 (KB)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Legal Consideration For Hotels: Planning (Video)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are The Key Steps? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

European Parliament Takes Next Step To Reduce Scope Of CSRD

United Kingdom Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The UKIPO's Consultation On Changes To UK Design Law And Its Possible Impact On Fashion Designs (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Peer-To-Peer Podcast With Cathy Temple (Podcast)

United Kingdom Law Practice

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Lewis Silkin

The Arbitration Act 2025: A New Era For UK Arbitration?

In the world of international contracting, when contracting parties enter into an arbitration agreement, they agree on a seat of the arbitration (or should).

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

People Focus – Conveyancing – Abbey Freeman

Abbey Freeman is an Associate Solicitor in our Conveyancing team and is based at our Loughborough branch.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Rothera Bray

International Insights - Navigating Global Planning And Land Use Systems

For developers and investors operating across multiple jurisdictions, the complexity of knowing what can be built, where, and under what conditions is compounded by the diverse frameworks of laws...

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Collateral Attacks Under The Arbitration Act: Lessons Learnt From Deinon v. Reen

With the Arbitration Act 2025 coming fully into force on 1 August 2025 (the "2025 Act"), this is an opportune moment to take a closer look at a recent arbitral decision...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us: Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors

Worldwide Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Residential Occupier Exception Prevents Enforcement Of Adjudicator's Decision

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Damage, Defects And Delay – The Interplay Between Insurance And Construction Claims

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building Safety In 2025 – Where Are We Now?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

Mastering Powered Land Transactions For UK Data Centres

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Structuring Shell And Core Data Centre Developments: Legal Strategies For Scalability And Flexibility

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Financing Data Centre Developments: Balancing Risk And Opportunity In A Capital-intensive Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Future Of Data Centres In England And Wales

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

Constructive Acceleration In Light Of V601 v Probuild

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building The Future: Construction And The Energy Transition 2025 (UK & EMEA)

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Financing Data Centre Developments: Balancing Risk And Opportunity In A Capital-intensive Sector

This is the second in a ten-part article series on the legal strategies shaping the future of data centre development in the UK.

United Kingdom Real Estate

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Future Of Data Centres In England And Wales

The UK Government has stated that developing additional data centre capacity within the UK "is essential to enabling economic growth and to reap the transformational productivity benefits of digitalisation and the adoption of AI".

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

Constructive Acceleration In Light Of V601 v Probuild

While the concept of constructive (implied) acceleration is well-established in the United States, other common law jurisdictions have long been less favourable to contractors' claims for acceleration costs incurred when an employer wrongfully denies an extension of time (EoT) application.

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building The Future: Construction And The Energy Transition 2025 (UK & EMEA)

Building the Future: Construction and the Energy Transition 2025 (UK & EMEA) addresses the evolving legal landscape in the UK and EMEA, as the regions' construction industries continue to adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by the energy transition.

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legal Considerations For Hotels: Building Safety (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Retention Reform: What It Means For Housebuilders

Retention has long been a feature of construction contracts in the housebuilding sector, intended to provide security against non-performance...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

The Plan Is In: Scotland's Strategy To Combat The Housing Emergency

In September 2025, the Scottish Government published its long-awaited Housing Emergency Action Plan, which sets out the steps the Scottish Government has taken...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

High Court Holds That Exercise Of Rights Under Charge Document Is Not Subject To Braganza Duty

The court found there was no arguable case that the chargee's exercise of its right to appoint an administrator was invalid, despite being for the purpose of an attempted takeover...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Building Safety Levy Explained: What Developers Need To Know Before October 2026

The Building Safety Levy (the Levy), described by Government as a tax on new residential buildings, will come into effect in England on 1 October 2026.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Construction Contract Limitation Periods: A Guide For Schools

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

High Court Finds Investment Bank Entitled To Success Fee Under Mandate Executed By Company's Agent Acting With Apparent Authority

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd: How Much Does This Illuminate Rights Of Light For Developers And Investors?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Macfarlanes LLP

How Is AI Transforming International Construction Projects And What Legal Disputes Could Follow?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

RNJM Ltd v Purpose Social Homes Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Clegg Food Projects Ltd v Prestige Car Direct Properties Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Managing Construction Insolvency Risk: How To Spot And Minimise Disruption In A Supply Chain

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herrington Carmichael

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Building Safety Levy October 2026: What To Expect

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

Voluntary Carbon Market And Offsetting In The Real Estate Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certainty Restored Or Remedy Removed? A Critical Analysis Of Abbey Healthcare v Augusta And The Status Of Collateral Warranties In UK Construction Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Contractual Clarity Is Paramount In Offshore Construction Projects (Pharos v. KML)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Retentions: Carry On Consulting?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Retention Reform: A Potential Turning Point For UK Construction?

United Kingdom Real Estate

BP

Burness Paull

How Geospatial Data Is Becoming A Crucial Part Of Risk Analysis: What This Means For Insurers

United Kingdom Insurance

BJ

Browne Jacobson

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Designing With Nature: Planning Approaches To Deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog: April 2025 (Video)

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Devonshires

Design And Design Life: Understanding Your Obligations (Video)

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Top 5 Construction Cases Of 2024 (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Navigating The Complexity Of Succession Planning: Lessons From A Case Study (Video)

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IR Global

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