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  • 14 August 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

What happens when commercial property is damaged after exchange of contracts?

The answer is that it will depend on the terms of the sale and purchase agreement. When dealing with commercial property, the parties usually rely upon the Standard Commercial Property Conditions which provide at Condition 8 that the Property is at the risk of the buyer from the date of the Contract.
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  • 01 August 2018
  • Corporate and M&A

Clarkslegal advises BMW Group UK on recent acquisition

Head of Corporate, Ashan Arif supported by Kirstin Parker, Caroline Lendrum and Martha Craven, advised BMW Group UK on its recent acquisition from H.R. Owen. Details of the transaction are confidential.

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  • 19 July 2018
  • Construction

The Construction Sector Deal – investment in “bytes and mortar”

On 5 July 2018, the Government announced its Construction Sector Deal worth £420 million to transform the UK construction industry by improving productivity through greater investment in innovation and skills.
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  • 05 July 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

Accessing commercial land to carry out works

We are often asked by commercial clients whether there is any legal right to go on to land owned by another commercial property to carry out repair and maintenance works where it is not possible to carry out such works from the landowner’s own property and there is no legal right in place allowing access to the land.
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  • 02 July 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

Clarkslegal advises Chef Emily Roux in Joining Her Family’s London Restaurant Dynasty

Clarkslegal, led by real estate lawyer Simon Ralphs, advised Chef Emily Roux on all of the property aspects of her new venture Caractère.
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  • 26 June 2018
  • Public Procurement

Challenging a procurement award: what are the possible outcomes?

Losing a tender is never a welcome experience, especially when significant time and money has been expended on preparing your bid. In some cases, there may be good reasons to challenge the outcome legally. But what are the possible outcomes of challenging the award of a public contract?

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  • 20 June 2018
  • Corporate and M&A

Clarkslegal wins Strike Out Application following new Contract Law ruling

In a hugely significant judgment for businesses, the Supreme Court has tightened the flexibility traditionally enjoyed by contracting parties to vary the terms of their contracts (Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange 2018).
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  • 19 June 2018
  • Employment

Will HR be Human or Hybrid?

As huge numbers of employees face displacement by technology over the coming decade, nearly half all jobs in manufacturing according to some, what is the HR agenda to mitigate the human cost of this technological revolution?
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  • 12 June 2018
  • Corporate and M&A

The rise of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs)

House of Fraser is the latest high-profile CVA in the retail sector but it’s not just the retail sector which has been inundated: the latest government statistics show that there has been an 85.5% increase in the use of CVAs.
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  • 02 May 2018
  • Construction

BIM: Opportunities, challenges, and new developments

Recently I was asked for my views on the potentials and challenges of BIM in light of the Winfield Rock Report and the new CIC BIM Protocol. This blog summarises some of the key themes.
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  • 02 May 2018
  • Construction

Retention in construction contracts under review

Recent years have brought a host of challenges for the construction industry but what we expect for 2023?
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  • 26 April 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

The Four C’s of Co-working

Co-working is not a new concept, nor is it a fleeting craze. Last year, flexible work spaces made up over 20% of all commercial office leases in central London. This trend is not confined to the capital either; take-up of flexible work spaces in cities outside London increased 275% from 2016 to 2017.

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