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  • Construction
  • 19 July 2018

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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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 05 July 2018

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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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 02 July 2018

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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  • Public Procurement
  • 26 June 2018

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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  • Corporate and M&A
  • 20 June 2018

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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  • Employment
  • 19 June 2018

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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  • Corporate and M&A
  • 12 June 2018

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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  • Construction
  • 02 May 2018

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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  • Construction
  • 02 May 2018

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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