The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has launched the second edition of its Development Management Agreement for commercial property firms. Compiled by the CLLS’s Land Law Committee and produced by a number of City firms, the precedent document is intended to act as a key resource for commercial property practices. Following the launch of the first edition in 2015, the newly updated agreement reflects the latest changes to the regulatory framework and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors valuation standards. The document is free to view, and available here.
12 February 2019
Commercial property: keeping up to date
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett
Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires
Farrer & Co—Richard Lane
Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner
Bird & Bird—Sue McLean
Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner
NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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