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Government faces fracking challenge in High Court

Decision to overrule local council 'unlawful', argues anti-fracking group

Rolls Building to be rebranded 'Business and Property Courts'

New arrangements allow for more flexible cross-deployment of judges

Lack of integrity not like dishonesty, court rules

Sole practitioner failed to properly control staff and misled SRA

Which building contract?

Understanding basic construction contract structures will enable non-construction lawyers to ensure a fit with the rest of the project's legal framework, explains Chris Holwell

Breaking bad

Greville Healey and Tricia Hemans consider the construction of section 26 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

HMRC collects £92m in property tax avoidance crackdown

Property investors 'lose appetite' for stamp duty avoidance, says Collyer Bristow

That proposed new basement: Does it require planning permission?

Alec Samuels considers whether the construction of a basement is a development or an engineering operation, and what form of planning law applies

Security of tenure in almshouse accommodation

Amy Sevier considers recent cases on the reasonableness of service charges, implied terms in contracts, and who should take on the costs of replacement fire doors