2024 Budget - Crack down on empty rates
Business rates on empty properties is a double jeopardy for landlords: not only are they deprived of…
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Goldman Prosecution delivers a clear sign of FCA strength
The recent successful prosecution of Mohammed Zina, a former analyst at Goldman Sachs International,…
Sharing or Parting, Occupation or Possession – an easy guide to a confusing clause
What can a landlord do when someone else than the tenant’s occupies the premises without the landlor…
The JCT Design and Build 2024 Edition
The JCT have announced, that their Design & Build suite of documents is being reissued on 17 April 2…
The Digital Age of Real Estate
We are in the midst of a “Proptech” revolution. We all use artificial intelligence (AI) in our eve…
Procurement Act 2023 | New Procurement Rules will come into effect in the UK from October 2024
Public procurement is set for a huge shake-up later this year, with a significant simplification of …
Permitted Development update - Class MA (Commercial to Residential) restrictions removed
Significant changes to existing permitted development rights have come into force on 5th March 2024,…
FES Ltd v HFD Construction Group Ltd
The Court of Session in Scotland has recently provided welcome guidance on a issue which regularly c…
Housebuilder Construction Disputes, What can we learn from Bellway Homes Ltd v Surgo Construction?
The nature of interim payment disputes continues to evolve. Most recently, in a case before the Tech…
Green energy predictions: Renewables in 2024
As in 2023, we expect to continue seeing the aggregation of operational renewable generation assets …
UK Smart meter rollout – missed opportunities
Despite ambitious Government targets and their importance to the UK’s transition to Net-Zero, the UK…
Green energy predictions: EV charging infrastructure in 2024
Although the rate of private buyer registration of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the UK is…
Does your arbitration clause function as intended? The importance of specifying the governing law of an arbitration agreement
In Unicredit Bank GmbH v Ruschemalliance LLC [2024] EWCA Civ 64, the Court of Appeal provided import…
From Inception To Exit: Fladgate & BeyondPlay
We’ve been a part of the BeyondPlay journey since the company’s incorporation in 2020, working close…
Green energy predictions: battery storage
As the energy storage market continues to grow rapidly, 2024 is expected to be another busy year for…
Green energy predictions: clean energy, technology and AI
The adoption of clean energy technologies like electric vehicles, solar power, and smart grids will …
AI as a medical device in the UK: a primer
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare and medical technology. In the…
WeWork: are US company lease guarantees worth the paper they are written on?
Proceedings have been issued to forfeit WeWork’s lease in York Road on London’s Southbank. The proce…
Companies House make changes under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: what do you need to know?
Companies House is aiming to bring in the first set of changes under the Economic Crime and Corporat…
Corporate Deals Overview 2023
In what was a challenging year for transactional work, Fladgate's Corporate and Commercial team…
The EU’s new Artificial Intelligence Act: what steps should businesses take to prepare for the new regulations?
Introduction The European Union has proposed pioneering new rules to govern artificial intelligence…
Top 5 insolvency & restructuring predictions: Venture capital for turnarounds
The UK, along with many other countries, sees fast growing tech businesses as a cure for many econom…
Top 5 insolvency & restructuring predictions: Re-balancing the property market
There have been a series of major shifts in the commercial property market over recent years. The pa…
Top 5 insolvency & restructuring predictions: The year that bounceback bites back
During the pandemic, the government rolled out a series of life rafts for businesses. These included…
