Before starting building, renovation or demolition works, it’s necessary to comply with Luxembourg’s building licence procedure. An application for a building licence requires the applicant to follow a specific administrative procedure. The purpose of this newsletter is to explain the key points of this procedure and secure the applications. Below you will find the first […]
The secretary of state has allowed two appeals against Cherwell District Council, handing victory to Jeremy Cahill QC of No5 Chambers for his client Barwood Strategic Land II and to barrister Peter Goatley of No5 Chambers for his client Gladman Developments. Both appeals were recovered for determination by the secretary of state on 9 May […]
By Bukola Aremu The landlord cannot recover possession from a licensee of an absent tenant unless the tenancy has been brought to an end. If the tenant no longer occupies the property, the tenancy cannot be assured and becomes a common law tenancy, which can be terminated by a notice to quit (NTQ). Similarly, a […]
The largest German intellectual property event in 2013 is the annual conference of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, which gathered more than 700 professionals from more than 30 states. The conference gathered various participants from academia and institutions (such as the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Court of Justice, the German Ministry […]
After half a year of Basel III implementation experience that prompted numerous clarification requests from market participants, the Central Bank of Russia has published amendments to Regulation 395-P regulating Russian banks’ capital that revised certain of its current requirements for subordinated debt instruments. This draft is widely expected to be close to final. If adopted, […]
Welcome to the government shutdown. As of noon yesterday, there is hope that this shutdown of the government will not last very long (some are forecasting only one or two days). But Congress has proven to be quite unpredictable (and the situation could change at any moment). Plus, this battle is a precursor to the […]
By Edward J Johnsen The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will remain open and operational in the event of the federal government lapse in appropriations on 1 October. Changes to its operational status after 1 October will be announced on the SEC website. The SEC has not shut down operations […]
The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has updated its guidance on certifying money purchase and defined-benefit (DB) schemes for auto-enrolment. Employers preparing for staging should review the clarifications and changes in the new guidance to ensure that they can certify their scheme on the correct basis. Allen & Overy highlights the key changes in […]
The results are in from Eversheds’ ‘Automatic Enrolment One Year On’ survey. Featured in yesterday’s Financial Times, the survey, which assesses how employers are responding to the introduction of automatic enrolment, shows that the majority of employers are finding the administrative burden connected with automatic enrolment to be their greatest challenge. Encouragingly, around 60 per […]
Year by year the London Marathon demonstrates triumph over adversity. And it doesn’t come much more adverse than this. As we report today, a trainee lawyer who also happens to be quadriplegic is taking the organisers of the London Marathon to court over their refusal to allow him entry because of his need to use […]
Over the course of the past 10 years, the eurobond markets have become an increasingly important source of funding for Russia’s leading companies. In April 2013 alone, Russian corporate issuers, with metals and mining companies to the forefront, took advantage of historically low interest rates to raise in excess of $11bn (£7bn). While market conditions […]
Shoosmiths has advised client Allied London on a joint venture with Manchester City Council to purchase the former Manchester television studios where Coronation Street was filmed. Irwin Mitchell was instructed by ITV to sell the famous ITV Granada studios, which have been based in Quay Street since 1956. The broadcaster announced plans to move the set […]