Inspection meaning

This Checklist highlights principal actions and considerations for a tenant weighing up surrendering its lease to its landlord. It is not comprehensive, and you should always assess whether further matters arise that require attention in your specific situation, including any fact-specific risks or obligations. This guidance proceeds on the basis that the following apply: the surrender is by express agreement and not effected by operation of law, and no immediate re-grant in favour of the tenant will follow the surrender You can read this Checklist alongside Practice Note: Lease surrenders and Checklist Surrender of lease—acting for the landlord—checklist. How to use this Checklist Although the mechanics of a lease surrender broadly resemble a sale and purchase in commercial terms (the tenant effectively sells and the landlord buys), notable distinctions remain. The opening section (Key issues) identifies the main points for review, with additional explanation provided in the Procedure table below for handling a lease surrender, in more detail for...

Repair under the common law Under the common law, a landlord, relative to a tenant, bears notably heavy duties regarding upkeep and repair of the leased premises, see Practice Note: Repair clauses in commercial leases in Scotland—Repair under the common law. Within commercial leasing, landlords will almost invariably aim to exclude all such common law repairing liabilities for the demised premises, though not for common areas in multi-let buildings; see Practice Note: Service charge and outgoing provisions in commercial leases in Scotland. Consequently, tenants usually shoulder substantial repair commitments. The prevalent model is the full repairing and insuring (FRI) lease, under which the tenant assumes responsibility for repairs of every kind save for damage arising from insured risks; see Practice Note: Repair clauses in commercial leases in Scotland—Contracting out of the common law—the full repairing and insuring (FRI) Lease and The modern commercial lease: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia [466]...

Competition authorities with jurisdiction in Ireland Competition authorities operating in Ireland, chiefly the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and, where applicable, the European Commission, possess broad powers to carry out surprise inspections, commonly called ‘dawn raids’. Such raids are a central investigative device for enforcing Irish and EU competition law, particularly in matters involving serious and grave breaches of competition rules like alleged cartel conduct, abuse of dominance, and wage‑fixing arrangements. For companies trading in Ireland, the unannounced arrival of the regulator’s authorised officers at their premises without prior warning can be both highly disruptive and risky. Businesses must be dawn raid‑ready to mitigate disruption and to safeguard their legal entitlements while meeting statutory duties throughout an inspection. This Checklist outlines pragmatic pointers to consider before a dawn raid, including forming a dawn raid response team, alongside key priority steps to take during the on‑site raid, managing legally privileged material, and the follow‑up once the raid has ended. Equipping your organisation with dawn raid readiness know‑how and a...

This Checklist is applicable for the sale and purchase of a vessel by a company when acting for a corporate buyer and where the ship will be registered in the UK When representing the buyer, the priority is to confirm that the seller’s papers are adequate to deliver good title, secure the vessel’s permanent registration in the UK, and demonstrate that both parties possess the requisite power and authority to conclude the transaction... Request a Transcript of Registry from the UK Ship Register to verify the current registered owner and identify the existing security position affecting the vessel. A fee is payable for this (and several of the other documents noted below), with a full schedule available on the UK Ship Register website. Make the request promptly on receipt of instructions and repeat the search on the closing date... Confirm that any class inspection or other survey specified in the sale contract has been conducted and that the results are satisfactory...

Antitrust A fresh appeal has been filed before the General Court in Case T- 19/25, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe v Commission, challenging the Commission’s decision in Teva (Copaxone) (AT.40588) and requesting that the fine-imposing infringement ruling be annulled—see further, application A fresh appeal has been submitted before the General Court in Case T- 682/24, Red Bull and Others v Commission, brought against the Commission for failing to reimburse additional costs incurred due to the disproportionate prolongation of an inspection—see further, application NOTE—For all...

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Note: the CPRC no longer distributes the underlying papers with the minutes, and consequently no documents explaining the matters discussed are supplied alongside this News Analysis. A copy of the minutes can be found here: Minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee. Welcome, apologies and introductory remarks (item 1) The minutes of the 9 May 2025 meeting were approved (for more detail, see News Analysis: Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—9 May 2025). From the action log, the following items were recorded: Forms and standard orders—various strands of work remain in progress, and a new working group will be created. The Chair and Secretariat will finalise the finer details outside the committee. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024—drafting was agreed under item 3 at the Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—9 May 2025, and the finalised draft is now circulating within the sub-committee for approval. A handful of substantive issues have emerged but are not anticipated to require consideration by the full committee....

For comprehensive analysis of the regulation, consenting and incentivisation of the net zero energy transition under the laws of England and Wales, see also: Collinson and Hockman on Energy Law: Regulating, Consenting and Incentivising the Energy Transition. That textbook offers an in-depth exploration of matters addressed in this Practice Note. What is carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)? The term CCUS is sometimes described as ‘carbon capture and storage’ (CCS); broadly, CCS represents a narrower subset within the same sector. CCS describes a range of processes that capture and store CO 2 emissions from industrial activities...

This Practice Note is aimed at law firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). It sets out the SRA’s supervisory and enforcement powers under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, as amended (MLR 2017), and how these have been broadened by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023). A separate Practice Note explains how to get through an SRA anti-money laundering (AML) inspection: How to survive an SRA AML inspection. For wider guidance on the SRA’s supervision and enforcement roles, see the following Practice Notes: SRA’s supervision function SRA’s enforcement function SRA enforcement strategy Regulatory status of the SRA under the AML regime The MLR 2017 designate professional bodies with responsibility for AML supervision. The Law Society is the named supervisor for solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, but it delegates regulatory functions to the SRA, so the SRA is responsible for ensuring the solicitors and...

This Practice Note introduces key procedural features of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR), SI 1998/3132, as they relate to claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996). The same provisions apply whether proceedings are issued under CPR Part 7 or CPR Part 8; see Practice Note: TOLATA 1996—when to use Part 7 and when to use Part 8. See also Practice Notes: TOLATA 1996—pre-action matters; TOLATA 1996—when to issue in the County Court and when to issue in the High Court; and TOLATA 1996—Part 36 offers. For practical guidance on the court’s approach to TOLATA 1996 claims, see Practice Note: Case law relating to TOLATA 1996 claims and Precedent: Specimen final orders under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. Costs budgeting Disclosure and inspection Witness statements Expert evidence Costs budgeting Costs budgeting forms part of the court’s duty to regulate costs. Its purpose is to enable the court to...

[ insert name of company ] plc (Registered in [ insert country of incorporation ] with number [ insert company number ]) [ insert description of rights issue, eg Proposed [ insert offer ratio, eg 5 for 8 ] rights issue of [ insert total number new shares to be issued ] new ordinary shares of [ insert nominal value ] each at [ insert offer price ] per ordinary share ] This notice is issued, in accordance with section 562(3) of the Companies Act 2006, to every person whose name appears on the register at the close of business on [ insert date ] (the Rights Issue Record Date) as a holder of ordinary shares of [ insert nominal value ] each (the Ordinary Shares) in [ insert name of company ] plc (the Company) who does not have a registered address in the UK or an EEA State and has...

Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] Limited (the Company) Payment out of capital for redemption of shares in the company In accordance with section 719 of the Companies Act 2006, the Company hereby gives notice that: On [ insert date ], the shareholders sanctioned a payment out of capital under section 716 of the Companies Act 2006 to enable the Company to redeem [ insert number of shares ] [ redeemable ] shares of £[ insert nominal amount ] each; The permissible capital payment, as defined by section 710 of the Companies Act 2006, for the relevant shares is £[ insert amount ]; The directors’ statement and the auditors’ report required by section 714 of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to the proposed out-of-capital payment are available for inspection at [ [ the registered office of the Company ] OR [ insert details of relevant address ] ] ; and Any creditor of the Company...

Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] limited (the Company) PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES OUT OF CAPITAL The Company gives notice under section 719 CA 2006 that: On [ insert date ], the Company passed a special resolution approving a payment out of capital under section 716 CA 2006 to purchase [ insert number ] [ insert class ] shares of [ insert nominal value ] each in its capital; The permissible capital payment (section 710 CA 2006) for the purchase is £[ insert amount ]; The directors’ statement and the auditor’s report required by section 714 CA 2006, regarding the proposed payment out of capital, are available for inspection at [ [ insert address of the Company’s registered office ] OR [ insert details of the Company’s alternative inspection location complying with CA 2006, ss 720, 1136 and the Companies (Company Records) Regulations 2008, SI 2008/3006, reg 3 ] ]; Any Company creditor may, within five weeks...

In such situations, if a tenant declines to grant the landlord entry to examine the premises, this amounts to a breach of the lease terms, as the lease contains a provision giving the landlord the right to enter the property for inspection, following a stated period of notice thereafter...

Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) states that: When a right granted by a wayleave is exercised and damage is caused to land or moveables, any person with an interest in that land or those moveables may claim compensation from the licence holder for the damage. Likewise, where using such a right disrupts someone’s enjoyment of any land or moveables, that individual may recover compensation from the licence holder for the disturbance. The EA 1989 empowers entities permitted to generate, transport or supply electricity to obtain a wayleave to place an electric line on, under or over private land, together with access rights for inspection, maintenance and replacement...

Can the tenant claim its costs from the landlord? There is no general statutory right for a tenant to recover its costs from the landlord. Any ability to do so would depend on the wording of the lease, which must be reviewed to see whether it grants such an entitlement in this scenario. In practice, it would be unusual for a lease to contain a provision of this nature. It is also unclear on the information given in this Q&A whether the inspection was carried out solely by the tenant to determine if a breach had occurred, or whether it was arranged by the landlord, with the tenant required to attend to provide access to an unmanned site...