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In this issue: Commercial real estate finance Leasing property Property management Residential tenancies Statutory compliance Property in Wales Additional property updates this week LexTalk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Commercial real estate finance Deliberate and unauthorised deed alteration renders legal charge void In Boult v Together Personal Finance Ltd [2026] EWHC 809 (Ch), the Chancery Division overturned the County Court at Cardiff, finding that the rule in Pigot’s Case rendered a legal charge void. The appeal turned on whether a unilateral, material change to a deed made after execution—without the other party’s knowledge or consent—invalidates it under the 400‑year‑old Pigot principle. The respondent, Together Personal Finance Limited, had lent money to the appellant, Ms Myranna Boult, secured against her property, and later commenced possession proceedings. Ms Boult maintained that the charge had been amended in manuscript post‑execution to incorporate an additional property without her...

As at 17 March 2026, our Practice Compliance forecast monitors anticipated regulatory developments affecting law firm compliance, helping you prepare for any adjustments pertinent to your organisation. It warrants a thorough and careful read, yet a few matters that deserve attention are highlighted below for planning purposes and action now. New items we’re tracking this month Call for evidence on economic crime information sharing gateways — the Home Office has issued a call for evidence inviting views on how data is presently shared to detect, prevent, investigate and disrupt economic crime in the UK, with emphasis on identifying obstacles and opportunities to enhance information sharing systems...

Kingdom of Spain v RWE Renewables GmbH and RWE Renewables Iberia, S.A.U. What are the practical implications of this case? The decision carries considerable importance for parties seeking to enforce intra‑EU ICSID awards beyond the EU. It should further reinforce investors’ position over the longer term. For investors, it is reassuring that German courts are unlikely to obstruct the execution of intra‑EU ICSID awards outside the EU. Moreover, the Court’s robust rebuke of the abusive reliance on the standstill clause in the context of EU State aid rules warrants particular attention and careful scrutiny. What was the background? The RWE Companies obtained an ICSID award against Spain for USD 28,080,000.00 plus interest, issued on 18 December 2020. Subsequent procedural steps included the following: April 2021: Spain commenced annulment proceedings before an ICSID ad hoc committee; on 20 March 2024 Spain’s application to annul the award was dismissed in its entirety. Status: final July 2021: Spain opened a State aid investigation with the...

This Practice Note sets out how to seek an order to retain items taken during a search, under section 59(5) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (CJPA 2001) and the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (CrimPR 2025), SI 2025/909, and the grounds for bringing such an application. It also outlines how an opposing party may contest the application and resist the order. For guidance on lawful seizure routes—whether under warrant, under PACE 1984 and CJPA 2001, or with the owner’s consent—and on the procedure for seeking a warrant, see Practice Notes: Seizure and retention of property and Obtaining and executing a search warrant under PACE 1984. For material on search and seizure warrants under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), consult Practice Note: Search and seizure warrants under section 352 of POCA 2002. When can an application to retain seized property be made? A request for an order permitting retention of seized property—taken in purported exercise of a relevant seizure power (eg under a...

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note outlines the data protection framework prior to 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998). It is provided for background reference only and is not maintained. Information Commissioner Under the DPA 1998, the Information Commissioner and officials at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are responsible for enforcement. The Commissioner reports directly to Parliament. promote sound practice and compliance with the DPA 1998 by data controllers publish information and provide advice produce codes of practice international co-operation: with the European Commission and supervisory authorities in other European Economic Area (EEA) states in respect of the United Kingdom’s international obligations concerning the Council of Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data The ICO has issued a guide to data protection to support data controllers. The ICO website also provides numerous...

This Practice Note summarises the confiscation regime set out in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), together with the changes introduced by Schedule 8 to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023), insofar as it operates in Scotland. Schedule 8 amended the Proceeds of Crime Act 2022 to make provisions in connection with cryptoassets and confiscation orders. Those amendments have not yet been brought into force. Introduction to Scottish confiscation law and procedure Confiscation is the mechanism by which, after conviction, an offender’s financial gain from offending is taken away. The POCA 2002 confiscation provisions are designed to facilitate the recovery and seizure of the proceeds of crime in order to: disincentivise criminal activity, and prevent offenders from retaining the proceeds of crime following conviction This Practice Note addresses the Scottish confiscation process and procedure. For the parallel provisions in England and Wales, see the subtopic: Restraint and Confiscation. A confiscation order requires...

1. Immediate response Your initial priorities are to reach your legal counsel, get to the site, and pull together your Dawn Raid Response Team. Actions Contact the organisation’s legal adviser, whether in-house or external, and ensure a solicitor is physically present throughout the raid and any interviews. If you are not already on-site, attend the premises immediately and engage with the investigators. Seek clarity on what the investigators are seeking—ask to view the warrant or decision notice, or any other written documentation demonstrating their authority. Identify whether any other premises are being raided at the same time. Verify the investigators’ authority and take a photocopy of their ID. Contact and convene the Response Team. 2. Preliminary assessment You may feel inclined to alert affected individuals straight away, but you need more detail before deciding if that is necessary or sensible. Your immediate aim is to establish the precise reason and scope of the raid, and the...

1 Consultant warranties and undertakings The Consultant warrants that: the Consultant has complied fully with and fulfilled, and will continue, at all times, to comply fully with and fulfil, all the Consultant’s terms and duties under the Appointment, in line with the terms of the Appointment; in relation to the delivery of the Services under the Appointment, the Consultant has exercised, and will continue to exercise, the reasonable skill and care expected of a duly qualified and competent professional consultant with experience of projects matching the Project in scale, scope, nature, complexity and value. The Consultant’s obligations under this Memorandum are neither greater nor of longer duration than those owed to the Employer under the Appointment, and the Consultant shall be entitled, in any claim, action or proceedings, to invoke any limitation set out in the Appointment and to assert the same or equivalent defences to liability as it could against the Employer under the...

1 Sub-Contractor warranties and undertakings The Sub-Contractor warrants and undertakes that it has complied with, and will continue to comply with, all terms and obligations required of it under the Sub-Contract; to the extent it undertakes any design for the Sub-Contract Works, it has exercised, and will continue to exercise, the reasonable skill, care and diligence expected of a properly qualified and competent architect or other suitable professional designer experienced on projects of equivalent scope, type, size, nature and complexity to the Works. The Sub-Contractor’s obligations under this Memorandum are neither wider nor longer in duration than those owed to the Contractor under the Sub-Contract; in any action it may rely upon any limitation and equivalent defences available thereunder as if the Beneficiary were a joint employer with the Contractor, save that it may not exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim. The Sub-Contractor’s obligations under or by virtue of paragraph 1 shall not...

Clare Ambrose, Twenty Essex The clear benefit is that the hearing can proceed and the dispute be determined, which is the tribunal’s fundamental objective. The tribunal’s obligation to be fair to both sides does not compel an in-person hearing; if suitable arrangements permit the hearing to happen, that will be a weighty factor in favour. There is also a possible gain in cost efficiency: although premium technology may incur expense, savings on hearing venues and travel and hotel accommodation could be substantial. Virtual hearings remain relatively novel, so practice is evolving to manage practicalities and logistics across the board. The range of technological solutions is broad and warrants careful review and thorough investigation by the parties involved. For the hearing to run smoothly, every participant in the arbitration should trial their equipment in the precise location from which their virtual hearing will (for each of them) be conducted...