The High Court recently announced its decision in R (Macleod) v Governors of the Peabody Trust, setting limits on which actions of a...

Davitt Jones Bould has recently moved its Manchester Office to a new location at 3 Hardman Square, a grade-A office space in the centre...

The Government has launched a consultation into the privatisation of the Land Registry. This will be open until 26th of May and is...

Real Estate specialists DJB have appointed Commercial Property Law specialist Tina Durani as an Associate Director. Tina has experience...

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a decision because it “showed bias against the landlord”(1). The decision may force tenants...

Natural England (NE), a client of DJB, has launched a consultation on proposed new policies for European protected species (EPS)...

DJB have strengthened their Planning and Commercial Property Law teams with the appointment of Senior Associate Solicitor, Zaheer Bashir....

DJB are pleased to announce the appointment of Senior Associate Solicitor, Razina Akhtar. Razina joins DJB from Burges Salmon where she...

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has underlined the importance of recording the reasons for planning committee decisions following an...

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a decision because it “showed bias against the landlord”(1). The tenant served a s.26 notice to...

The High Court recently held that the Transport for London did not require planning permission for phase one of the construction of the...

Malcolm Iley has joined specialist Real Estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould (“DJB”) as a Non-Executive Director. Malcolm will assist the...

The Supreme Court has ruled that there is no right to a pro-rata refund of rent implied into a lease if the break date falls within a...

Rick Stein (trading as Stein’s Trading Limited (STL)) has opened a new restaurant in the prestigious Sandbanks area in Bournemouth. DJB...

The “Shorter and Flexible Trials Pilot Schemes” start on 1 October, with the express aim of, unsurprisingly, making some Litigation...

The High Court recently held that there was no error of law in the decision of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local...

DJB has maintained its place as a top tier Real Estate law firm in the recently released Legal 500 2015 rankings. In addition to...

When it comes to knowing the deadline for starting a construction or engineering claim, it can be a bit of a minefield. But if you get it...

The High Court has recently held that a County Council had been negligent when it incorrectly stated, in response to a local search, that...

Since the Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 (“HGCRA”) came into force in England & Wales on 1 May 1998, a party to a...