The High Court has today dismissed the claim for Judicial Review of the introduction of new permitted development rights and amendments to the Use Classes Order brought by the Rights: Community: Action Group in August. Gemma Dudley of Hewitsons explains.
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17-11-2020
The Government today (5th November 2020) announced that it is extending the Furlough Scheme even further, this time until 31st March 2021.
05-11-2020
Tomorrow (Wednesday 4th November), Hewitsons’ charities, education and social enterprise team will be hosting a free virtual Trustees’ Week celebration from 10am - 12:30pm, along with co-hosts Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire.
03-11-2020
Solicitor Samuel Mitchell has joined the agriculture and rural property team at Cambridge law firm Hewitsons.
14-10-2020
The recent High Court case of Fantini v Scrutton and Others [2020] EWCH 1552 (Ch) considered how a property was legally held by a mother and daughter as “joint tenants“ or “tenants in common”. Clare Martin of Hewitsons explains.
09-10-2020
The Court of Appeal has determined in the recent case of R v Western Trading Limited that a £25,000 fine imposed on both a company and its sole director for planning and listed building breaches was not manifestly excessive.
29-09-2020
Local law firm Hewitsons continues to support the local business community, having announced its autumn series of online events which are open to all and will be conducted via Zoom.
24-09-2020
The Government has launched a pilot online ‘nitrate trading’ auction platform in south Hampshire and the Solent which it states will unlock housing growth in the area while reducing harmful nitrates and aiding wildlife recovery. If successful it could be extended to other areas in England.
22-09-2020
Boris Johnson is addressing the nation this afternoon and it is anticipated that he will again ask those who can to work from home and will impose a new nationwide 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants. With this tightening of all our freedoms there are calls on the government to extend the economic help they provided at the start of the pandemic.
22-09-2020
Natural England has announced that Cambridgeshire will join its district level licensing initiative to protect the Great Crested Newt. The initiative is designed to better protect the iconic species while also enabling developers and local authorities to more easily deliver on their investment and home-building plans. Great crested newts are the UK’s largest species of newt.
17-09-2020
Solicitor Chloe Harbutt has joined the private wealth team at city law firm Hewitsons.
17-09-2020
Five promising young trainees have recently qualified as solicitors at Hewitsons, which has offices in Cambridge, London, Northampton and Milton Keynes and places absolute focus on its clients.
14-09-2020
Could the pop-up shop provide a glimmer of hope for the retail sector? Real estate lawyer at Hewitsons, Alexandra Messham, asks: Can short-term lettings provide hope for the retail sector and are pop-ups, aka the “Airbnb of the retail world”, the way forward?
04-09-2020
The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed (i) the correct interpretation of the term “out-of-date” in paragraph 11d of the NPPF and (ii) the proper application of local policies which are time-expired or fail to deal with the strategic issue of housing supply.
04-09-2020
As lockdown measures ease and offices reopen, employees are being asked to return to work. But what rights does an employer have if a member of staff refuses to do so, for whatever reason? Employment law specialist Gemma Hill, a senior solicitor at law firm Hewitsons, discusses the issues.
25-08-2020
Two promotions have been announced at a city law firm, where post lockdown residential sales are now flourishing.
17-08-2020
The Government has published a Planning White Paper called “Planning for the Future”, setting out proposals for “radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the Second World War”. Gemma Dudley of Hewitsons outlines its contents.
12-08-2020
The Press has been speculating again recently about the Ministry of Justice and a possible change to the law concerning the rules on Will signing during the pandemic. Alexandra Francis of Hewitsons explains.
13-07-2020
With home working becoming the new normal for many, what considerations are there for those wishing to start up a new business or switch to running their business from home permanently? Sarah Baron of Hewitsons has some answers.
10-07-2020
At the end of June, a suite of changes to the Finance Bill 2020 were introduced, aimed at clarifying the tax effects of some of the Government's Coronavirus measures, says James Lawrence of Hewitsons.
08-07-2020
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24/11/2020
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