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Our team of experts shine a spotlight on new legal developments, share their views on the impact of current affairs, and offer insights on issues that could impact you and your business.

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17 Sep 2020 The acceleration of the decline of bricks and mortar retail

Covid-19 has accelerated trends that were already in play, possibly nowhere more so than those affecting physical retail stores.  Online shopping was already having a negative effect on traditional retail

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17 Sep 2020 Ban on commercial evictions extended

The moratorium preventing commercial property tenants from being evicted has been extended until the end of 2020. This is clearly designed to help businesses protect jobs. Fixed property costs (including rent) are

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16 Sep 2020 Turnover rents – the new norm?

With the announcement today that more than 400 New Look stores will be moving to turnover based rents, it seems that retail sector leases are well and truly set for change. Just one of a number of recent

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15 Sep 2020 FCA Business Interruption Insurance test case – good news for policyholders

Judgment was handed down today in the business interruption insurance test case brought by the FCA, with the findings generally being positive for policyholders.

The Court found that most of the relevant

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15 Sep 2020 September Themes

With new lockdown measures taking effect this week, you can't blame clients for feeling that the economic recovery we have seen over the last few months will come to a grinding halt.

We are however seeing signs

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15 Sep 2020 Divorce boom

There has been much talk about the impact of the events of 2020 on relationships, both good and bad. Most spouses would admit that lockdown has put additional strain on their marriage at one point or

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14 Sep 2020 Listing Commercial Property

We are seeing increasing interest from clients on listing commercial property assets on the IPSX which is the first exchange designed solely for real estate securities.

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