By Oliver Lawrence Introduction When should two developments be treated as one for the purposes of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 (“the EIA Regulations”)? The existence or approval of other developments can determine whether an Environmental Statement is required of a planning application and what that Environmental Statement should contain. These are important questions […]

By Maria Mulla In 365 Business Finance Ltd -v- Bellagio Hospitality WB ltd (1) Mr Tanveer Singh Handa (2) [2019] EWHC 1920 (QB) The Honourable Mr Justice Turner considered whether to set aside an earlier Order of Master Eastman on the issue of competing writs and priority. Mr Handa owed the Claimant the sum of £23,000. A […]

Teresa Hargreaves, Costs lawyer from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, considers the apparent turn of the tide following the recent decision in AB v Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust[2019] EWHC 1889 (QB). The issue as to whether it was reasonable for a Claimant, who was legally aided, to change funding to a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) before […]