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Guest v Guest – Where are we now?

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Agriculture
On 19 October 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the case of Guest v Guest. Since then, many cases have cited this authoritative Judgment but has this case given us any clarity or has it now muddied the waters?

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Residential Land Market Update – The outlook for 2025

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Housebuilder
Billy Poulter, partner in our Manchester Housebuilder division, specialises in residential development for UK housebuilders and gives some insight into the residential land market and provided some thoughts on the outlook for 2025.

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Judge tells CQC to reconsider inspection report and rating due to “real possibility” of bias

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Commercial Healthcare Solicitors
In a recent case the judge ordered the CQC to reconsider an inspection report and rating due to the apparent bias of an inspector. This shows a way to challenge inspection reports, ratings and enforcement action against care homes, even though the case involved private hospitals.

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Clarke Willmott’s Birmingham office grows with two new appointments

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The Birmingham office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has started the new year with the appointment of two new lawyers Holly Smith and Michaela Walker.

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Clarke Willmott urges businesses to strengthen fraud prevention measures ahead of new law

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Corporate and commercial law
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is urging businesses to strengthen fraud prevention measures ahead of new legislation introducing a corporate offence of “failing to prevent fraud.”

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The Court deploys new powers to order a party to mediate

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Commercial litigation and disputes
The High Court has recently deployed powers that it acquired in the Autumn of 2024 to force a party to mediate.

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Teachers’ pension valuation delays likely to persist

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Family law
Delays in pension valuations for members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme are stalling divorce settlements, leaving countless individuals in financial and emotional limbo, says Adam Maguire, partner in the Family Law team at Clarke Willmott.

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Clarke Willmott’s Chris Longbottom nominated for Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards

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Family law
Chris Longbottom, national family law team manager and partner at Clarke Willmott in Manchester, has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Private Client Lawyer of the Year’ award at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards.

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Impact of ISG’s collapse on social housing sector

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Construction solicitors
Lewis Evans, solicitor, looks at the collapse of ISG and the potential impact on the social housing sector.

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Clarke Willmott celebrates commitment to real Living Wage

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National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is celebrating its latest accreditation, achieved as part of the firm’s commitment to its ESG strategy.

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