Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law to take effect from October 2025
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Social housing providers
On 6 February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the three-phase introduction of Awaab’s law. This landmark reform is part of their agenda to improve the safety and quality of social housing.
Written by
Emily Hope
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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?
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.
Written by
Billy Poulter
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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.
Written by
Kirill Bingham
and
Bridget Sanger
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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.
Written by
Rayner Grice
and
Andrew Stokes
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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.”
Written by
Aidan Clucas
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