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Moore Blatch and Barlow Robbins tie up

Developers face CMA action over consumer law breaches

The living and the death: the rise of proprietary estoppel cases

The equitable doctrine of proprietary estoppel is thriving and increasingly relied on by claimants before a promisor's death, as Matthew Duncan explains

Cats and dogs: a lesson in unregistered IP rights

If it's your perception that intellectual property has little to do with commercial property, you are wrong, as Michael Edenborough QC explains

Take a break

Tenants need to consider their options in a climate marked by uncertainty and tough high street conditions, says Alex Wyatt

When exclusivity clauses breach competition law

The CMA has started to use its competition enforcement powers to sanction anti-competitive land agreements between landlords and tenants, say Neil Baylis and Gwen Ballin-Reeler

Tinkering with inheritance tax

Recommendations by the Office of Tax Simplification to streamline inheritance tax are not fundamental reform but are welcome, says Matthew Duncan

Warnings over planned section 21 reforms

Government plans to abolish the assured shorthold tenancy (AST) regime could lead to fewer homes being available for rent, law firm Devonshires has warned.