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Overview of Handback Provisions in P3 Agreements: Lessons Learned from UK Projects

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Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are an increasingly common method of delivering public infrastructure. When structured properly, P3s allow governments to leverage private-sector expertise and resources to deliver essential...more

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UK's Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023: Key Changes to the Planning System

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The Situation: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act ("the Act") was passed by Parliament and became law on 26 October 2023.  The Development: The UK government states that the Act will "speed up the planning system,...more

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2023 Planning round-up – Community Infrastructure Levy – the ghost of Christmas past?

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year – excited children, the promise of time with loved ones, the scent of mince pies, and a feast of year-end round-ups of some of the most exciting things to have happened in the last...more

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Building Safety Act 2022: What You Need To Know

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The United Kingdom's Building Safety Act 2022 introduces a new regulatory regime affecting higher-risk buildings. Developers, owners, landlords and contractors of high-rise buildings are among those to be affected by changes...more

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Guide to the UK Building Safety Act 2022

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The United Kingdom’s Building Safety Act 2022 introduces a new regulatory regime affecting higher-risk buildings. Developers, owners, landlords and contractors of high-rise buildings are among those to be affected by changes...more

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UK – a planning review of '22

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The Secretary of State that saw out 2021 seems likely to see out 2022 – although nothing seems certain these days – but don't let that apparent continuity fool you into thinking that the year in planning was anything other...more

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UK Fire Safety: Who's picking up the bill on cladding?

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The Fire Safety Act 2021 received Royal Assent at the end of last week.  What the Act lacks in size (it’s only four sections long), it makes up for in the controversy it caused during its passage through Parliament.  Its...more

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UK Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Heathrow Airport Ltd, Despite UK’s 2015 Paris Agreement Commitments

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As reported in Jones Day’s Second Quarter 2020 edition of The Climate Report, the English Court of Appeal declared in February 2020 that the United Kingdom Government’s Airports National Policy Statement ("ANPS") for a new...more

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Supreme Court overturns block on Heathrow’s expansion

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In its recent decision in R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd and others) v Heathrow Airport Ltd, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal's decision that the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport was...more

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A summer of planning reforms - the best of the rest

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Whilst the three previous articles in our series on planning reform have considered the main changes in the Planning White Paper, there are many more recent far-reaching proposals, both in the Planning White Paper and...more

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The Three Pillars of the Planning White Paper: Pillar One - Planning for development

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In early August, to much fanfare and the promise of "radical reform", the government published the "Planning for the Future" White Paper, setting out its route map to overhaul the planning system in England. The stated aims...more

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COVID-19 UK: Permitted development rights to help take away the strain

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The UK government’s actions are ramping up as it battles to contain the spread of COVID-19 and enforce social distancing.  To assist with this, secondary legislation has been enacted to establish a new permitted development...more

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Court of Appeal declares Heathrow expansion unlawful on climate change grounds

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In its recent decision in R. v Secretary of State for Transport, the Court of Appeal ruled that the UK Government had failed to take into account the commitments it made under the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change when...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.28.2020 | Top Story: Markets Tumble as Fears Spread Over Coronavirus Epidemic

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A mounting death toll (over 106 and counting) and fears of a coronavirus pandemic sent markets tumbling early on Monday and kicked off a selloff that continued all day....more

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