News and insight

New guidance from the Scottish government was published at the end of April 2018. We look at the key points.

The case of Charlesworth v Crossrail Ltd[2018] has offered new judicial guidance on the Crichel Down Rules. This new guidance is of importance to local authorities and landowners..

This article looks at the responses to the May 2016 consultation on proposals to bring the New Fair Deal into the LGPS, as well as changes to the rules on the aggregation of service periods.

Views from industry leaders and key decision makers on how the public and private sector can work together to deliver the government's Industrial Strategy.

An update on the latest fintech trends, including cryptocurrencies, AI, open banking and PSD2.

In ‘Goldscheider v Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation’, a violist has won compensation for irreversible ‘acoustic shock’ suffered during rehearsal.

These regulations impose new rules on those in control of agricultural land with the aim of tackling pollution to inland and coastal waters.

Burges Salmon has advised on the transfer of assets to United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

The Court of Appeal has decided when land can be registered as a town or village green by limiting the use of the ‘statutory incompatibility’ test. 

HMRC has responded to STEP confirming that non-UK trusts with UK residential property via non-UK companies are not required to register information using the Trust Registration Service.

In light of R v Skansen, financial services firms should ensure that they have the adequate procedures and the required systems and controls to prevent bribery. 

Burges Salmon has advised longstanding client Peter Hargreaves on his £24 million investment in Cornwall’s satellite tracking Goonhilly Earth Station.