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The government is to introduce a requirement for development to deliver 'biodiversity net gain'. Here is an overview for local authorities, landowners and developers

Industry operators, local authorities and landowners: we highlight government’s proposals in its consultation on permitted development rights to support the 5G roll out

Although tax may be automatically deducted from wages, pensions and savings, the onus is on the taxpayer to self-assess and inform HMRC of anything which is untaxed or under-taxed

Burges Salmon has been appointed by the Scottish Professional Football League to its panel of legal advisers

The European Commission has fined Qualcomm €242 million for abusing its dominance in the 3G baseband chipset market by engaging in predatory pricing

Energy sector experts at Burges Salmon have advised Reactive Technologies on signing an agreement with National Grid ESO to provide real-time system inertia measurement services

Changes to the reporting requirements for contractors, final price adjustments and QSC assessments, taking effect on 1 September 2019

Changes to the rules for pricing amendments to QDCs, which took effect on 1 April 2019

Changes to the categories of contracts that cannot be QDCs or QSCs, which took effect on 1 August 2018

Following the Committee of Advertising Practice’s (CAP) recent ban on harmful gender stereotyping, the ASA rules against ads from Mondelez and Volkswagen for falling foul of the new rules

Further conversions to offices and dwellings have recently been permitted. However, the Raynsford Review and the TCPA’s Healthy Homes Bill question the growing scope of permitted development rights

Beware of a phishing scam using the identity of a Burges Salmon partner