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Womble Bond Dickinson advises Grainger on the Fabrik scheme in Leeds South Bank
16 Jul 2019
WBD has advised Grainger on the forward funding of a key build-to-rent development project at Sweet Street, Leeds which will be developed by Oakapple Group.
Pension transfers: more scrutiny needed in shorter timescale
15 Jul 2019
The current laissez-faire attitude of progressing member requests to transfer pension benefits from defined benefit (DB) plans is just not good enough according to Guy Opperman, the Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion.
The Telecoms Code: a genuine intention to redevelop?
12 Jul 2019
There has been a steady stream of new Telecoms Code cases coming out of the First Tier Tribunal. The latest considers how the genuineness of a site provider's intention is to be assessed when the site provider seeks to prevent an operator accessing land on the ground of the site provider's intended redevelopment.
WBD takes part in the first ever UK Local Bristol Review of UN SDGs
12 Jul 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has helped to inform the UK's first Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of city-level progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
WBD advising NHS Property Services on Supreme Court village green case
11 Jul 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is advising NHS Property Services Limited on a village green case to be heard in the Supreme Court next week (15 and 16 July). The outcome of this case could have wide implications for land held for statutory purposes. It concerns an area of land at Leach Grove Wood in Leatherhead, which neighbours an NHS hospital and is owned by NHS Property Services.
WBD strengthens pensions offering with new partner hire in London
11 Jul 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed James Borshell as a partner in the firm's London office, joining WBD's national pensions team.
Brexit: Incoterms® 2020 and contract reviews
09 Jul 2019
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will release Incoterms® 2020 in early September 2019, with the new rules coming into effect on 1 January 2020. It will be possible to continue to use the 2010 version of Incoterms® in commercial contracts after the new version comes into effect, but only if clearly specified.
Potential sky high penalty for BA over data breach
09 Jul 2019
The ICO has issued notice that it proposes to fine British Airways (BA) 1.5% of its worldwide turnover, £183.39m, for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
