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COVID rent arrears and part 36 offers
03 Dec 2021
In the latest judgment in the long-running London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picture House Cinemas Ltd litigation over COVID rent arrears, the Court has dealt with various issues arising out of the landlord's part 36 offer made to the tenant and its guarantor before proceedings were issued.
Occupiers and 1954 act rents - The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill
03 Dec 2021
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill proposes reforms to both the Telecoms Code and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. As such it is of interest to anyone involved in the renewal of telecoms agreements, whether under the Code or the 1954 Act.
MMC can be scalable and profitable whilst delivering social value
01 Dec 2021
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is badged as the sector's opportunity to cultivate a more sustainable future - both financially, with faster capital release and the driving down of costs, and environmentally, supporting the race to carbon-free living. However, significant barriers to creating viable, scalable, and tangible growth projects still remain.
WBD announces 19 managing associate and associate promotions in the UK
01 Dec 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson has confirmed a number of promotions across its UK offices including seven new managing associates and 12 new associates.
WBD donates law books to Montserrat as it continues to rebuild following volcano eruption
30 Nov 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson has donated a large collection of law books to the Magistrate’s Court Service on the Caribbean Island of Montserrat.
Restricting a member's statutory right to take a transfer value - empowering trustees and protecting members?
30 Nov 2021
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Conditions for Transfers) Regulations came into force today, 30 November 2021. These regulations place additional obligations on trustees in a bid to protect members from the risk of being scammed when they take a statutory transfer of their pension benefits out of a scheme.
WBD advises Shell on Aberdeen office relocation
29 Nov 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client Shell on the relocation of its HQ into Aberdeen city centre. The move is set to support the business as it continues its renewable energy transition. Shell, who had been based at the Tullos building since 1973, will move its 1,000 strong workforce to the Silver Fin building on Union Street, at the heart of Aberdeen city centre.
End of coal still out of sight despite “crucial” COP26 pledges
25 Nov 2021
The end of coal power generation is still a long way off despite landmark pledges made at COP26, a leading law firm has said. Experts at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson have said that although the agreements made at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference represent an accelerated shift towards global sustainability, the phasing out of coal has some way to go.
