The issue of unsafe cladding was brought into focus as a result of the Grenfell tragedy in 2019. In 2022 Michael Gove, the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, announced a commitment (which was legislated in the Building Safety Act 2022) to make companies involved in unsafe...

Stress awareness month April is stress awareness month and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has invited businesses to follow five steps to take to tackle stress in the workplace. These are: reach out and have conversations, recognise the signs and causes of stress, respond to any identified risks, reflect...

Osborne Clarke has advised the DIM group, a major player in the lingerie and underwear sector, in negotiating the renewal of the commercial lease for its head office (approx. 5,000 sq. m.) located within the H2O tower in Rueil-Malmaison. The H2O Tower offers 21,609 sq. m. of office space and...

Building Safety Act update: transition period coming to an end As detailed in our January Regulatory Outlook , 6 April 2024 is the deadline for the following measures which have been introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022: The transition period for the safety regime for the construction of (and...

We are all familiar with the principle that when a landlord opposes the renewal of a business tenancy on the ground that it intends to demolish or reconstruct the premises, it must prove its intention (and show a reasonable prospect of being able to achieve its intention) when the case...

A recent case has raised some interesting considerations for administrators or for landlords whose tenants are in administration. Strada’s administrators had allowed a group SPV to occupy a unit of which Strada was the tenant for some time and the landlord sought forfeiture of the lease. The Company Court granted...

With continued pressure on global equity markets and interest rates remaining at rock bottom, the market for alternative investments is booming. As a consequence, investment fraud is also on the rise. In an attempt to provide an air of legitimacy, fraudulent operations, offering investments in areas such as art, fine...