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11/26/2025 4:39:55 PM

Martyn’s Law: What you need to know before 2027

By Christopher Bowen

The introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the Act), known as Martyn’s Law, was created in the wake of the...

11/21/2025 9:38:50 AM

PFI Fridays #6 - Breaking up is hard to do (but it doesn’t have to be): The PFI exit clause edition

By Rumandeep Dhariwal Alex Lawrence

PFI contracts have underpinned the delivery of many schools, hospitals, and other public infrastructure during the first quarter of the...

11/10/2025 3:02:57 PM

The road not taken: prescriptive easements over charity land

By Isabella Davies Phil Scully Rhys Baker

In The Kingdom Hall Trust v Davies [2025] UKUT 294 (LC), the Upper Tribunal clarified the limits on acquiring prescriptive easements over...

11/7/2025 9:29:55 AM

PFI Fridays #5: well-drafted provisions or open to interpretation?

By Emma Beynon

For anyone managing or advising on PFI-style contracts, the recent Court of Appeal decision in Buckinghamshire Council v FCC...

10/10/2025 8:50:31 AM

PFI Fridays #4 - Mediation is by far the better way

By Andrew Lancaster

As a mediator, I’ve been resolving disputes for CEDR and many others for over 20 years. And here at Anthony Collins, we’ve seen the power...

9/26/2025 7:34:49 AM

PFI Fridays #3 – Managing the evolving fire and building safety landscape: Hurdles at handback

By Emma Beynon Lorna Kenyon-Pain Paul Slinger +1 more...

As the UK enters a critical phase of PFI contract expiries, the handback process presents a complex legal and operational challenge,...

9/19/2025 1:48:18 PM

PFI Fridays #2 - Preparation is key for expiry/handback

By Emma Beynon Rumandeep Dhariwal Alex Lawrence

As part of our ‘PFI Fridays’ series, this second blog looks into the timeframes and key steps that contracting parties should consider...

9/12/2025 10:41:55 AM

PFI Fridays #1 - PFI expiry and handback: A big moment for public sector infrastructure

By Emma Beynon Alex Lawrence

It’s back-to-school time, and with it comes a familiar flurry of activity, sharpened pencils, and a renewed focus on our public...

9/1/2025 3:09:25 PM

LGPS: SAB calls for ban on incentives for employees to leave

By Doug Mullen

The Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has recommended that the Government change the law to...

8/14/2025 2:59:58 PM

Ofsted safeguarding reforms: What’s changing for nurseries

By Precious Mealia

From 1 September 2025, the Department for Education will introduce statutory safeguarding reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage...

7/29/2025 12:54:22 PM

Procurement UnpACked: Contracting authorities' debarment list duties

By Amy Callahan-Page

The debarment list In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore one of The Procurement Act 2023’s more dramatic changes: the introduction of...

7/8/2025 2:46:31 PM

Employment Rights Bill - Update #7; new amendments

By Anna Dabek Libby Hubbard

Here we are again with yet more ‘fun and games’ with the Employment Rights Bill. We now have the House of Lords amendments published on...

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