The “Manchester model”; combining ENE/pFDRs and LAM (lawyer assisted mediation).
The Manchester Model combines ENE, pFDRs and lawyer-assisted mediation to improve settlement outcomes.
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The Manchester Model combines ENE, pFDRs and lawyer-assisted mediation to improve settlement outcomes.
This COLab edition explores how heritage properties across the Golden Triangle – Cambridge, Oxford and London – are becoming central to credible ESG strategy. Featuring practical insight from all three cities, the article highlights emerging expectations and how organisations can deliver resilient, future‑ready outcomes across heritage‑rich real estate.
Buying or selling a business is often one of the most significant transactions a company or owner will undertake. Drawing on Mills & Reeve’s corporate and transactional experience, this guide highlights the key stages.
This article explains what is driving stranded‑asset risk, how to identify assets most exposed and the practical steps organisations can take to future‑proof portfolios. Drawing on insights across the Golden Triangle, it highlights the regulatory, market and operational pressures reshaping asset management – and how early action can preserve value and reduce long‑term cost.
The forthcoming Net Zero Carbon Building Standard (NZCBS) is set to become the UK’s first nationally recognised benchmark defining what “net zero” really means for the built environment. This article explains how the NZCBS will apply to new development, refurbishment and operational performance, what metrics and evidence will be required, and how it will reshape project viability across Cambridge, Oxford, and London.
This COLab article explores how higher education real estate is evolving across Cambridge, Oxford and London. With perspectives from all three cities, the article highlights emerging expectations, delivery pitfalls to avoid, and how institutions and partners can unlock value while future proofing estates in The Golden Triangle.
The Financial Times recently published an article suggesting HMRC are increasing their scrutiny of the tax treatment of earn-outs (an issue for both buyers and sellers).
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced a market study into the supply of early years education and childcare services in England.
This COLab article explores how ESG expectations are accelerating across the Golden Triangle, with Cambridge, Oxford and London shaping new standards in climate alignment, reporting, governance and responsible development. We outline how ESG is being delivered in practice across major regeneration, innovation‑district and development projects. The article highlights emerging pressures, city‑specific trends and practical steps to support credible, future‑ready ESG strategies.
In June, the UK’s health and safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), announced that it will develop the first joint industry guidance on collaborative robotics (cobots) in the workplace, in partnership with government and industry stakeholders.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Marks Electrical Limited £720,000 (which includes a reduction of 40% for the company having admitted breaching the law and reaching early settlement with the CMA).
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined StubHub for breaches of consumer protection law under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA).