15th May 2020
Another day, and another headline asking what is “development”?
A recent case highlights the importance of the careful drafting of option agreements, to ensure the intention of the parties is quite clear, and not open to “cheeky”…
13th May 2020
Ellisons acted for Cogent Technology on a lease to support the UK Ventilator Challenge
Ellisons’ Commercial Property team, led by Partner, Catherine Abbott advised Cogent Technology to rapidly acquire a lease on 79,000 sq. feet of manufacturing space at Landguard Point Enterprise…
6th May 2020
Signing and verifying property deeds just got easier with ‘Mercury signatures’
With the UK on lockdown, and adapting to new ways of working, changes across different practices are being introduced to work with the current climate. For the property…
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
The UK’s lockdown has transformed the way that we both live and work. Our usual office desk space has been swapped for the kitchen worktop, bedroom dresser or…
2nd April 2020
Ellisons advised C & M Insurance
Ellisons advised the individual shareholders of C & M Insurance (the “Company”) in relation to the sale of their shares in the Company to Saffron Insurance. C &…
1st April 2020
Ellisons Solicitors announces merger with Blocks Solicitors
Ellisons Solicitors is pleased to be announcing a merger with Ipswich-based law firm, Blocks Solicitors. The merger which came into effect on 1st April 2020, will see Ellisons…
26th March 2020
COVID-19 – The Impact on Commercial Property Transactions
The completion of a property sale and/or purchase may be at risk of not completing on time because of an event caused by COVID-19. Whilst it is likely…
11th February 2020
Planning – Limitations on the scope of Section 73 Applications
In November 2019, the Court of Appeal ruled in (Finney v Welsh Ministers & Ors (2019)) that the use of ‘Section 73’ applications which vary the description of…
29th October 2019
Landlords unsuccessfully challenge Debenhams CVA
Discovery (Northampton) ltd and others v Debenhams Retail ltd and others [2019] EWHC 2441 (ch) A Creditors Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) is a contractual mechanism by which a company…
11th October 2019
Chambers UK Results
Ellisons Solicitors celebrates another year of great results released this week within the Chambers and Partners 2020 directory. Ellisons received notable mentions within seven practice areas: Corporate and…