The Israeli Supreme Court handed down a precedent-setting ruling recently in the Evangelical Episcopal Church case. According to the ruling, Israeli NPOs may receive an exemption from paying real estate betterment levies to...more
Betterment has rarely been advanced as a defence in English courts until now, post-Grenfell, with the advent of building-safety defect claims. This article takes a closer look at this principle. Originally published in...more
The Technology and Construction Court has delivered a series of High Court judgments (in Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd; and LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v George Downing Construction Ltd and European Sheeting Ltd) in...more
Insurers and policyholders should heed the critical insurance issues that arise in the aftermath of natural disasters....more
“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a popular catchphrase. So, do you know what a “betterment” is and how the law of betterments operates? Land use law has ancient roots. Sometimes, a case requires an appellate...more