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How to create a property rights regime for underground spaces? How to implant public amenities in mixed use development? Is the US receptive toward progressive property ideals? How do the Swiss promote site specific densification? These issues and more are part of vibrant discussions taking place this week at PLPR Munich, the annual conference of the Planning, Law, and Property Rights Association, hosted by the Chair of Land Management at the Technical University of Munich. #planning #law #property #propertyrights #plpr #land #cities #urban #spatialplanning #plpr

The objective of the Partial Revision of the Land Parceling, Use, and Occupancy Law (#LPUOS) was to adjust important aspects to improve the implementation of São Paulo's Master Plan. According to Marina Cavalli, real estate lawyer, and Maria Flavia Seabra, partner and #lawyer at Machado Meyer Advogados, the revision is essential for the natural development of the city. Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dNMD7smN

Have you read our latest blog? 'Right to Light' is a common phrase in property and land ownership, yet its implications may be unclear for many. In England and Wales, it's typically acquired under specific legal principles, involving both legal and technical aspects. To shed light on this topic, we've crafted a helpful guide. Click here to read the full blog: https://bit.ly/3QmZ1u1 #ArcBuildingConsultancy #Blog #RightToLight

THSH's Construction & Design Law attorneys Melissa Billig and Brandon Reiner authored "Addressing AIA Contract Document Pitfalls," featured in the New York Law Journal. The article examines standardized industry form agreements, such as the American Institute of Architects Contract Documents, whether the one-size-fits-all forms fit the unique needs of projects and how pitfalls in the forms should be addressed. Read more about the pitfalls and practice tips on how they can be addressed here: https://lnkd.in/eyuPxiGW #architecture #construction #constructionlaw #AIAcontractdocuments #NYLJ #THSH #lawyers #lawfirms

Spring is here and so is PLPR's May Newsletter. Stay updated re recent research, prizes, projects and academic conferences on Planning, Law, and Property Rights. https://lnkd.in/ddNwuyUj #plpr #PLPR #plpr2025 #PLPR2025 #Planning #Law #propertyrights #cities #urban #spatialplanning #urbanplanning #comparativelaw #urbanism #property

Find one of my works collaborates with one of my lecturers at the University, a law journal, through the following link :  https://lnkd.in/e5PD9TbT This journal discusses a right that can be owned by someone personally to a building with the status of a building as a cultural heritage.

Zoning laws are an important but often easy to forget aspect of real estate law, which can nevertheless have a substantial impact on any real estate deal. To find out more, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gtNNgqP2

Here's a piece I wrote about the long and tangled history of overlapping planning permissions - and making the case for a legislative fix. Today's consultation on an accelerated planning system (wouldn't that be nice?!) seeks views on what form such a fix might take - closes 1 May 2024: https://lnkd.in/g4u5kM2u

Pleased to share my analysis of the recent decision in #Beijing Songxianghu Architectural Decoration Engineering Co Ltd v Kitty Kam [2024] HKCFI 1657, published with LexisNexis. The Hong Kong Court of First Instance addressed how confidentiality in arbitration is balanced against the need for transparency in concurrent court proceedings. ➡ The ruling indicates that while confidentiality under the Arbitration Ordinance is important, it is not absolute. The Court allowed disclosure of arbitration-related information when necessary to pursue a legal right, offering key insights for practitioners managing parallel arbitration and litigation. This decision reinforces that open justice can take precedence in cases involving serious allegations, such as fraud, emphasizing the need for transparency in the public interest. It serves as a critical reminder for legal advisors to consider the potential exposure of arbitration information in litigation contexts. For more details, you can access the full analysis on LexisNexis here: https://lnkd.in/gw5de_Za #Arbitration #Confidentiality #HongKongLaw #Litigation #DisputeResolution #LegalAnalysis

In our latest edition of IT'S THE LAW we discuss Right to Light. A Right to Light is a right to enjoy natural light passing over someone else’s land (the servient land) to windows or other ‘apertures’ in a building on another piece of land (the dominant land).