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Nov 11, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Matt Gilks |Amy Lewis |Rebecca Stubbs |Bethan Dodd
Lester Aldridge is pleased to welcome Shaun Webb to the firm’s Real Estate Development team in Southampton as an Associate. With over a decade of experience in the real estate sector, Shaun brings a wealth of expertise, particularly in residential development and strategic land, which he has specialised in since 2018.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Matt Gilks |Amy Lewis |Rebecca Stubbs |Bethan Dodd
Lester Aldridge is pleased to announce that Sabah Siddiq has joined the firm’s Planning & Environment team as a Senior Associate. Sabah brings extensive experience in planning and environmental law, advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters. With over fifteen years of experience working for both local planning authorities across the south and private practice, Sabah’s expertise spans a broad range of issues.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Matt Gilks |Amy Lewis |Rebecca Stubbs |Bethan Dodd
The trinity of interrelated objectives comprising diversification and growth, new infrastructure needs and climate change means the port and marine sector is grappling with planning and environmental law as never before. Delivering onshore infrastructure is throwing up new and unexpected legal challenges. In R.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Bethan Dodd |Alice Straight |Laura Guntrip |Nicole Ridgwell
Lester Aldridge is delighted to announce that Laura Guntrip, Partner and Head of our Health and Social Care team, has been honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award at the Kent Care Awards, organised by the Kent Integrated Care Alliance (KiCA). This award recognises Laura’s exceptional dedication to the social care sector and her commitment to supporting care providers nationwide.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Amy Lewis |Rebecca Stubbs |Bethan Dodd |Estelle Boullet
The number of construction firms facing financial difficulty is increasing year on year, with the Insolvency Service reporting that the figure for the year ending May 2024 (4,208) represented a 33.2% increase compared to 2019 (3,218). Against this backdrop, it is no surprise that insolvency within the construction industry has become an increasingly discussed topic.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Amy Lewis |Rebecca Stubbs |Bethan Dodd |Estelle Boullet
Lester Aldridge has been shortlisted for the Legal Advisor of the Year award at the prestigious HealthInvestor Seniors Housing Awards 2024. The Seniors Housing Awards, organised by HealthInvestor magazine, celebrate excellence within the seniors housing sector. Each year, the competition is intense, with an independent judging panel evaluating entries across five categories: development, services, finance and operations, innovation, and advisory.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Bethan Dodd |Alice Straight |Laura Guntrip |Nicole Ridgwell
Since about 6 months after the 2013 Premises Costs Directions (“PCDs”) were published, people have been clamouring for change and dates of promised updates have come and gone. Finally, the long-awaited update has been published and we set out below the key changes that have been made.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Alice Straight |Laura Guntrip |George Robinson |Bethan Dodd
At the end of November, Ofsted has published its consultation outcome in relation to “its changes to Ofsted’s post-inspection arrangements and complaints handling”. You may recall our article a few months ago which summarised the proposed changes and provided our thoughts on some of the proposed amendments.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Laura Guntrip |George Robinson |Alice Straight |Bethan Dodd
As many will know, supported accommodation providers are entering new territory, becoming Ofsted registered and regulated for the first time. As of 28 October 2023, any providers which have not had their complete application accepted by Ofsted need to take urgent action to protect their position and avoid potential prosecution. Supported accommodation provides accommodation with support for 16 and 17 year old looked after children and care leavers, to enable them to live semi-independently.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
lesteraldridge.com | George Robinson |Alice Straight |Bethan Dodd |Nicole Ridgwell
The inquest into the death of head teacher Ruth Perry concluded today. Ms Perry tragically died in January 2023, having taken her own life aged 53, following an Ofsted inspection of her school in November 2022. The Ofsted inspection of Caversham Primary in Reading had downgraded the school from “Outstanding” to “Inadequate”, following inspectors’ assessment that there were safeguarding concerns.
