Bircham Dyson Bell LLP has been short listed in the coveted Lawyer Awards 2012 in the category of Real Estate Team of the Year.

The team which has been nominated in a category of seven was shortlisted for its work on the new London Cable Car project. Bircham Dyson Bell acted for Transport for London (TfL) and its subsidiary Docklands Light Railway Limited in relation to planning and real estate aspects of the £50m Emirates Air Line across the Thames in east London and due to open in summer 2012. The awards take place on 26th June 2012.

The charity law team at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP headed by partner Penny Chapman has won the Charity Manager / Advisor of the Year award at the City Wealth Magic Circle Awards.

Now in its seventh year, the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards is an established presence in the wealth calendar. Each year the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards brings together the elite of advisors in the wealth industry as well as being an established event for philanthropists and the UHNW readership of Citywealth.

In this webinar, recorded at the SLG Weekend School, Robbie Owen and Nick Evans examine the regime's progress so far, the implications of the transfer of responsibility from the now-defunct Infrastructure Planning Commission to the Planning Inspectorate and the effect of the Localism Act on infrastructure planning.

We are delighted to announce that on 16 March 2012, Chambers Global 2012 ranked Nicholas Holland, our Head of Contentious Trusts and Estates, as a leading lawyer in three categories.

The robustness of one in four Impact Assessments (IAs) on new regulations prepared by government departments is considered 'not fit for purpose' revealed the chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) at a business breakfast held by Bircham Dyson Bell on March 20th 2012.

Elaine Dobson, partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP is warning overseas companies holding UK real estate that the Chancellor may look at closing or restricting the sale of shares in that company to avoid the payment of stamp duty land tax (SDLT). If such a move were to happen today will be the cut off for exchange of contracts or possibly completion of the transfer

Two local authorities are promoting the first highway schemes to be considered nationally significant infrastructure projects, assisted by Bircham Dyson Bell.

HS2 Ltd's chief executive Alison Munro has today talked about the significant opportunities and challenges involved in delivering the Government's plans for a high speed rail network, at a business breakfast held by Bircham Dyson Bell LLP.

Bircham Dyson Bell advised Sinav Limited ("Sinav"), a bid vehicle established by Harwood Capital LLP and funded on a 50/50 basis by investment funds managed by Harwood Capital and Siem Kapital AS, on its recommended offer for AIM-quoted ethanol producer, GTL Resources PLC ("GTL Resources").

BDB recently advised The Hospital Management Trust (HMT) on the successful sale of The Claremont Hospital in Sheffield.