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Court of Appeal overturns decision to throw out a Widow’s delayed application to claim from her late husband’s estate.
You may recall a recent article published on the consequences of the case of Cowan v Foreman [2019] ...
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Section 21 Notices and Gas Safety Certificates – An update following Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield
In a recent Court of Appeal case, it has been held that a failure by a landlord to provide a gas saf...
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Boundary disputes; how determining the extent of a boundary is not quite as simple as just looking at the relevant title plan.
All land registered in England and Wales should have Land Registry official copies, which will gener...
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Sand School Surface Conundrum
There is a growing concern for plastic waste being used in equestrian arena surfaces. The environmen...
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Supreme Court gives Judgment in landmark case for Inheritance and Testamentary Freedom.
Mrs Ilott pursued a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the ...
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Phonographic Performance Ltd v Abimbola Balogun t/a Mama Africa [2018]
Restaurant owner found liable for infringement of copyright when DJ played music on his premises.
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Domain name disputes on the rise
Nominet, the profit for a purpose company responsible for running the UK namespace, has recently rel...
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County Court Judgments (CCJs) against consumers drop for the first time in five years
In May of this year, the number of county court judgments (CCJs) registered against consumers reache...
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Testamentary Capacity on the Cobbles
Legal Executive Amy Turner-Ives takes a look at Coronation Street’s inheritance dispute storyl...
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Challenging times : what happens when family is cut out of the will
High profile inheritance disputes follow celebrities and the super-rich as surely as night follows d...
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GDPR and Litigation
As most shall know on 25 May 2018 GDPR became enforceable in the United Kingdom. This article looks ...
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Landlords: Are you liable for your tenant's nuisance?
As a landlord, you may think that your tenant is exclusively responsible in all respects for his act...
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Litigation Tactics - Mediation
Attending a mediation during the course of litigation is in almost all cases voluntary.
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Shareholder Protection - a brief guide
Disputes over the management and direction of companies are very common and the law has long recogni...
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Shedding light on the right to light
A recent case has re-visited the law in so-called “right to light” cases in a way which ...
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Helping our client when Trading Standards actions nearly closed their business
We acted for our client in a very unusual case. Our client was the subject of raids at all fou...
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A Change in the Light?
An important recent decision in the Supreme Court regarding the case of Coventry and others v Lawren...
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Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Piercing the Corporate Veil
A decision of the Supreme Court has confirmed that directors who carry out illegal acts in the name ...
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The “economic madness” of boundary disputes
The case of Acco Properties Limited v Severn provided an opportunity for the High Court to let off s...
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The legal lowdown on our most horrible holiday
Whether you regard it as an unwelcome American import, or the chance to be downright naughty for an ...
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Families who leave court the losers after inheritance claims
Record numbers of inheritance disputes are going through the courts as modern family structures and ...
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The High Court recently handed down it’s judgment in the case of Thompson v Raggett.
The High Court recently handed down it’s judgment in the case of Thompson v Raggett. The rulin...
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Landlord & tenant – illegal evictions
Living in rented accommodation comes with plenty of uncertainty. Your landlord could serve an evicti...
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Getting back around the table
When you have a dispute with your boss, things can get very difficult. For bosses, disputes can be c...
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Can’t pay - Can they really take it away?
The popularity of programmes showing the daily workings of high court enforcement officers have thro...
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Landlords face tough new regime for tenant protection
The new rules include revised criteria for mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation, kno...
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Are your neighbour's Christmas lights causing a nuisance?
If your neighbour has over done it on the Christmas decorations and the light is causing a problem, ...
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Introduction of Data Protection Bill on 25 May 2018
Many of you shall be aware that from next May, the UK shall have new legislation in relation to Data...
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What is adverse possession? – an explanation of the reality behind ‘squatter’s rights’
If you’re a property owner, one of the biggest worries is that ‘squatters’ will mo...
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Happy snapping - taking pictures without the owner's consent
We’ve turned into a nation of photographers. Not only do we constantly have access to a camera these...
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Raymond Allen James v Karen James, Serena Underwood, Sandra James
The son of a farmer who sued his mother and two sisters over the inheritance of the family farm has ...
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When an Easter Egg hunt could land you in hot water
A recent campaign by Cadbury that encourages people to go treasure hunting has highlighted a problem...
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How limited is my liability?
Although a limited liability company cannot function without the people behind the running of the co...
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I have bought a ticket for an event that has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus, will I get my money back?
Following the recent Coronavirus pandemic, huge events all over the UK as well as across the world a...
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How to Make a Complaint Against a School
Although we would like to believe that whilst attending school, our children are protected, educated...
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Coronavirus: The impact on Landlords & Tenants
The coronavirus pandemic has had an untold impact on all our lives in many respects and appears like...
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Bonfires and the law: What are the rules, and have they changed in light of COVID-19?
With the dark nights coming in and summer drawing to a close, you may be considering having a bonfir...