One of the questions you’ll need to consider when purchasing a Property in the UK is who will be the owner and how the property will be held. There are a couple of legal differences to Property Ownership, particularly in relation to Joint Ownership and the
Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney registration fees reduced With effect from 1st April 2017, the Government has reduced their fee for applying to register Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney. The fee reduced from £110 to £82 making a reduction of £28 and the
Following our previous article on Mesothelioma schemes in which we outlined the possibility of claiming under two different payment schemes for suffers of an Asbestos-Related Illness we now endeavour to look at one of those schemes in more depth. The DMPS is only open to applicants who have
Buying your home with the new Lifetime ISA. The Lifetime ISA was launched on 6th April 2017. Their purpose is to help first time buyers to save for their first home and to replace the Help to Buy ISA, which is being phased out in
In commercial property leases, there are usually provisions which require the Tenant to carry out certain repairs to the Property. But what happens if a Tenant has caused damage to a Landlord’s commercial premises and but do not repair the damage? Our Commercial Property Solicitors
In a decision of importance to the insurance industry, the Court of Appeal has ruled that motor insurers must cover the seven-figure cost of a catastrophic factory fire that broke out whilst a mechanic was doing a welding job on his car. The man worked
Minority shareholders may not have control of companies but they are entitled to fair treatment and to have a role in decision making. The High Court made that point in ordering that a businessman who was excluded from his managerial position in a company must
Large infrastructure projects often require the compulsory purchase of swathes of privately-owned land by public authorities – but what happens if land so acquired turns out not to be needed after all? The Court of Appeal tackled that important issue in the context of London’s
Many people might think that those who sleep on the job would not be entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) whilst their eyes are closed. But that is by no means always the case and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given
Neighbourhood plans made under the Localism Act 2011 are a vital means of ensuring that the voices of local people are heard in the planning process. In a High Court case that underlined the point, a neighbourhood plan was instrumental in defeating plans for construction
