Intricate commercial relationships frequently spawn equally complex contractual arrangements. However, as one Court of Appeal case illustrated, imperfect drafting can lead to difficulties where the order of precedence of different agreements is unclear and their
Josiah Hincks Solicitors are delighted to announce that Sandra Danaher will become an Associate Solicitors with effect from 1st June 2015. Sandra is a specialist Trusts and Estates Solicitor and deals with matters from Wills,
Almost nothing is more distressing than squatters making free with your property – however, the law is no longer as weighted in favour of trespassers as it once was. One squatter who moved into a
Different uses of land can sometimes be like oil and water, and that was certainly so in a case where a clash between shooting and equestrianism triggered a long-running and costly rights of way dispute
Any good law firm will advise its clients to compromise if possible, rather than fight their differences out in court. In one case, the High Court lamented that a relatively low value contract dispute ended
The first commencement order made under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 has banned exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts with effect from 26 May 2015. Specifically, Section 153 of the Act inserts
Social housing tenants suffering at the hands of nuisance neighbours can take some comfort from stern punishments meted out to two antisocial residents who brought misery to the housing estate where they lived. The pair
In a guideline decision, which involved the balancing of freedom of expression rights against an individual’s entitlement to privacy, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a former BBC producer who faced unsubstantiated claims
A contractor which was ordered to pay more than €26 million in damages after the foundations of a number of offshore wind turbines failed – through no fault of its own – has had its
In an example of the kind of ‘people power’ encouraged by the Localism Act 2011, campaigners who are desperate to save an ‘enchanting’ flower meadow from the prospect of large-scale housing development have scored an
