Can I evict my tenant? A guide for rental property owners
Can I evict my tenant? A guide for rental property owners Zoe Davies | Trainee Solicitor If you are a landlord wondering what your rights are during this time, we can
Flat Tenant Can Veto Potentially Destructive Works – Supreme Court Ruling
The freeholds of a great many blocks of flats are held by tenant-owned companies which operate on democratic principles. Such arrangements are, however, not a panacea and disagreements can arise. A guideline Supreme Court decision
Adjudicators’ Decisions – Right or Wrong – Are Generally Treated as Final
The public interest in contract adjudicators’ awards being treated as final means that judges will generally enforce them, whether they are right or wrong. The High Court made that point in a case where a
Clinical Negligence Damages Awards Are No Bigger Than They Need to Be
Compensation awards in the most serious clinical negligence cases commonly run into millions, even tens of millions, of pounds. However, as the case of a teenager who was born to a life of acute disability
Legal Update: Valid Section 21 Notice and Gas Safety Certificate
Update: Valid Section 21 Notice and Gas Safety Certificate. Where do you stand? Sheila Valand | Partner The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield
International Airline Fined £500,000 for Negligent Data Breach
Businesses that handle personal data but fail to take appropriate steps to guard against cyber attacks expose themselves to grave financial and reputational damage. That was certainly so in the case of an international airline
Court Permits Wife Who Unlawfully Killed Her Husband to Inherit His Assets
Few would quarrel with the long-standing rule of law that anyone who unlawfully kills another is barred from benefiting, financially or otherwise, from his or her crime. In a unique decision, however, the High Court
Part-Time Football Referees ‘Self-Employed’, Tax Tribunal Rules
Part-time referees who officiate at professional football matches on a game-by-game basis are not employees. Confirming their self-employed status in a guideline case, the Upper Tribunal (UT) noted that they are so motivated to work
Insolvency Set-Off and Contract Adjudications – Supreme Court Settles the Debate
Adjudication has since 1996 helped to preserve project cashflows by providing a cost-effective and swift means of resolving building contract disputes – but its interaction with the insolvency regime, in particular the principle of insolvency
Parents Accused of Assaulting Their Baby Exonerated By High Court Ruling
When children suffer injury, suspicion very often falls on their parents. Allegations of such gravity must, however, be proved and, in one case, the High Court exonerated a loving couple who were accused of assaulting