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3 September

The Stamp Duty Land Tax rules around the 'replacement of main residence exception' are complicated and caught out a mortgage broker, with a complaint against him being upheld. This blog... Read More

2 September

We examine a case where a procurement claim was struck out by the Technology and Construction Court. The Case Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust v Cornwall Council [2019] EWHC 2211... Read More

30 August

As the 31 October deadline approaches, the continuing deadlock between the UK government and the EU is bringing the prospect of a 'no-deal' Brexit ever closer. Our data protection expert... Read More

27 August

On 24 August 2019 various news organisations reported that NASA was investigating a potential criminal offence, namely that astronaut Anne McClain had unlawfully accessed her estranged spouse's bank account from... Read More

20 August

Adidas has had success protecting its Originals trade mark by cancelling a similar trade mark based on a cannabis leaf. In August 2017, Addicted Original Ltd ("Addicted") registered a UK... Read More

20 August

Our costs law team explore cases where the High Court has ruled that solicitors cannot be ordered to give former clients copies of documents which are the property of the... Read More

19 August

Under new rules set to be introduced later this year, newlywed couples will need to ensure that their marriage is registered after their legal ceremony. The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and... Read More

15 August

The Right to Rent Scheme ("the scheme") came into force in England in 2016, we look at it in more detail. Does it discriminate or provide protection? The scheme's original... Read More

15 August

On 6 August 2019 the Court of Appeal overturned the first instance decision discussed below. The appeal court held that there were no express words in the CPR requiring the... Read More

15 August

My colleague Stephanie Walls has recently written a very interesting article about a dispute between two step-sisters over inheritance following the death of their parents. The unfortunate set of circumstances highlights... Read More

14 August

A High Court case concerning a dispute between step-sisters over which of their parents died first, demonstrates the importance of understanding how assets are held and the way in which... Read More

9 August

The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (GMPA 2017) received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017 and came into force in England and Wales on 31 July 2019.  This new law,... Read More