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6 March

The Court of Appeal clarified the legal position under legislation from a very different era but whose terms remain relevant and are still being felt today, and local authorities will... Read More

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6 March

In December 2018 the Law Commission published a Consultation Paper on commonhold reform: "Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership". In it they make provisional proposals to make commonhold work... Read More

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4 March

The long awaited final part of the FCA's review of the motor finance sector has arrived; are there any nasty surprises lurking for the industry to be worried about? The... Read More

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1 March

Last month we saw Blockchain Week return to London. The 2018 edition had been dominated by much media fanfare given the surging value of cryptocurrencies and flood of ICO (Initial... Read More

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1 March

When granting someone a power of attorney you are giving them the right to deal with your own affairs.  However the recent case of Whittaker v Hancock and others [2018] shows that... Read More

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27 February

We often discuss interesting and unusual points within our team, and recently a member of the team raised a query about adultery, defined in the dictionary as 'voluntary sexual intercourse... Read More

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26 February

As Brexit draws closer and the noise of nervous speculation grows louder local authorities will welcome clear advice regarding the effect of leaving the EU, especially in a no-deal scenario.... Read More

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26 February

In our previous post on this subject following the Autumn 2018 Budget, we considered the changes to the qualification criteria which must be met so that individuals can benefit from... Read More

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25 February

A springboard injunction is an order granted by the Court which prevents, for example, a former employee from gaining a head start by using his/her former employer's confidential information or... Read More

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25 February

The total number of individual insolvencies increased in the first and second quarters of 2018, reaching the highest level since 2012. Individual Voluntary Arrangements ("IVA") comprised the majority of individual... Read More

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22 February

In a move likely to impact anyone involved in the private rental sector, Parliament has enacted a bill known as the Tenant Fees Act 2019 which marks the end of... Read More

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18 February

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is currently reaching out to trade mark owners to warn them of a private company seeking substantial payment for the renewal of their... Read More