Katherine Illsley

This Q&A looks at the various ways a notice to quit can be effectively served.

This Q&A looks at the correct form to be used when making an application to enforce an undertaking in a financial order to pay a mortgage.

This Q&A considers whether a parent refusing to have a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, or comply with government guidance during the pandemic, may impact on contact arrangements.

This Q&A considers the approach to be taken when challenging a spent criminal conviction in public children care proceedings in relation to contact.

This Q&A considers methods of serving a notice pursuant to section 21 of the HA 1988 in order to end an assured shorthold tenancy. It also considers whether there is any Court of Appeal authority on how to serve a section 21 notice.

This Q&A looks at the legal relationship between the local authority and a state school or an academy.

This Q&A considers the procedure for a child aged 16 to change their name.

This Q&A considers the appropriate procedure in the event that an applicant wishes to withdraw their application for a non-molestation and occupation order.

This Q&A looks at the procedure used for enforcing a penal notice attached to an order.

This Q&A considers whether there is a notice required to terminate the occupation of a static caravan on a caravan site.

This Q&A considers what options are available to a local council looking to re-claim possession of a property after its business tenant has been struck off the companies register, leaving a subtenancy that was granted in breach of covenant.

This Q&A considers what steps may be taken by family members of a parent who lacks capacity to issue proceedings and/or who is unable to take care of their child.

This Q&A considers the type of costs schedule that should be filed before a fast track trial in a public liability (PL) portal claim. It also considers what to do in the scenario that the actual costs incurred are less than the fixed costs entitlement.

This Q&A considers whether it is necessary to attach a copy of the proposed draft lease when serving a counter-notice, pursuant to section 45 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, admitting the tenant’s claim to the new lease. In the event the landlord does attach a copy of the draft lease, does that preclude it from departing from those terms later on.

This Q&A considers the manner in which the CMS carries out its assessment of child maintenance to be paid by the paying/non-resident parent, in particular whether the CMS will take into account payments by the non-resident parent in relation to the mortgage on the family home when carrying out its assessment.

This Q&A considers whether the CMS takes into account unearned income, such as rental income when conducting a child maintenance calculation.

This Q&A considers whether the characteristics of a patient are taken into account when dealing with consent issues post-Montgomery.

This Q&A considers whether a landlord may exercise a right of forfeiture in the event the tenant fails to pay residential service charges, and if so, when such a right arises. It further considers whether the landlord is entitled to continue to chase service charge payments which fell due prior to the arrears in service charges relied upon for the right of forfeiture.

This Q&A considers the difference between an order for a lump sum payable in instalments and an order for a number of individual lump sum payments. It further considers the powers of the court to vary such orders.

This Q&A looks at how an agreement as to a pension share may be dealt with in a separation agreement where there are no imminent divorce proceedings.