Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers whether an applicant for a premises licence can withdraw their application at the hearing.

This Q&A considers whether an application may be made for a freezing order after a final order has been made in family proceedings.

This Q&A considers whether the attorney of a donor can renounce probate on the donor's behalf in a situation where both are appointed as the executors in the Will.

This Q&A relates to the ability of the holder of a Lasting Power of Attorney to act on behalf of an executor.

This Q&A looks at whether the requirement for use 'as of right' for acquisition of an easement by prescription can be met when the user's predecessor in title had a licence.

This Q&A considers whether an employee is entitled to refuse to return an employer’s confidential documents that they have taken in order to evidence criminal conduct by the employer as part of a potential whistleblowing claim.

This Q&A considers the employer's entitlement to damages in a situation where the contractor is in repudiatory breach.

This Q&A considers the ability to make a deduction or set off against a legacy for loss caused to the estate by the legatee.

This Q&A considers whether an individual can grant a private charge over a home and if are there any circumstances where it would be illegal or unlawful to do so?

This Q&A considers whether a business premises holder can insist that an official, who has a statutory right to access that premises for a specific purpose, provides evidence of a recent negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test before allowing admission.

This Q&A looks at whether an limited liability partnership can grant a general power of attorney to a non-member .

This Q&A considers whether an order of the Singapore courts for committal (further to contempt of court) can enforced in England and Wales.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to apply to set aside an order for costs made in divorce proceedings.

This Q&A considers the application of the conditional exemption regime for inheritance tax.

This Q&A considers whether information obtained under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme can be disclosed in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1996.

This Q&A considers whether land acquired by a local authority for housing purposes can be considered to be public open space for which a disposal would be subject to section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972.

This Q&A looks at whether new public rights of way can accrue (under common law or section 31(1) of the Highways Act 1980) on open access land.

This Q&A considers when a spouse can register a home rights notice against a property owned by a third party landlord.

This Q&A considers the dedication, adoption, acquisition and regulation of private land used for parking, under the Highways Act 1980 and the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

This Q&A considers whether the existence of a Form A restriction would prevent a sole proprietor from selling their property by appointing a second trustee as a party to the transfer deed.