Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers whether, if someone is a 50% shareholder of a company, would the Company’s bank statements fall within their custody, possession and control for the purposes of disclosure in relation to a dispute to which the Company is not a party.

This Q&A considers whether, if the court has advised that proceedings are being transferred from the High Court to a County Court (Business and Property Court) and a new case number will be assigned, what happens to the Claim form that was initially filed with the High Court. It also considers whether a new claim form will be issued by the County Court with a new case number or if the original sealed Claim form (from the High Court) can be used for service upon the parties.

This Q&A considers what steps must be taken and what sort of notice needs to be provided to the court if the respondent in private law proceedings under the Children Act 1989 dies.

This Q&A considers the steps that a first petitioner must take if they wish to defend a cross petition filed by the respondent.

This Q&A considers whether an LPA attorney is able to complete the administration of an estate on behalf of an incapacitated donor, who is appointed as sole administrator.

This Q&A looks at whether the court can make orders regarding pension assets subsequent to a clean break in relation to pension sharing.

This Q&A considers who is responsible for paying business expenses, including employees’ wages, after the death of the sole business owner, in particular whether these are the responsibility of the new owner of the business or the estate.

This Q&A considers against whom a charging order will be made where a property is jointly owned and only one of the joint owners is the judgment debtor.

This Q&A considers how the new code operates in relation to the building owner allowing access or use of a site.

This Q&A considers priority as between two interim charging orders, including the effect of the entry of notices in respect of those charging orders on the register to the property. It looks at the rules on priority under sections 29–30 of the Land Registration Act 2002 and the decision in Hughmans Solicitors v Central Stream Services [2012] EWHC 1222 (Ch).

This Q&A considers whether a departing tenant is liable to pay rent arrears in a situation where two tenants entered into a joint and several tenancy agreement and one tenant gives up possession after the service of a section 21 notice.

This Q&A considers whether legal privileged is waived if without prejudice documentation is relied upon as part of an interim payment hearing.

This Q&A considers whether (after the first year of employment), if an employee takes holiday or annual leave before it has been accrued, the employer can pay an employee only in respect of the holiday that has accrued at the time the holiday is taken, and withhold the remaining holiday pay until it accrues.

This Q&A considers whether, in a block of flats where the top floor flat has been retained unlet by the landlord, the landlord can develop and use the roof of the flat as a roof terrace, including granting a lease of the roof space, without triggering the right of first refusal.

This Q&A considers whether, in a case where the landlords are multiple individuals (A, B and C) who hold the property as tenants in common, A and B agree to the assignment, but C is refusing due to a personal dispute, consent from all three landlords is required for the assignment to be valid.

This Q&A looks at the steps that may be taken to protect a party to divorce proceedings where there has been extreme violence against them, including filing an application for an address to be kept confidential and remedies under the Family Law Act 1996.

This Q&A looks at whether a claimant has to agree to, and give permission for, a defendant to obtain a witness statement from a third party in civil proceedings.

This Q&A considers how a value of a claim should be calculated where there are different rates of interest a claimant is entitled to.

This Q&A considers the court's approach to a claim under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 or Married Women's Property Act 1882 for a beneficial interest where a non-owner of a property has carried out substantial works to the property.

This Q&A considers whether, in a compulsory purchase, the purchaser can require that the land be in a certain condition. It also considers if there is inert material on the land, the purchaser can charge the seller for the cost of removing the material by way of a reduction to the purchase price.