Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers whether the obligations in relation to health and safety legislation in houses in multiple occupation belong to the immediate or the superior landlord. It also considers whether this responsibility can be passed onto the tenants and whether landlords can contract out of their health and safety obligations.

This Q&A considers whether a deed can be witnessed virtually in light of coronavirus (COVID-19).

This Q&A looks at Wills under Regulation (EU) No 650/2012.

This Q&A considers cautions against first registration under the Land Registration Act 2002.

This Q&A considers whether the tenant of a holiday chalet can acquire the freehold under Leasehold Reform Act 1967.

This Q&A considers the steps that a guardian, appointed by the court in private law children proceedings should take when they are being denied contact with the child.

This Q&A considers whether a court in private law children proceedings has powers to order a parent to undertake hair strand testing.

This Q&A considers the cost consequences to appealing an order following a fact-finding hearing.

This Q&A considers the implications of findings made in Family Law Act 1996 proceedings and the confidentiality of such proceedings.

This Q&A considers the disclosure of covert recordings in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1996.

This Q&A discusses the process of an application for dismissal procedures under TOLATA 1996.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to exclude liability for inadvertent misrepresentation in replies to enquires before contract in property sale contracts.

This Q&A looks at compulsory purchase orders for highway schemes.

This Q&A deals with the administration of an insolvent Estate, the payment of different types of debt and the obligations of the administrator to the creditors in a situation where there are insufficient assets to satisfy the liabilities.

This Q&A considers occupation rent and when it can be set off against the interest portion of mortgage payments in relation to a claim for equitable accounting.

This Q&A considers the meaning of the wording in paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Housing Act 1985, 'as the tenant may require'. It discusses whether the onus is on the tenant to request or should the local authority provide them regardless of a formal request.

This Q&A discusses the court’s power to control evidence which is undated and unverified under FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955.

This Q&A considers the situation where a direction has been given for a fact finding hearing in private proceedings in relation to domestic abuse and the alleged abuser then seeks leave to withdraw the abuser’s application without specifically contesting the allegations other than in general terms. Specifically, it focuses on any authority which suggests the correct approach of the court.

This Q&A considers the powers available to a local authority to ensure compliance with coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation requirements at a private residence.

This Q&A looks at the procedure for an application under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Specifically, it considers whether a claimant should file any written evidence on which they intend to rely with their claim form, setting out the facts on which the claimant relies including all material facts of which the court should be made aware. It also considers whether an application should be brought under Part 8 of CPR 1998 and if not under which part it should be brought.