Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers the payment of major works carried out by a landlord to a commercial unit under an old lease.

This Q&A considers whether there can be a time limit within which the merger of a leasehold estate and its reversionary estate must take place.

This Q&A considers whether a section 26 notice must be served separately on both the landlord and the superior landlord by the occupational tenant, assuming they could each be described as a 'competent landlord'.

This Q&A considers whether a seller must obtain a missing covenant indemnity policy if they cannot produce a copy of the 1951 conveyance which contains the provision of restrictive covenants.

This Q&A considers what steps should be taken when offices were shut part-way through a disclosure exercise due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

This Q&A considers the appropriate method for removing a Form A restriction where land is transferred by two charitable trustees to newly- incorporated Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

This Q&A considers remotely signing and witnessing a settlement agreement if a client is unable or unwilling to travel as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19).

This Q&A considers the practical steps which can be taken when a defendant cannot serve their defence statement because they are self-isolating.

This Q&A considers the situation in which an individual has a right of way to 'pass and repass over and along the passageway on foot with or without handcarts and barrows', contained in their conveyance, and a complaint has been made stating a dog cannot use the passageway. This Q&A considers the extent to which this term permits use and if there is authority suggesting the individual is within their rights to walk their dog through the passageway twice daily.

This Q&A considers lease extension under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, with a particular focus on the premium.

This Q&A considers apportionment of reserve fund contributions.

This Q&A considers whether, on termination of a periodical payments order, the court can take into account shares owned by the paying party. It also considers whether the court can order that the shares be transferred to the receiving party, if the paying party does not have sufficient income from employment or savings to continue paying maintenance.

This Q&A considers which court form should be used for an application under the court’s inherent and parens patriae jurisdiction in relation to an adult.

This Q&A considers whether the court is able to 'add back' funds that have been spent by one party under a Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996) claim.

This Q&A considers section 7A of Form D81.

This Q&A considers the use of CPR 7 or 8 procedures when issuing an application under TOLATA 1996.

This Q&A considers family proceedings, in particular divorce, and what is required for valid service of a petition.

This Q&A considers what amounts to ‘satisfactory evidence’ in paragraph 3.4 of HM Land Registry Practice Guide 26.

This Q&A considers whether an application may be made to the court where the Child Maintenance Service still has jurisdiction.

This Q&A considers whether a claim may be made for compensation where a hearing is adjourned on the court's own volition.