Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers the guidance on Larke v Nugus and duties of confidentiality.

This Q&A considers the position where an undertaking to pay child maintenance was given and the child, having left education and started employment, later decides to attend university.

This Q&A considers the effect of a caution against dealings.

This Q&A considers the common law remedies available to Party A where Party A has an easement to drain into a septic tank on Party B's land. Party B wishes to develop that land and so sets about unilaterally installing a new septic tank for Party A to drain into. Party B disconnects Party A from the current septic tank and Party A has nowhere to drain.

This Q&A considers whether, where a party is conducting settlement negotiations with two other parties separately in relation to a professional negligence case, the party conducting the negotiations has to inform either party if a settlement agreement is concluded with the other, and what the position would be if proceedings had already been commenced.

This Q&A considers potential causes of action and limitation issues related to accountancy advice.

This Q&A considers rights of occupation while proceedings are pending under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989.

This Q&A considers service of a section 8 notice.

This Q&A looks at section 102B of the Finance Act 1986.

This Q&A considers whether all terms have to be included in a contract for sale, and whether it is possible to bring an action against the a party on the basis that a collateral contract arose from the circumstances.

This Q&A considers whether a lease which is used as an office for policing reasons, but which is not open to the public, would fall within section 56(3) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and therefore fall under the definition of business.

This Q&A considers whether it is a requirement to file an application notice (N244) with consent orders pursuant to CPR 40.6 and PD 40B para 3.3.

This Q&A considers whether a tenant can be entitled to repayment of sums paid in advance in respect of the period post-completion of surrender.

This Q&A considers whether Form N293A can be used for the purpose of seeking permission where a writ of possession is sought and the proceedings are transferred up from the County Court.

This Q&A considers whether the defendant in a listed trial is required to pay a listing fee and produce a proposed timetable. It also considers how the estimate of costs should be presented.

This Q&A considers the scenario where joint secure tenants who are in the process of exercising their right to buy, decide to separate. It considers whether the application can continue or needs to be recommenced or abandoned.

This Q&A considers whether an unascertainable restrictive covenant is binding on a purchaser and how ant breach may be remedied.

This Q&A considers what constitutes a public auction under section 2(5)(b) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 and whether an online auction is capable of being considered a ‘public auction’ within this definition.

This Q&A considers whether section 3 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 provides a duty to inform a residential tenant of an assignment of a landlord’s interest.

This Q&A considers the mechanism under LTA 1987 which grants qualifying tenants the right of first refusal where the landlord disposes of their interest in the property, in relation to three joint tenants who want to transfer the interest to the wife of just one.