Chris Bryden

This Q&A looks at steps that may be taken where a single joint expert fails to file their report in accordance with an order in family proceedings.

This Q&A considers whether a child can be placed in Scotland by a local authority where a court in England and Wales makes an interim care order.

This Q&A considers whether service on solicitors in the UK can take place within six months of issue in accordance with CPR 7.5(2) where a defendant is based out of the jurisdiction and nominates a solicitor for service in the UK over four months after the claim has been issued. It also considers whether service in this situation would be in breach of CPR 7.5(1).

This Q&A looks at issues where a door in a street opens outwards, contrary to section 153 of the Highways Act 1980.

This Q&A considers whether constructive knowledge on the part of the claimant defeat a claim based on a breach of duty.

This Q&A considers the procedure for removing or changing a litigation friend, where a father is acting as litigation friend for three children and the mother wishes to apply for the father's removal.

This Q&A looks at financial remedy orders.

This Q&A considers the options where a firm of solicitors has been appointed as executors in the deceased's estate but they do not wish to act and wish instead to enable one of the beneficiaries to take out a grant and administer the estate.

This Q&A looks at whether an updated ‘How to rent’ booklet must be provided to an assured shorthold tenant after a statutory periodic tenancy arises.

This Q&A considers the legal issues and implications that arise where a landlord wishes to serve a section 21 notice on tenants where those tenants have learning difficulties and where their behaviour has upset neighbouring residents.

This Q&A considers who holds the title to the land interest in the school where a school has federated pursuant to the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012, in the period between the new governing body's federation and the date on which the land transfer completes and is registered at HM Land Registry?

This Q&A considers rights of way over third party land, and whether this would pass to a buyer under LPA 1925, s 187.

This Q&A considers whether a guarantor who guarantees the obligations of a tenant under a lease for the term which expressly includes the contractual term and any period of holding over under LTA 1954, will remain liable under the renewal lease or if they will need to be a party to and execute the new lease to guarantee the obligations of the tenant.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to complete a collective enfranchisement under LRHUDA 1993 in the event that one of the leaseholders dies before completion.

This Q&A discusses when a Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 application should be made under CPR 7 rather than CPR 8.

This Q&A considers the position of a reversionary lease which is to commence on the contractual expiry date of an existing lease which has security of tenure under LTA 1954.

This Q&A considers the position where a landlord has a residential tenant with more than six months of arrears, and serves a notice under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 on six weeks’ notice and the tenant brings the arrears to a level below six months' outstanding before the hearing.

This Q&A consider whether, where a landlord has issued a service charge for the last two years and the tenants have disputed and the dispute is ongoing, the landlord is allowed to issue the service charge invoice for the new year.

This Q&A considers whether section 27 notices override section 25 notices.

This Q&A considers a situation where a landlord intends to grant a long lease of commercial property at less than market rent to a corporate tenant who undertakes certain development obligations in the lease. It goes on to answer whether it would be reasonable for the landlord to include provisions on forfeiture and restriction on the tenant to undergo a change of control.