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Lewisham Council has launched an intelligence-led taskforce to identify non-compliant landlords through data analysis, local intelligence and targeted...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the SRA’s warning notice addressing AI misuse risks for solicitors and law firms,...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: In Together Commercial Finance Ltd v Slack, the High Court held that Law of Property Act receivers could sell a...
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, delivered the John Lehane Memorial Lecture at the Supreme Court of New South Wales, addressing the...
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Forfeiture of a leaseWhen can a landlord exercise the right to forfeit a lease?Forfeiture is a landlord’s right to bring a lease to an end as a result...
Tenants' right of first refusal—Landlord and Tenant Act 1987This Practice Note looks at the effect of Part 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, including the circumstances in which the right of first refusal applies, the landlord’s obligation to sever transactions to dispose of buildings
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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