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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the Mayor of London’s launch of a Renters’ Rights Enforcement Fund ahead of...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: publication of statutory guidance on Renters’ Rights Act 2025 requirements, High...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has confirmed that paying the wrong court issue fee does not prevent a claim being 'brought' for the...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published an official Information Sheet to support implementation of 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...
Landlord and tenant implied repairing obligations and the doctrine of wasteIn the absence of an express covenant to repair in a lease, a landlord or tenant’s liability to repair will be limited. For landlords, it will depend on various common law and statutory provisions, and for tenants it depends
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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