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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...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Can a tenant retract a notice to quit previously served to exercise a break clause in an assured shorthold tenancy before expiry of the notice?Whether...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Surrender by operation of lawThis Practice Note covers how a surrender by operation of law may arise, the landlord’s intention to resume possession (changing locks, marketing for re-letting), return of keys and the surrounding case law.A surrender by operation of law (or ‘implied surrender’) occurs
Vacant possession strategy for redevelopmentThis Practice Note covers the various situations that a developer may encounter when looking at obtaining vacant possession of a potential development site. It considers the types of occupiers and interests that might be in place, from commercial leases
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
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