Practitioners will be only too familiar with the plethora of guidance we have received in recent weeks in connection to remote hearings. ‘The Remote Access Family Court’ guidance by Mr Justice MacDonal... Continue Reading
In this article Malvika Jaganmohan provides an update to the publication of the case of Z, following a new version having been made available naming the father.
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In this article Holly Hilbourne-Gollop provides an overview on the law of enfranchisement as it applies to the rights under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, in relation to a qualifying tenant of a house.
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The position when dealing with intentional homelessness following the decision of LB v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2020] EWCA Civ 439.
This article focusses on the approach that reviewing officers sho... Continue Reading
“The basic ingredients for proprietary estoppel are well known, and many property practitioners would feel comfortable in spotting an estoppel when it has arisen. However, there is a shadowy ques... Continue Reading
One way and another, now seems like it might be a timely moment to refresh the memory on the doctrine of frustration; one rather suspects that in coming days and weeks it may become a more common feature o... Continue Reading
The back drop to this case is that the new Practice Direction CPR 51Z effectively stays possession proceedings and enforcement issued pursuant to CPR 55 for 90 days from March 2020.
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In this article, Natalie Cross considers what amounts to a vulnerable witness and how practitioners can identify vulnerability.
The full article is published in Family Law. To view the article, please clic... Continue Reading
As of 1st of April 2020, the Government’s election pledge of delaying the release point of serious sexual and violent offenders came into force by way of the Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant ... Continue Reading
Published by the Property Law Journal at PLJ 2020, 381, 33-42
Easement disputes are a staple of real property practice. Some can be of very high value, particularly where the existence of an easement ha... Continue Reading
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