Property Conveyancing A freehold property is usually a house, bungalow, detached/semi-detached/terrace. When you purchase your freehold property, you also purchase the land on which the property is built. Leasehold means […]
Not having correct planning permission when you alter your property can cause delays when it comes to selling. To find out whether or not you require planning permission, you can […]
Enforcement Action In a recent Employment Appeal tribunal case called Croft Vets Ltd and others v Butcher, the Tribunal found that where an employee, as a result or work-related stress, […]
Employment Law Employees should be aware that unless there is an express term to the contrary in their flexi hours scheme or contract of employment, they will not be entitled […]
Landlord and Tenant Law Landlords must take care to ensure they do not unintentionally discharge a Guarantor from their obligations under a Lease. It has long been the principle that […]
Employment Law The High Court has rejected Unison’s application for judicial review of the introduction of Employment Tribunal Fees in July 2013, although there is plenty of scope for further […]
The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013 comes into force on 6 April 2014. The Act modernises the law on when a debtor’s premises can be entered, what goods can […]
There will be one County Court with a national jurisdiction for the whole of England and Wales. A date has not yet been set for this to come into force. […]
Family Law The House of Lords first reading took place on 9 October 2013 in relation to the Cohabitation Rights Bill. The Bill makes provision for certain protections for people […]
Landlord and Tenant The ruling in the case of Spencer v Taylor has clarified the situation as regards Section 21 Notices where the fixed term Assured Shorthold Tenancy has expired […]
Divorce Law Former High Court Judge Sir Paul Coleridge has said that an increasing number of divorce cases are expected to be settled out of Court using the family arbitration […]
Employment Solicitors The right to make a flexible working request is to be extended to all employees, which may present employers with significant difficulties given that they must consider and […]
