Commercial Property The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have closed their consultation on its draft guidance note on sustainability and commercial property valuation. Sustainability covers a range of factors […]
Family and Divorce A husband who failed to disclose details of his finances during divorce proceedings was sentenced to six months in prison. Scot Young was found to be in […]
Employment and Business Law Solicitors In the case of PSG Franchising Ltd v Lydia Darby Ltd [2012] the High Court enforced an ambiguously drafted restrictive covenant against an ex-franchisee. The […]
Family, Divorce and Finances The High Court approved the divorce of a Jewish couple which had been settled under rabbinical law, Beth Din. The decision is thought to be a […]
Landlord and Tenant The Court of Appeal has ruled that a joint tenant can unilaterally serve a notice to quit, and end the joint tenancy, without breaching the other tenant’s […]
Family Law The rules governing how separated parents share financial responsibility for their children are undergoing a radical change. The Child Support Agency (CSA) has been re-branded as the Child […]
Application and registration fees for Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) have been reduced to £110. The fee, which was previously £130, has been changed […]
Landlord and Tenant The British Property Federation (BPF) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) published a guide to energy efficiency in the private rented sector on 24 January 2013. The […]
Family Law The government has set out how the annual child maintenance review is to work. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) exists to work out, collect and pay out child […]
Making a Will On 13 February 2013, the Legal Services Board announced that it was recommending to the Lord Chancellor that the list of reserved legal activities be amended so […]
Landlord and Tenant In the case of Phillips and Goddard v Francis [2012] The High Court ruled that works must be considered as a whole when a Landlord is seeking […]
Family and Child Law In the case of Re E (children) (Relocation: removal from jurisdiction) [2013] a father appealed against a ruling allowing his former partner to take their children […]
