The Message Solicitors’ advice should not be too forthright. The Case A leading law firm has been found negligent for not being cautious enough in advising purchasers as to whether an expensive London house enjoyed rights to a communal garden. In 2008, Mr and Mrs Herrmann instructed Withers to act for them on the purchase […]
30th May 2012
Recent Property Cases
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The Message Chickens are coming home to roost for guarantors of leases. The Case The Court of Appeal has considered whether a guarantor of a lease can escape liability because of a failure by the landlord to give him early notice of rent arrears. In 2003, Greene King underlet basement premises at 114/116 St. Mary’s […]
24th May 2012
Recent Property Cases
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The Message The Court will not readily correct documents drafted by experienced and skilled solicitors. The Case The Court of Appeal has overturned a Judgment which allowed a sub-lease to be re-written to give effect to what the Judge thought the parties really intended In 1996, Scottish Widows underlet premises at One America Square in […]
9th May 2012
Recent Property Cases
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