In light of a number of recent High Court decisions, Andy Creer from Hardwicke considers the approach of the Court when considering an application for a speedy trial. Click here to read the article.
11th Jan 2021
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Clare Anslow and Byroni Kleopa consider the Upper Tribunal’s approach to Rent Repayment Orders in light of the recent decision in Vadamalayan v Stewart and others(2020) UKUT 0183 (LC) Click here to read the article.
5th Nov 2020
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A useful guide on the use of electronic signatures setting out the best practice for using e-signature platforms for real estate transactions put together by a cross-firm working group of Real Estate PSLs/KDLs. Click here to read the article.
26th Oct 2020
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Andrew Walker QC considers the decision of the Court of Appeal in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure v Compton Beauchamp Estates (2019), which has met with a sustained challenge by some code operators. That may in part have been aimed at securing wider rights than were intended, but at least in some circumstances it seems to lead […]
7th Sep 2020
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Joanne Wicks QC considers how the principle of frustration applies in the worldwide pandemic. Click here to read the article.
25th Aug 2020
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Harriet Holmes provides a comprehensive practical summary of the things litigators should be aware of in time of Covid. Click here to read the article.
25th Aug 2020
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Simon Allison provides a useful update on common themes that arise in fire safety disputes with reference to current case law. Click here to read the article.
25th Aug 2020
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Following publication of new RICS Covid-19 valuation assistance to surveyors, Andrew Walker QC considers the current difficulties for commercial property valuations, and landlords’ prospects of maintaining rental values for commercial properties in badly hit sectors of the economy. Click here to read the article.
8th Jul 2020
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Cecily Crampin and Julia Petrenko consider the implications of Marshall (acting by Mehmet Arkin as fixed charge receiver) v Marshall & Another[2020] EWCA Civ 620 in which the Court of Appeal dismissed the challenges made to Practice Direction PD 51Z and confirmed that the stay applies even to directions agreed by the parties, though the […]
2nd Jul 2020
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Camilla Chorfi summarises the recent decision in Re: A Company (Injunction to Restrain Presentation of Petition) [2020] EWHC 1406 (Ch) in which the Court granted an urgent ex parte application to restrain the presentation of a winding up petition by a landlord of a high street retailer. Click here to read the article.
2nd Jul 2020
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