Introduction s.18(1) of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1927 imposes a well-known cap on the damages recoverable by a landlord for disrepair at the end of a tenant’s term. In summary, the effect of this section is to limit recoverable damages to the diminution in value of the reversion. In many cases, diminution in value […]
17th May 2005 Speakers Corner Read moreCons Mediation involves consensus. Barristers are fine in the adversarial bear pit but their skills are unsuited to the pursuit of commercial accord. This is a nice way of saying that most Counsel have difficulty seeing past their own egos. Barristers have to be paid (their clerks insist on it). If a mediation fails it […]
19th Jan 2005 Speakers Corner Read moreNotices are very important in the day-to-day life of a property lawyer. A client’s legal rights will frequently be exercisable by the service of a notice. Accordingly, the service of an invalid notice may have disastrous consequences: an invalid notice might result in the irrevocably loss of a client’s legal rights and, perhaps, imply the […]
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