We all enter into contracts for goods and/or services at various points in our lives. The purchase or sale of vehicles, building works or commercial contracts between companies are just a few examples. When something goes wrong in these...
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London & Ilford Ltd v Sovereign Property Holdings Ltd EWCA Civ 1618 The above mentioned case, decided in October 2018, highlighted the importance of seeking specialist advice when drafting overage agreements. The judgment related to an...
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Have you checked the number of years left on your Lease? Do you own a flat that you either reside in or rent out? You may have owned your flat for some considerable time and not given much thought to the unexpired term of the lease, or perhaps...
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Due to our longstanding professional relationship with Guild Care https://www.guildcare.org/ we were delighted to be invited to facilitate some complimentary bespoke training for their fantastic staff on the importance and potential complexities to...
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They say that an Englishman (or woman’s) home is his castle and as such it is not surprising that people are fiercely defensive of their home and what constitutes their property. In law disputes often arise regarding property boundaries (i.e....
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We have re-visited the interesting issue of the use of McKenzie Friends (MFs) a number of times in the Bennett Griffin Family team’s blogs etc. Our basic, unswerving response to the subject is that MFs provide a viable and valuable service for...
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Barrow & another v Kazim & others (2018) EWCA Civ 2414 This case highlighted the importance of checking who can be validly served a section 21 notice in accordance with the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) in relation to an assured shorthold...
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As we all know cyclists are identified in the Highway Code as one of the more vulnerable groups of road users. In my experience having acted for numerous injured cyclists, accidents arise because of 3 reasons. These are the actions of other road...
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“Probate” is an often mis-used term. It is often used to describe the process of administering an estate, from start to finish. In fact, a “Grant of Probate” is a document produced by the Court that proves the Executor has the legal...
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Sadly, the Christmas period is historically a time for pre-existing family problems to boil over and culminate in further disputes and crisis. The wrangles with the in-laws as to which is truly the “best festive film ever” can, on a very minor...
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