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The Supreme Court has today ruled that section 21(1)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980 (“LA 1980”)[1] applies to trustees who are company directors, who are to be treated as being in...
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Among the many good reasons for appointing a professional executor in your Will, having a complex estate of properties, investments, pensions, businesses or having young children rank amongst the highest....
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Implications of the Justin Forsyth story for employer references. Do new questions of balance arise?
It was reported last week that Justin Forsyth faced a formal grievance from a female colleague before resigning from Save the Children, as opposed to an informal complaint resolved via a confidential...
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Ball (liquidator of PV Solar Solutions Ltd) and another v Hughes and another [2017] EWHC 3228 (Ch) The High Court has considered whether directors will be deemed to be in breach...
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We recently reported on the much awaited decision of the Court of Appeal in Motorauctions v Pricewaterhouse Coopers, a case in which the Court considered whether to order security for costs, where the...
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I recently had an occasion to look at the case authority of Pirabakaran v Patel decided by the Court Appeal in 2006. In the case, the landlord had let to the...
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An extra marital affair is one of the most common reasons for the end of a marriage. But much to the surprise of many, the adulterer will not automatically receive...
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I refer to the recently reported case of Ennis Property Finance Limited v Thompson & Another which involved a point of law relating to disclosure of documents. The facts of...
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Forfeiture of residential leases is rare and forfeiture of a residential lease for non-payment of ground rent is even rarer. At present there are statutory limitations on a landlord’s right...
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Ward (acting as liquidator of Brady Property Developments Ltd) v Hutt and others [2018] EWHC 77 (Ch) The High Court has struck out a liquidator’s following an attempted fresh claim arising...
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