1 June 2010 | Faiza Ahmad
£30,000, £40,000, £75,000, £100,000 – significant amounts of money? Yes and these are all examples of the legal costs people across the country have recently spent on fighting boundary disputes...
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27 April 2010 | Richard John
Irish property developer Ballymore has won a High Court judgment against a buyer who tried to pull out of the purchase of one of its flats in its Pan Peninsula scheme in London.
The Court ruled that...
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14 April 2010 | Faiza Ahmad
Currently, to be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy the annual rent under the tenancy must be less than £25,000 per annum. This threshold will increase to £100,000 with effect from 1 October 2010 . The statutory...
14 April 2010 | Jackie Hanlon
The Mortgage Repossessions (Tenant Protection) Act 2010 (“the Act”) has now been passed. The aim of the Act is to provide protection to unauthorised tenants where a tenancy has been granted by a...
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7 March 2010 | Tim Constable
The essence of any Court case is fair play. Both parties are under an obligation to reveal every relevant document in their possession or under their control at an early stage even if the documents are...
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27 January 2010 | Jeremy Abraham
When issues arise between parties that fall to be settled in or around courts and lawyers, correspondence often bears a "Without Prejudice" heading, but what does that mean?
The short answer, given...
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8 January 2010 | Charlotte Conner
An ex wife's claim to a life interest and exclusive right to occupy a property was dismissed. Despite having agreed not to contest her divorce and in lieu of an order for ancillary relief, when the former...
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