4 July 2016
There's a man in Liverpool who claims to have invented a game that in certain respects is a bit like cricket.
What he doesn't know is that for the last five years, Forsters have hosted a tournament for that very same sport.
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20 June 2016
The recent case of Marlbray Limited v Laditi raises interesting questions on the validity of contracts.
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9 June 2016
Recent delays at the Land Registry in processing applications have posed a tricky question for lenders financing the acquisition of registered real property: on enforcement of an unregistered legal mortgage against an unregistered proprietor, would a lender be able to exercise its power of sale in relation to the legal title?
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1 June 2016
The recent County Court case of Gareth Powell and Chloe Thomas once again highlights the importance of cohabiting couples formally documenting their financial arrangements in the event of a separation.
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27 May 2016
For a variety of reasons, including repair and redevelopment, landlords commonly carry out works to buildings whilst there are tenants in occupation.
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16 May 2016
Hot on the heels of the snappily named Protocol for Applications for Consent to Assign or Sublet (The Alienation Protocol), a group comprising several eminent QCs and solicitors have developed the similarly concise Protocol for Applications for Consent to Carry Out Alterations (the Alterations Protocol).
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25 April 2016
Last Wednesday evening, the Planning team welcomed James Maurici QC and Sasha Blackmore of Landmark Chambers, together with 40 external guests, at a seminar to discuss a series of recent cases on the interpretation of planning conditions.
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11 April 2016
The recent Court of Appeal case of Cocking v Waring, which centres around a dog's tenacious barking, has highlighted a key difference between entering into a lease verses a licence to occupy.
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4 April 2016
Property programmes are a staple of the television schedules in England and Wales and can often be used as a barometer of the residential property market.
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23 March 2016
ParkingEye, in contrast, raised the issue of penalty clauses at a consumer level. ParkingEye managed a car park at a retail park offering free parking for stays of 2 hours or less with a fixed fee of £85 for parking in excess of that timeframe.
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