Opinions

Out of time, out of mind

How limitation periods apply to financial mis-selling.

Alternative Dispute Resolution - is the Financial Ombudsman Service a viable alternative?

In this article we consider how attractive this alternative route to justice is for consumers with complaints against their financial services providers, and for those financial service providers.

Passing the torch

Guy Abrahams explains how to maximise inheritance tax relief on a family business and simultaneously address the problem of succession address the problem of succession.

Removal of squatters from commercial premises

Remedies for interference with a right to light

Scott -v- Aimiuwu (18/2/2015) is the first known Court Decision on a rights of light claim since the Judgment of the Supreme Court in Coventry -v- Lawrence (2014) - in which the basis upon which injunctive relief should be granted, and damages awarded, was reviewed and revised.

It is a Decision that will give some comfort to developers.

Post death arrangements for digital assets

Digital assets play an increasingly important role in our daily lives – whether through social networking, reading eBooks, using cloud storage for emails, music and photographs or making transfers using our online bank accounts.  Many of us cannot imagine a life before the internet.

When is a variation caught by procurement law?

Hannah Kramer reports on a case that has highlighted the risk of a new public procurement exercise having to be carried out in the event of a 'material' variation to an agreement.

This article was first published in the May 2015 issue of Property Law Journal and is also available at www.lawjournals.co.uk

To sign in not to assign

Nikolas Ireland considers the importance of execution formalities on assignment in the context of a recent case.

First published in Solicitors Journal, April 2015.

The inside track on family law

With Spring in the air, change is afoot in family law. 

A new equality

In what could herald a new era for equality, judicial attitudes towards ongoing spousal maintenance are hardening.  Until recently, the financially stronger party was often ordered to support his or her former spouse and often for life.  This is slowly changing. 

A Trustee's dilemma - involvement in divorce proceedings

In divorce proceedings, where one of the parties is a beneficiary of a trust, there has long been confusion about the extent to which trustees should be involved. Some recent cases have provided greater clarity, which are dealt with below.