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Leasehold Enfranchisement | 6th July 2017

The Costs Jurisdiction of the First-Tier Tribunal Property Chamber

The costs jurisdiction of the FTT which is now contained in Rule 13 of the Tribunal (Procedure First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 has now...

Emily Fitzpatrick

Partner, Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement
Wills, Trusts & Estates | 27th June 2017

Understanding Inheritance Tax – The Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)

Even though we all believed it would be abandoned, the RNRB is now very much with us and we are left struggling to apply it...

Louise Harrhy

Chair, Partner & Head of Trusts & Estates
Commercial Property | 23rd June 2017

Assignment of Leases to Guarantors

The Court of Appeal will not be considering whether assignments of leases to guarantors really are void now that the parties in the case of...

Anne Bridger

Senior Solicitor, Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd June 2017

Push the button – actionable interference with a right of...

Installing a gate across the route of a right of way is always an interference but when does it become an actionable interference? The answer...

Roderick Campbell

Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd June 2017

Haystacks hiding homes : Concealed development – a reminder of...

In the not so distant past, it was possible to achieve a lawful status for an unauthorised development, notwithstanding concealment and deception. Now, following judgments...

Roderick Campbell

Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd June 2017

The Sun Continues to Shine on Town and Village Greens

The Commons Act 2006 permits anyone to apply to register land as a town and village green where a significant number of people from a...

Gaenor Thomas

Associate, Commercial Property
Employment | 20th June 2017

Rights of Employees During a Heatwave

With temperatures reaching north of 30 degrees throughout the UK in the last few days, the country is in the middle of a heatwave, with...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Commercial & Corporate | 20th June 2017

New Deadlines For Changes in Company Ownership

Businesses have new deadlines to comply with regulations around transparency of ownership from this month, under the so-called PSC regime. The move is happening as...

Danielle Collett-Bruce

Senior Solicitor, Commercial & Corporate
Employment | 19th June 2017

Good intentions not enough in wage calculations

Accurate calculations of the National Minimum Wage continue to cause headaches for employers, with an employment tribunal acknowledging the complexity, saying there is no single...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator

Emily Fitzpatrick Named as ERMAS 2017 Award Finalist

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we can announce that Emily Fitzpatrick, Partner in Leasehold Enfranchisement, is a finalist in the Regional Professional...

Emily Fitzpatrick

Partner, Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement