The MEES Regulations and residential landlords: can't I just claim an...
Background It’s no secret that landlords, and even tenants, are not fans of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/962) (Regulations). The...
View ArticleUpdates required to ISA terms and conditions - treatment of ISAs on death
Revised ISA Regulations will change the treatment of ISAs on the death of an ISA holder from 6 April 2018. Under the current rules, when an ISA holder dies their ISA(s) ceases to be exempt from tax...
View ArticleThe gender pay gapwhat actions can the government and businesses take?
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Employment on 7 February 2018. Employment analysis: In the second of a series of three interviews looking at the gender pay gap, Shirley Hall, senior...
View ArticleCase E-16/16, Fosen-Linjen AS and AtB: An EFTA Court case clarifying key...
Introduction Relevant facts The Court’s decision Whether the Remedies Directive permits the imposition of conditions for claiming damages Clarifying the burden of proof when claiming damages for loss...
View ArticleLawbite: Breaking bad
Sackville UK Property Select II (GP) No 1 Ltd & Sackville UK Property Select II Nominee (1) Ltd v Robertson Taylor Insurance Broker Ltd and (2) Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd [2018] EWHC 122 (Ch)...
View ArticleCorporate Claims Bulletin January 2018
Liability Cooke v Swansea City Council (2017) EWCA Civ 2142 The claimant, a 78 year old male sustained injury when he slipped in one of Swansea City Council’s 46 car parks. He sought to bring a claim...
View ArticleLawbite: Dont make a dogs dinner over restrictive covenants!
Modification and discharge of restrictive covenants! In the matter of an application by Paul Holden (2018) Many properties are bound by restrictive covenants, which restrict the use to which the...
View ArticleHelpful guidance from the High Court on Group Litigation Orders (GLOs) and...
Mohammed Arif and Others v Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration Limited [2017] EWHC 3108 (Comm) In this recent case, the court determined that: a GLO should be made in respect of a number of cases...
View ArticleSunday trading to be banned in Poland
The Law restricting Sunday trade, red-letter days and some other days has been signed by the President, and will come in to force on 1 March 2018. The Law defines the rules for shops to trade on...
View ArticleA guide to taking security in 21 countries worldwide
Companies trade in an increasingly global market. Despite this, the process of taking security in support of financial obligations remains essentially a question of the national law in the country...
View ArticleAerospace, Defense and Security enjoys record-breaking year
The global aerospace and defense industry experienced a record year in 2017 thanks to strong M&A activity in the sector, according to analysis by PwC [source: Defense News]. The value of deals...
View ArticleLawbite: Is my debt secure or not?
This is another important Scottish Sheriff Court case on the competency of an assignation of standard securities (secured charges). It follows two recent conflicting cases of OneSavings Bank v Burns,...
View ArticleLawbite: Assessing the nature of the tenancy!
(1) Stephen Charles Smyth-Tyrrell (2) Beaujolois Katherine Smyth-Tyrrell –v- William Robert Bowden (2018) Recovery of possession of land by a landlord against his tenant is not always an easy...
View ArticleBSB guidance on the certification regime: the fitness and propriety assessment
The Banking Standards Board has published its latest non-mandatory good practice guidance on dealing with the risks and issues that may arise when assessing the fitness and propriety (F&P) of...
View ArticleLawbite: The Right Qualifications
Tonicstar Limited v Allianz Insurance Plc [2017] EWHC 2753 (Comm) A contract of reinsurance, triggered by the 9/11 attacks, contained provisions requiring the respondent to appoint an arbitrator:...
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