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Quantifying a surveyor’s negligence: a new approach?

Ordinarily, the loss caused by a negligent surveyor is measured as the diminution in the value of a property as...

Can you challenge your child’s exclusion from school?

Finding out that your child is going to be excluded from school, whether temporarily or permanently, is never easy to...

Watercourses: The rights and responsibilities of a riparian owner

As the risk of flooding becomes an increasingly real (and well documented) problem for English landowners, this article looks at...

Major Real Estate cases in 2021: a round-up.

This article looks at three major disputes in the first quarter of 2021 and their likely impact on the real...

UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act: COVID-19 measures extended. What does this mean for companies and directors?

On 26 March 2021, the Government passed the CIGA 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extensions of Relevant Period) Regulations 2021 (Regulations), extending some...

How Kate Garraway’s story highlights the importance of Lasting Powers of Attorney

Kate Garraway’s heart-breaking story of her husband Derek’s year-long battle with Covid has been made even more complicated by the lack of legal protection...

Protected Tenants and the Electric Communications Code

The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in CTIL v Ashloch Limited and AP Wireless II (UK) Limited...

A Push for Family Mediation.

As an experienced mediator I welcome the Government incentive to provide vouchers for those parties who are eligible for financial...

Can parents get a refund on boarding school fees because of lockdown?

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the offering of schools across the country and the independent school sector is no...

Boost to Government Cladding Fund

It is well known that leaseholders in high-rise buildings are becoming increasingly nervous about the safety of their homes and...

Trouble in paradise: can a former partner back-out of a property deal?

This article looks at the High Court’s recent decision in Kleinhentz v Harrison & White, which concerned a property dispute...

Welcome reform – The Domestic Abuse Bill

An update on the journey of the long awaited Domestic Abuse Bill since my last blog in February. A number...