Legal notes
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Collateral warranties are probably contracts
Court of Appeal decision has resolved one of the thorniest of issues dividing construction lawyers
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Diagnosing occupier status and service charge obligations
We take an in-depth look at a major High Court case involving former NHS properties
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Lessons in civil penalties best practice
Elizabeth Dwomoh discovers the specificity required for civil penalty notice particulars
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Running the rule over professional advice
Louise Clark reviews a recent High Court decision on professional advice
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Urgency does not trump prejudice
Elizabeth Dwomoh discovers if urgent works give a landlord the right to partially comply with rules
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Service of notices – context is key
Louise Clark analyses the High Court’s most recent exploration of the ‘reasonable recipient’ test
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Reasons or underlying considerations?
Louise Clark analyses a case involving restrictive covenants and the decision-making process
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He ain’t the beneficial owner, he’s my brother
Elizabeth Dwomoh considers a dispute between two brothers
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The significance of retainers in negligence cases
How a loss of opportunity claim against solicitors turned on the existence of a retainer
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Energy efficiency and expert evidence
Louise Clark analyses a court’s ruling in a case involving an industrial lease renewal
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Illustrating the reality principle
The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 under scrutiny in a case involving cartoonist Gerald Scarfe
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Off-plan and out-of-pocket
Failure to protect an off-plan purchase by registration spelled disaster for certain investors