Legal notes
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Let the decision be sidestepped
Stuart Pemble considers the Supreme Court’s latest decision on liquidated damages
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Credits roll on pandemic rent defences
Louise Clark analyses the latest ruling in favour of landlords on unpaid rent during Covid-19
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Seeking possession against guardians
Elizabeth Dwomoh looks at issues that arose in a claim for possession against a property guardian
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Contracts and the limits of corrective construction
The latest appellate authority on contractual interpretation
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Battle of the boathouse
Louise Clark makes her Legal Notes debut, analysing a dispute over a Hyde Park boathouse
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Limiting the scope of rent repayment orders
The Court of Appeal has provided superior landlords with some relief
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Breaking news about vacant possession
In her final Legal Note, Allyson Colby reviews an important decision on vacant possession
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Legal notes: Avoiding that churning feeling
Flat sharing arrangements without corresponding statutory compliance can result in tripwires
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Service charges: when it pays to demand properly and in time
Elizabeth Dwomoh explains why compliance with the contractual machinery of the lease is crucial
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Know your clients and their intermediaries
The regulatory duties and legal responsibilities of solicitors to guard against money laundering
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Correcting obvious mistakes in documents
The potential cost of a rent review clause, and how the Court of Appeal balanced the equation
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When does a solicitor’s negligence cause actual damage?
The latest appellate decision on the limitation period for a claim