Legal notes
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Reapportionment of service charges
The effect of section 27A(6) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 on reapportionment provisions in long leases
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Finders, losers: introduction payments and unilateral contracts for services
Analysis of a Supreme Court ruling dismissing a claim to an introduction payment
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When adjudication principles collide
The TCC has upheld an adjudicator’s decision which presented two alternative outcomes
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A straightforward view on nuisance
Louise Clark looks at how the Tate Modern decision may affect how nuisances are defined in court
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Case management: a sense of fairness
A new point being raised at trial does not necessarily offend against fairness
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Commercial service charges – a solution
Supreme Court case involving a national retail chain and the weight of contractual words
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Service charges: the reasonableness of costs
The standard that should be applied when determining service charge costs
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Key elements of a constructive trust
Both a common intention and detrimental reliance are required to establish a constructive trust
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Determination clauses, forfeiture and relief
Louise Clark on whether, if a determination clause is a forfeiture clause, relief is available
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Guardians… but not of the galaxy
Property guardian arrangements are not without problems – especially when it comes to licensing
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Law actually: 2022 legal notes in review
Our writers take inspiration from a festive classic to round up the major cases of 2022
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Ensuring your notice to quit is valid
A case makes clear a notice to quit addressed to the wrong party is invalid and can’t be remedied