Practice point
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PP 2002/136
A new wheel-clamping regime. Expected to be brought into force towards the beginning of 2003, various provisions in the Private Security Act 2001 will outlaw wheel clamping that has not…
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PP 2002/135
Getting Woolf working for you. Tactics for landlords dealing with an otherwise unopposed application for a statutory renewal of a business tenancy can be considerably sharpened by taking full advantage…
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PP 2002/132
A bad day for objectors. The right to a fair hearing given by Article 6 of the ECHR has – so far at any rate – brought little comfort to…
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PP 2002/134
Objectors get second bite at the cherry – and maybe more. Local residents and other persons minded to seek judicial review of an unwelcome planning decision will, in many instances,…
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PP 2002/129
Prescription – Public recreational rights granted pursuant to section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 – Unauthorised driving criminalised by same provision – Effect on prescriptive claim to driveway.
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PP 2002/125
Whether time limit imposed – Whether time of essence. Depending upon which way the market has moved since the rent was last fixed, it may pay L or T (the…
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PP 2002/122
Legit’ it ain’t . Picture two fraudsters, A and B, who fall out over how the proceeds of a joint venture should be shared.
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PP 2002/127
Managing agents of blocks of flats may soon be courting and caring for a totally new kind of client, namely a right to manage company (RTM), set up under Part…
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PP 2002/124
Drains unable to deal with increased demand – Foul and drained water escaping from drains – Liability of statutory undertaker – Water Industry Act 1991.
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PP 2002/121
Some good news for landlords of business premises forming part of a building. That possession may one day be sought on the ground that the landlord intends to demolish or…
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PP 2002/128
Emotionally at least, there is all the difference in the world between being sued and “being done”. Writing about the latter in Crime and punishment Estates Gazette 1 June 2002,…
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PP 2002/120
Deliberate concealment of fact. Central to many claims for professional negligence is an allegation that the defendant left something out that a reasonably competent adviser would have put in.