Legal
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Expecting expertise
Careful drafting of expert determination clauses can ensure that parties get the best out of the process. William Cursham offers advice on how to avoid headaches
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The magic of tags
Robert Highmore and Vivien King analyse the real power of the commonly used – but often misunderstood – contractual phrases “without prejudice” and “subject to contract”
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Landlord overturns tenants’ right of first refusal decision
A landlord who was ordered to transfer the freehold of a London property to his tenants has triumphed in an appeal against the decision.
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High Court judge rejects notice to quit in test of “registration gap”
A High Court judge today said that a notice to quit served on a tenant farmer was invalid because the new owners of the land served it before their purchase…
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Major business rates dispute reaches Supreme Court next month
The calculation of rateable value for office premises undergoing refurbishment is to face Supreme Court scrutiny in an appeal hearing in November
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High Court dismisses challenge to “tenant tax”
A London judge has dismissed a legal challenge to government plans to subject buy-to-let landlords to additional tax on their mortgage interest payments.
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Do law firms owe Bowerman duties of care to recipients of certificate of titles if they have no contractual relationship with them?
Where, in the course of carrying out their instructions, solicitors representing lenders come into possession of information that is clearly significant to their clients they have a duty to report…
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Mayer Brown appoints new London head of real estate
Mayer Brown today appointed real estate investment partner Chris Harvey as the firm’s head of real estate in London.
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Landlords to bring challenge to “tenant tax”
Plans to subject buy-to-let landlords to costly additional tax on their mortgage interest payments are to come under challenge at the High Court this week
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Seddons and BD Laddie announce merger
London-based law firms Seddons and BD Laddie have announced they have joined forces, with the latter’s four partners now part of an expanded, 112-strong Seddons team.
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Legal notes: When is a right to manage not a right to manage?
A recent case raised the question of whether a right to manage company could preclude a landlord from carrying out development on its building. James Driscoll is not sure he…
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Marlbray Ltd v Laditi and another
Sale of land – Contract – Validity – Contract for sale of lease of unit in “aparthotel” development – Contract specifying “purchaser” as husband and wife jointly and severally but…