Ban on evictions and notice periods extended in Government u-turn
The stay imposed on possession proceedings was due to expire on Sunday 23 August 2020. However, in an 11th hour u-turn, Robert Jenrick announced on…
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Revisiting Force Majeure by Karamjit Singh
Force Majeure is reviewed by Karamjit Singh. The parties to a contract may be unable to fulfil its terms due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However,…
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The End is in Sight – but what then? by Jane Talbot
The stay of possession proceedings (which started on 27 March 2020) comes to an end on 23 August 2020 and the courts and government have…
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Towards a new normal? Possession Claims in the Brave New World by Michael Singleton
The government has confirmed that the stay that has been in place on virtually all possession claims will not be the subject to a further…
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Rectification and Mortgage Fraud by Matthew Haynes
In this article, Matthew Haynes considers the recent Court of Appeal case of Dhillon-v-Barclays Bank plc and the Chief Land Registrar [2020] EWCA Civ 619…
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Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972: An update by Harry Marriott
The defective construction of large, often high-rise developments, is an issue that has become increasingly prevalent in the press over the past few years. The…
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PD 51Z – CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS: TFS Stores Ltd v The Designer Retail Outlet Centres (Mansfield) General Partner Ltd & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 833
On 2 July 2020, in the case of TFS Stores Ltd v The Designer Retail Outlet Centres (Mansfield) General Partner Ltd & Ors [2020] EWCA…
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Conflicting Covenants – Revisiting Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent
What happens when a landlord: a. On the one hand, gives Tenant A a licence to do something which would otherwise be a breach of…
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Anya Newman successfully persuades County Court to lift the general stay on Possession Cases.
Anya Newman has recently been successful in persuading the County Court to use its discretion to lift the stay in a possession matter in order…
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Priya Tromans: ‘Beware of issuing ‘hopeless’ Inheritance claims in expectation of settlement’
Ever since the well-known case of Ilott v The Blue Cross and others [2017] where an adult child was awarded £50,000 from her mother’s estate…
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