All Analysis articles – Page 3
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AnalysisAutumn statement 2016 – impact on law firms and their clients
Philip Hammond has delivered his first – and last – autumn statement as chancellor. What are the key points for law firms?
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AnalysisWhere liability lies: acting for fraudsters
The High Court has recently considered the liability of solicitors and estate agents who acted for a fraudulent seller. Peter Reekie explains
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Danger for solicitors where seller is a fraudster: P and P Property Ltd
Warren Gordon outlines the recent case of P&P Property Limited v (1) Owen White and Catlin LLP (2) Crownvent Limited t/a Winkworth, in which the seller was a fraudster
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AnalysisLay of the land
It looks as if Brussels IV may not be as useful as hoped for UK-domiciled clients owning land in EU states, remarks Lesley King. What does this mean for UK practitioners?
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AnalysisSpotlight: Leaseholders of Foundling Court and O’Donnell Court v London Borough of Camden [2016] UKUT 0366 (LC)
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has now clarified that superior landlords of residential premises must consult with both their tenants and subtenants prior to carrying out qualifying works or entering into long-term agreements. Kary Withers, partner in Clarke Willmott’s Property Litigation team, explains the significance of the decision for landlords ...
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AnalysisThe right to buy? Maintenance and the 1975 act
Lesley King discusses two new important pieces of OPG guidance, and an interesting – and somewhat surprising – case on maintenance under the Inheritance Act 1975
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AnalysisContentious probate update August 2016
Roman Kubiak takes a look at some more notable recent cases in the contentious trusts and probate field that you may have missed.
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AnalysisLidl to worry about: the Pallant v Morgan equity revisited
Some quarters of the legal press have been panicked about the recent outcome of a High Court judgment relating to a proposed joint venture property agreement which revisted the rules around a Pallant v Morgan trust. Mark Hughes explains why there is actually nothing to worry about…
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AnalysisBreaking up is hard to do?
Peter Reekie discusses a High Court decision which delivers a stark reminder for landlords of the strict requirements for serving a valid break notice, and how it is easy to get it wrong.
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AnalysisSpotlight: Edwards v Kumarasamy [2016] UKSC 40
The Supreme Court has ruled on an intermediate landlord’s liability to repair common parts. Douglas Rhodes explains the implications of this long-awaited judgment.
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AnalysisContentious probate case law update July 2016
Roman Kubiak, partner in the Contested Wills, Trusts and Estates team at Hugh James, takes a look at some of the most notable cases in the contentious trusts and probate field over the last few months.
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AnalysisRNRB and the new downsizing allowance
Two very different matters this month: I discuss an application to dispense with service of an application to make a statutory will on a person who was entitled to a half share in P’s estate and would be disinherited by the proposed will; and new ’downsizing’ provisions in the Finance ...
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AnalysisPreventing easements by prescription
In Winterburn v Bennett, the Court of Appeal held that a landowner could prevent easements arising by prescription by placing notices on its land. Peter Reekie discusses
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AnalysisExtending the DOTAS regime to inheritance tax - the next chapter
Lesley King comments on HMRC’s long-awaited follow-up to last year’s consultation on the extension to DOTAS to inheritance tax
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AnalysisSpotlight: Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corpn [2016] EWHC 1075 (Ch)
This case illustrates how a landlord’s right to redevelop a property around incumbent tenants ought to be balanced against tenants’ right to quiet enjoyment of their premises. Peter Robinson, partner at Hunters (incorporating May, May & Merrimans), explains what guidance the judgment offers to a landlord when exercising a right ...
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AnalysisTaking a break
In Levett-Dunn v NHS Property Services Ltd [2016] EWHC 943 (Ch), the High Court has considered the thorny issue of the validity of notices served by a tenant to exercise a contractual break clause
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AnalysisSpotlight: Purrunsing v 1) A’Court & Co; 2) House Owners Conveyancers Ltd [2016] EWHC 789 (Ch)
In the first reported case concerning a breach of trust by a seller’s solicitors of duties owed to the buyer, the court found the solicitors liable. Douglas Rhodes looks at the important lessons all conveyancers should take away from the decision
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AnalysisDishonest discharge
The High Court has ruled that Land Registry can sue conveyancers for mortgage representations - a reminder of the care that needs to be taken when making representations, says Peter Reekie
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AnalysisThe biggest contentious probate cases of 2016 so far
Roman Kubiak, partner at Hugh James, takes a look at some of the most notable cases in the contentious trusts and probate field over the last few months.