All Feature articles – Page 107

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    To mediate or not to mediate?

    2014-09-26T15:34:00Z

    Mark Field looks at reasons to consider mediation in preference to a joint settlement meeting

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    Delayed flight claims – what's changed?

    2014-09-26T10:25:00Z

    Sean Heywood on how two appeal decisions have clarified the position on bringing compensation claims against airlines for delayed flights

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    Fighting chance

    2014-09-16T11:18:00Z

    What happens when a party objects to a land registration or is involved in a dispute? Nadia Abed runs through the role of Land Registry and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in the dispute process

  • Jim Hillan
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    Scotching SDLT

    2014-09-16T11:15:00Z

    From April 2015, stamp duty land tax will cease to apply to transactions involving land in Scotland. Jim Hillan explains how the changes will have an impact

  • Peter Vaines
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    Blessed relief?

    2014-09-16T11:11:00Z

    Iles v HMRC is the latest in a series of claims for the capital gains tax private residence exemption. But, as Peter Vaines explains, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine whether a property is a ‘residence’ at al

  • Paul Philip
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    Taking care

    2014-09-16T11:02:00Z

    Paul Philip will be giving the keynote plenary speech at the National Property Law Conference in October. Here, he outlines some of the findings from the SRA’s 2014 Risk Outlook and gives the SRA’s perspective on where firms need to be extra vigilant

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    Making way

    2014-09-16T10:58:00Z

    With the economy seemingly on the rise, and the government pushing forward with its plans for HS2, compulsory purchase schemes are back in the spotlight. Richard Flenley guides us through the process

  • Bethan Owen
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    Checking it out

    2014-09-16T10:50:00Z

    The Immigration Act 2014 introduces a raft of substantial changes to UK immigration law. Bethan Owen looks at the new requirements for landlords

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    In the end

    2014-09-16T10:47:00Z

    With the economy slowly recovering, the negotiating strengths of commercial landlords and tenants in lease renewal negotiations are changing. Nic Maunder Taylor provides a beginner’s guide to the issues for landlords, tenants, and their advisers

  • Richard Bagwell
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    Sign your name

    2014-09-16T10:42:00Z

    The Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Act 2014 makes a single, yet important, change to how notices of claim in relation to lease extension and collective enfranchisement can be signed. Richard Bagwell explains

  • Jane Plant
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    Nuisance act

    2014-09-16T10:37:00Z

    The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 reforms the remedies available to tackle with anti-social behaviour, including the introduction of injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance. Jane Plant looks at the key provisions impacting landlords and tenants

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    Breaking up

    2014-09-16T10:32:00Z

    Paul Clark provides a round-up of recent cases related to commercial landlord and tenant law

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    Human Rights Conference 2013

    2014-09-15T17:22:00Z

    Pictures from the ”lawyers as guardians to access to justice conference in October 2013”

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    Sharp relief

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    The Court of Appeal decision in Mitchell has had widely reported repercussions for litigators around relief from sanctions, but what are the particular issues for contentious private client practitioners? Charlotte Searle explains

  • Elizabeth Cooke
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    Power to the people

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014, expected to come into force next month, represents one of the most significant changes to intestacy and family provision law in a generation. Elizabeth Cooke and Spencer Clarke explain what it will mean in practice

  • Penelope Reed
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    At a loss

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Penelope Reed provides a practical guide to the mitigation of loss in private client negligence claims, with reference to recent high-profile cases including Marley v Rawlings and Pitt v Holt

  • Sheree Green
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    Meek: who shall inherit?

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Sheree Green reports on the latest chapter in the long-running litigation over the estate of Gladys Meek, and her two deputies’ mis-spending of her estate

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    Faking it

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Jordan Holland and Sam Chandler look at the rise of will forgery, and the lessons to learn for practitioners

  • Paul Garwood
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    Annual Conference 2014: The technical side of life policies and pensions

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    This workshop, given by Paul Garwood and Luke Brooks, mainly focused on how pensions can be accessed at retirement, and the death benefits that become due, both before and after a pension has been vested

  • Helen Clarke
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    Annual Conference 2014: Elderly client issues

    2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

    In this workshop, Helen Clarke looked at recent changes related to mental capacity and the Court of Protection, and the value and importance of lasting powers of attorney for health and welfare