Landlords will be aware that, following the introduction of Practice Direction 55Z to the Civil Procedure Rules, all possession proceedings, or any steps (directions) in connection with live proceedings, were stayed until 23 August 2020.

The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Robinson -v- P E Jones Contractors Limited is likely to become a landmark ruling, not only on the subject of concurrent liability in contract and the tort of negligence but also on the wide issue of the liability of builders in the tort of negligence for building defects.

If a will does not include the true wishes of the person making the will, or if the will has not been executed correctly, it may be invalid and can, therefore, be contested. Our guide takes you through the grounds for contesting a will.

In legal terms, overage is a contractual arrangement that forms part of the overall consideration for the sale of land. It is payable post completion of a sale, and does not constitute an interest in land.

The vast majority of businesses rely on their website to bring in new business, sell products or enhance their reputation. Increasing targeted traffic to their website enables their business to grow.

Claims for breach of contract must be made within 6 years of the breach. A claim form must be served within four months of issue.

The response from insurers to claims for business interruption has largely been to decline cover, adopting an argument, amongst others, that it was not the intention of the policy of insurance to cover a pandemic scenario of the severity we have experienced.

A trust is created when a settlor puts assets into the control of a trustee, who then holds those assets on trust for a beneficiary.

According to the latest set of statistics from the Office for National Statistics, the proportion of people in a relationship and cohabiting has increased from 19.7% in 2012 to 22.7% in 2022, a trend that looks set to continue. Although there are many reasons why people in long term relationships choose to not to marry it is likely that only a few have considered the legal implications of not doing so.

In general, where a claimant argues that a defendant has made a misrepresentation, it is for the claimant to show that the misrepresentation induced the claimant to enter into the contract.