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When I want to make a claim against my legal expense insurance, do I need to use one of the insurer’s panel solicitors?

You may be surprised to hear that if you want to use any legal expenses insurance cover to help you fund a legal case, the insurer cannot force you to use a solicitor of their choice.

Adjudication enforcement challenge before the courts once again

Generally speaking, courts take robust approach to adjudicators' decisions and tend to rubber stamp the vast majority when a successful party in an adjudication applies for a court order validating the adjudicator’s decision.

Mediation and the new government’s employment law proposals

Whether or not you voted for Labour in the recent General Election, some of legislative changes that Labour proposes are needed.

Expansion of the Financial Ombudsman Service to SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises (‘SMEs’) are now able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman service about financial services.

Secret trusts: creating a trust within a will

There is nothing unusual about creating a trust within a will. A common example of this is where a person wishes to place monies in trust until a child reaches suitable maturity to receive those funds.

Assuring your assured shorthold tenancy is compliant?

There are a number of steps you must take at the start of an assured shorthold tenancy if you want to be able to recover possession at the end of it:

Can a beneficiary contest a trust?

Deciding whether to contest a trust is a big decision. It is important to make sufficient investigations at the outset to ascertain the realistic prospect of your claim succeeding.

Mixing business and family - a recipe for disaster?

The UK has 4.8 million family businesses – 88% percent of all businesses in the UK – big brands such as Dyson, Warburtons and Specsavers are but a few that spring to mind. While the majority are small businesses, over 17,000 are medium and large companies.

Claiming a right of way by prescription

Easements are rights of way and are common features of land ownership. Often a land owner will have an easement for the benefit of services and utilities that run over their neighbour’s land.

Business life cycle: how to start a successful business

People start or buy, businesses for two main reasons: to do something they enjoy, and to make money. Most set off on their new journey full of optimism, seeing opportunities around every corner.