A case that came before the High Court in 2013 has highlighted the discretion of the court to decide whether, and if so by whom, the Trustee’s costs, arising from a bankruptcy order which was subsequently annulled, should be paid.

The short answer is yes. You can complain about your treatment while it is ongoing if you are concerned about any aspect of your care. In fact, the sooner you raise an issue, the more likely it is to be resolved quickly.

Drafting a will is something that almost everybody will consider in their lifetime. It is likely that if you have not already engaged a solicitor to draft a will, you will do so at the appropriate time in the future.

In May we reported the difficulties experienced by HMRC in successfully finding individuals who provide their services through personal service companies in breach of the IR35 rules.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“LTA”) is not a new piece of legislation. It grants commercial tenants statutory rights, giving them the right to renew their lease on substantially the same terms if they remain in occupation at the end of the term.

‘Know your customer’ is a mantra we oft repeat. A recent report by Dun & Bradstreet provides further evidence that knowing your customer is a crucial part of avoiding the late payment trap into which many businesses, particularly SMEs, fall.

The World Health Organisation has recognised Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a public health emergency of international concern which has caused the UK real estate market to take a hit.

It is natural now for businesses to be wary about bringing a claim against someone who has done them wrong. The ugly combination of cost and risk has ensured more are just chalking problems up to experience rather than fighting their corner.

Identifying the correct opponent at the outset and assessing their ability to pay is vital, and we here set out some considerations that need to be looked at very early on when a dispute develops.

The claim by Mr and Mrs Brake (Brake v Swift), heard in the High Court in May, to have a cottage and adjacent land revested in them under Section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986, was set against a background of convoluted litigation extending over a number of years, described by Matthews HHJ as ‘complex’.