A Fairer Rental Market? Key Changes in the New Renters’ Rights Bill
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? The Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) has been introduced by the Labour government and seeks to replace the Renters’ Reform…
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First Do No Harm First Do No HarmA review ordered by the government in 2018 into pelvic mesh implants, hormonal pregnancy tests and an anti-epilepsy drug that harmed unborn babies has criticised…
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No Fault Divorce Bill Receives Royal Assent! No Fault Divorce Bill Receives Royal Assent!The biggest change in divorce law in our lifetime is now set to become a reality as the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill receives Royal…
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbours Good Fences Make Good Neighbours“Elderly couple to lose home over strip of land” – The Guardian “£140,000.00 squandered over land the size of a stroke of a Mont Blanc…
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Landlord and Tenant Update: Stay on Possession Proceedings Extended Landlord and Tenant Update: Stay on Possession Proceedings ExtendedDespite lockdown restrictions easing and a small sense of normality returning to our lives (with the long-awaited re-opening of drive thru McDonalds and Primark causing…
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Tiger King and Forged Wills Tiger King and Forged WillsThe Netflix documentary “Tiger King” has reportedly been one of the most popular shows during “lockdown” as viewing figures surge. If you haven’t seen the…
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Rise in divorce enquiries during coronavirus lockdown Rise in divorce enquiries during coronavirus lockdownRecent reports show that there has been a rise in enquiries for divorce lawyers and relationship counsellors during the coronavirus “lockdown”. The “lockdown” has affected…
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Sally Challen wins High Court case to inherit her coercive and controlling husband’s estate Sally Challen wins High Court case to inherit her coercive and controlling husband’s estateSally Challen was jailed in 2011 after being found guilty of murdering her husband, Richard Challen. Mrs Challen married her husband when she was 25…
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Covid-19 has ruined my business. What happens to my lease? Covid-19 has ruined my business. What happens to my lease?To begin with some words that you won’t have read before: in some ways legally these are not unprecedented times. Over the last century courts…
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Easing out of Lockdown – How do Charities Cope? Easing out of Lockdown – How do Charities Cope?With the “baby steps” being made towards easing lockdown restrictions and returning to a “new normal” all charities and businesses alike will need to be…
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Mental Health Awareness Week: 18th – 24th May Mental Health Awareness Week: 18th – 24th MayThis week it’s Mental Health Awareness Week hosted by Mental Health Foundation and this year’s theme is kindness. During times like these, looking after ourselves…
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Coronavirus Job Retention SchemeThe Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was announced on 20 March 2020. The government updated their employer guidance 4 May 2020 making this their ninth…
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Don’t overlook the boilerplate! Don’t overlook the boilerplate!Fiorello: ”Hey wait, wait! What does this say here? This thing here?” Driftwood: It’s alright, that’s in every contract! That’s what they call a “sanity…