Civil Litigation News

• Government publishes advice for landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis

  • PostedApril 1, 2020
  

  The Government published ‘COVID-19 and renting: guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities’ on 28 March 2020. This guidance gives details of measures to help renters during the current Coronavirus...

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• How will the changes in the Section 21 Notice affect you?

  • PostedJuly 24, 2019
  

  A Nation of Renters Britain is fast becoming a nation of renters. Recent changes to the rental market have been dominating the news and creating new implications for tenants and...

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• It’s my right of way isn’t it?

  • PostedJuly 3, 2017
  

  What should I do if a neighbour blocks my right of way? The first step is to check the title documents for your property to see if you have a...

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• Boundaries – where actually are they?

  • PostedJune 8, 2017
  

  Physical boundaries are not always legal boundaries Often with property transactions purchasers assume the boundaries shown on plans attached to the Deeds or Registered Title show the actual boundaries that...

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• Is a judgment worth getting?

  • PostedMay 15, 2017
  

  When someone owes you money and your only option left is to issue court proceedings Catherine Green, Litigation Partner, explains what you should consider first; Before starting court proceedings it...

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• The Rise of Inheritance Act Claims

  • PostedJuly 22, 2016
  

  There has been an increase in recent years of claims under the Inheritance Act 1975. The recent well reported case of Ilott v Mitson is a good illustration of the type of claim that can be made under the Act. If you are involved in a dispute over a will or have suspicions over how a will was prepared it is important to contact a contentious probate expert.

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