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“Education, too?”: tips for investigating sexual allegations in schools and higher education settings
Alfie Cranmer
22 March 2018
Revisiting Res Judicata
When issuing proceedings to recover possession of property from a trespasser, a property owner will also often want to include a claim for mesne profits, these being the damages for use and occupation of the property. However, there may be circumstances where such a claim is not pursued at the same time and, instead, the priority is simply to obtain an order for possession as quickly as possible.
24 January 2018
Time’s up! When does “late” become “too late” to make an application for provision under the 1975 Act?
The decision in the case of Sargeant v Sargeant [2018]EWHC 8 Ch was handed down last week. The Court held that the widow of a farmer was too late to make an application for reasonable financial provision from her husband’s estate; having made the application more than 10 years after the grant of probate was obtained.
12 January 2018
Supreme Court goes back to basics in negligent valuation claim
The Supreme Court has gone back to basics in its approach to the assessment of damages in a claim involving a negligent valuation.
1 February 2017
Are you a “responsible” host? Airbnb enforces 90 night annual limit for London hosts
Since its launch in 2008, Airbnb has gone on to be one of the defining figures in what has come to be known as the “sharing economy”. But with this increased presence and power, comes greater responsibility and Airbnb are under increasing pressure to uphold and also enforce current laws regulating the short-term rental market.
18 August 2016
Everything must go?
The benefits of a publicly owned Land Registry should not be underestimated by solicitors, regardless of specialism, writes Mary Young
