Consideration was given for the editing and publication of this post. Robbery, burglary or thefts are criminal offences. Robbery deals with acquiring someone’s property intentionally with force, violence, threat, by using deadly weapons or intimidation and by depriving the owner of that property. Robbery is different from theft or burglary […]
CHAPTER ONE UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF THE TENANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR Content This chapter examines the extent and nature of the tenant’s repairing obligation, including considerations as to interpretation. It also looks beyond the general covenant to repair, to consider other covenants which are relevant to the physical condition of […]
CHAPTER ONE THE BASICS OF A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS OF EXISTING USEAND DEVELOPMENT Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 envisages three circumstances where a certificate may be issued. Two relate to unauthorized development and the third relates to development in breach of a condition. Subsection (1) […]
CHAPTER ONE WHO IS THE EMPLOYER? Introduction A key question for any employment practitioner; you could even say crucial – for how else do we know who to sue? But in the Education sector this is not always an easy question to answer. In this chapter we will examine both […]
At its simplest Certificates of Lawfulness concern two sections of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Such a simplistic approach would, however, do the topic a disservice as there are a number of other sections that are engaged including the definition of development as well as the obvious link […]
The second Jackson report of July 2017 introduces the idea of further fixed costs into all areas of personal injury, as well as further tariff fees in road traffic claims, fixed costs in clinical negligence, and fixed costs in multi-track cases. These changes are likely to come into effect in […]
The new edition of this popular book covers issues in relation to housing disrepair claims and cavity wall claims, and in particular focuses on the day-to-day issues in practice that one encounters with such cases including spotting the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ quickly and efficiently, practical tips for investigation, litigation tactics, […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO THE GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) that comes into force on 25th May 2018 represents a once in a generation change to the rules relating to data protection. The current Data Protection Act 1998 (‘DPA’) is based on an EU Directive (‘the Directive’) dating […]
Consideration was given for the editing and publication of this post. DUI charges can be generally understood in three stages: the pre-arrest period, the time between the arrest and the trial, and the actual trial. Most people charged with DUI don’t really understand that their case can be helped between […]
CHAPTER TWO SETTING THE SCENE Introduction and objectives Popular social networking sites these days seem to be used around the world by so many people1 that it is easy to assume everyone uses the services and is familiar with all of the activities that take place digitally online and via […]
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