CHAPTER ONE – THE LEGISLATION Introduction The Housing Act 2004 (‘HA 2004’) introduced new legislation in respect of how landlords must deal with tenancy deposits that are received when granting an assured shorthold tenancy (‘AST’). The legislation has been subsequently amended by the Localism Act 2011 (‘LA 2011’) and the […]
CHAPTER ONE – DEFINING THE LIMITS OF A COMPANY’S SEPARATE LEGAL PERSONALITY Introduction When third parties outside of a company are harmed by a company, they might naturally want to consider not only suing the company but also the human persons behind it that were involved. Such third-party outsiders, and […]
CHAPTER ONE – SHORT MARRIAGES AND S25 MCA 1973 Let us start with the obvious question: What constitutes a short marriage? While there is no standard legal definition of a short marriage, it is generally accepted that a marriage of five years or less, would be regarded by the court as […]
INTRODUCTION The impetus for this book comes from two sources. The first is the demand of art owners and the art market for confidence in dealing with artworks associated with land and buildings. The second is recent rise in disputes about contested heritage, where public memorials to historic individuals are […]
CHAPTER TWO – MENOPAUSE AS A PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC Looking in more detail at the potential for ‘menopause discrimination’ requires us to identify a protected characteristic as provided for by s.4 Equality Act 2010, by reference to the further defining provisions contained within ss.5-12 Equality Act 2010. That much is obvious. Equally […]
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION Cycling continues to grow in popularity, led by an increase in female riders, according to the statistics released by Sport England. The annual Sport England Active Lives survey, published in October 2019 (before the pandemic), showed that approximately 100,000 more people were cycling for leisure and […]
CHAPTER ONE – PURPOSE BEHIND THE HOUSING HAZARDS RATING SYSTEM This chapter describes what the Housing Hazards Rating System is Purpose The Housing Hazards Rating System (‘the HHSRS’) was introduced by Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004 and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005 […]
CHAPTER ONE – MORTGAGES & THE RIGHT TO POSSESSION: AN OVERVIEW In broad terms, the essence of a mortgage transaction is that a charge is taken over property as security for performance of an obligation. In practical terms, that will commonly take the form of a legal charge1 over property […]
CHAPTER FIVE – POLICIES AND CLAUSES The Policy Business Interruption Insurance (“BII”) policies are contractual in nature, and the usual rules of contractual interpretation apply to them but there is nevertheless a substantial body of case-law specific to the subject. The main contractual documents comprise the policy schedule and the policy […]
INTRODUCTION Conveyancing is a process driven area of legal work. The use of property technology and digitisation has transformed the conveyancing landscape beyond recognition. We are consistently bombarded with ‘prop tech’ that, we are told, will be a ‘game changer’ for conveyancers. It is undoubtedly the case that harnessing technology […]
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