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The Danger of Mutual Wills: Why to Avoid Them

Mutual Wills were once a popular method for couples to jointly manage their estate and ensure their assets were distributed according to their wishes upon their passing. They are becoming increasingly unpopular and problematic, with many Will practitioners advising their clients to avoid them given the difficulties that arise following the first...

Dilapidations – How Are Damages Assessed?

Most commercial leases include obligations in relation to repair, decoration and yielding up at the end of the lease. Where a tenant is in breach of those obligations, the landlord will seek to bring a claim against the tenant for the losses which it suffers as a result of those breaches. However, the assessment of those damages is often...

How Much Spousal Maintenance Can I Claim On Divorce?

Spousal or civil partner maintenance is also known as a periodical payments order. This is an order that either party to the marriage or civil partnership shall make to the other periodical payments (maintenance) for such term as specified by the order. Whilst there is an expectation in the eyes of the Family Law courts that both parties will...

My Customer is Disputing a Debt: What Can I Do?

If, as a business, you find yourself in a position where one of your customers is disputing a debt owed to you, there are a few steps you can take to try and recover the debt.   Before attempting to recover a business debt from a customer, you must first gather all of the evidence you have which shows that the debt is due and owing. The easiest...

Commercial Agency Update: Government Abandons Plans to Revoke All Retained EU Law

Landmark €1.2billion Fine Issued to Meta for Data Breaches

Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) has received a landmark fine of € 1.2 billion for breaching data protection law when handling EU citizens' data via its Facebook service. The largest fine ever issued under the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ).  The  fine follows the European Data Protection Board's ( EDPB )  investigation into...

A Guide to Overage Provisions of Land

An overage provision is a contractual arrangement that allows the seller of land to receive additional payments in the future if certain conditions are met. Typically, these conditions relate to the future use or development of the land. Benefits of overage provisions There are several benefits to incorporating an overage provision into a land...

Are There Limits to a Professional Adviser’s Duty of Care?

The fundamental premise of professional negligence actions is that a business or individual can rely on the advice a professional adviser gives them. However, in order to have a valid negligence claim against the professional, there are certain criteria which must be proved. The first of these is to establish that the professional you are...

Breaking Up Is Hard - Protected Tenancies and Landlord Redevelopment

The recent case of  B&M Retail Limited v HSBC Bank Pension Trust (UK) Limited  highlights two important issues. Firstly, that entities must have secure procedures in place to avoid notices being missed. Secondly, that the Court will not interpret the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in a way to hinder landlord redevelopment.

Another Landmark Victory for Ed Sheeran in Copyright Infringement Case

Ed Sheeran is no stranger to copyright claims. Only last year, he successfully fended off a copyright infringement claim brought against his song  Shape Of You . This time, Ed was required to appear in a Manhattan courtroom to defend allegations of copyright infringement against his Grammy award-winning song  Thinking Out Loud . The infringement...

30% of Employers Likely to Make Redundancies This Year

A new survey from ACAS found that 30% of employers believe they are likely to make redundancies over the next 12 months. The survey, undertaken by YouGov, found that 41% of large businesses (those that employ more than 250 employees) were likely to make redundancies compared to 20% of small and medium businesses (those with 1 to 249 employees...

The Importance of Tenants Including a Schedule of Condition Within a Lease

A commercial property lease is often a full repairing and insuring lease (an “FRI lease”), meaning the tenant takes on the full costs of repairing and insuring the whole property, including the structural parts – such as the foundations, walls and roof. Other leases are “internal repair only”, where the tenant is only obliged to look after the...