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Termination or assignment of commercial leases can have many pitfalls, so cases involving tenants who wish to, or do, vacate let premises abound in the courts. A recent case concerning what seemed like a straightforward assignment of a commercial lease...

When a company's shares are sold and the business continues, it is usual for some form of warranty to be given with regard to the accuracy of any information provided to the purchaser. Sometimes there will be an 'earn out', which limits the risk to the...

If you have received unsatisfactory investment advice, you should consult a solicitor as soon as you suspect that you have been negligently advised. Failure to do so can lead to the loss of your right to claim. Recently, a couple left it too late to sue ...

Lidl has had an application to have 'Deluxe' registered as a Community Trade Mark rejected on the ground that it is not sufficiently distinctive in character to warrant trade mark protection. The trade mark itself emphasised the word 'deluxe': the...

When divorcing, a failure to make a complete and truthful statement of one's financial circumstances when ordered to do so by the court can prove to be a costly mistake, as a wealthy man has found. The millionaire executive lied in an attempt to hide his...

Under the Housing Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011 ), any deposit paid under an assured shorthold tenancy must be paid by the landlord into a government-backed tenancy deposit protection scheme and significant penalties may await landlords...

A woman who persuaded the court that a legal charge should not be taken over her mother's Worcestershire home by the local council in order to pay her care home fees has lost in the Court of Appeal . The woman's elderly mother became a permanent resident...

There is a general rule that the loser pays the costs of a legal dispute. When an offer to settle a claim is made by a defendant, the legal costs of the person making the claim will be paid by the defendant if the case goes to court and the claimant is...

It is generally assumed that any property that you live in as your primary residence will not be subject to a tax on any profit on sale, assuming you own no other properties that have been designated as your primary residence. However, there are...

The procedures for obtaining planning permission are a frequent source of delay and dispute, especially where inspectors reject planning applications for reasons that do not seem clear or consistent. Planning inspectors are obliged to explain adequately...