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Traditionally solicitors who are entitled to appear before Judges in any of the Courts in England & Wales were not entitled to wear wigs nor a similar gown as barristers so as to distinguish the two branches of the profession from each other. This often...
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Since the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules in April 1999 the Courts have been encouraged where appropriate to assess the costs payable by one party to another following the end of a hearing summarily, rather than incur the increased costs and delay...
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When the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 26th April 1999 they provided for three different “tracks”, as they were known, to which the Courts would allocate claims. Choice of track depended, in the main, on the...
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When the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 26th April 1999 one of their objects was to encourage the parties to communicate and co-operate more comprehensively with each other in advance of any claim being issued in the Courts, and thereby save legal...
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LANDLORDS & TENANTS Are You Aware…. Q:As a landlord or tenant, how will the increase in VAT in the new year affect me? rent and service charges – if a landlord has elected to recover VAT then naturally these payments will increase in...
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In the recent decision of Beitov Properties Limited v Elliston Bentley Martin [2012] the Upper Tribunal (the Appeal Tribunal of the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal) confirmed the correct interpretation of Section 47 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987...
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Until the recent case of Phillips v Francis (2012) landlords and tenants could be forgiven for thinking that the Section 20 Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 consultation procedure for qualifying works, in its current from, meant that a landlord did not need to...
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From 1 April 2013 the Small Claims limit (which might now be regarded as a misnomer) will increase for all non personal injury and landlord & tenant housing disrepair claims from over £5,000 to over £10,000. Costs recovery in so called...
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