Archive

Reach across the fence

Neighbour disputes are clogging up the courts according to a senior judge and failing to engage in mediation may result in an unwelcome outcome, says Amanda Morris

The wrong way to recover service charges

Landlords must follow the terms of leases strictly when recovering service charges or face losing their investment, says Mark Warwick

The floodgates stay shut

Limitation rules in historical abuse cases have fundamentally changed after Hoare, but it does not make it easier to bring claims, says Peter Garsden

Regeneration and rehabilitation

In the spirit of joined-up thinking I have been doing some thinking that I think may join up, at least I think so.

Update: planning and environmental law

Gregory Jones examines recent developments including time scales for filing evidence, core strategy challenges and strategic environmental assessments

A mirror of marriage?

Courts are unlikely to follow blindly the precedents set by traditional marriages when establishing principles applicable to the break up of civil partnerships, says Gerald Wilson

When all hope is gone

If a whole life sentence has no prospect of release then does this utimately amount to inhuman treatment of those receiving the sentence, asks David Rhodes

Valuing agency

Compensation for termination of agency should be calculated by reference to the resale value – but how should that value be set, asks Stephen Sidkin