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Fraudulent (deceit) and negligent misstatements concerning property
It is oftentimes the case that deceit or negligent misstatement can be made to parties in relation to property. These can cause very serious financial losss. A contract is voidable (rescinded at the option of the Claimant) where a party to the contract entered into it in reliance on a more...
13 Oct 2020 16:26
Property possession proceedings resume – What next?Property possession proceedings resume – What next? The stay of proceedings in possession cases, which has been in operation since 26 March 2020, has now come to an end as of 21 September 2020. Although proceedings are now underway once again, the courts are having to deal with a substantial backlog more...
17 Jul 2019 10:46
Court of Appeal Gives Judgment in Livewest v Bamber [2019] EWCA Civ 1174The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Livewest v Bamber [2019] EWCA Civ 1174 - a case concerned with whether or not 6 months notice is required to end a fixed term tenancy by the use of a break clause. In February 2017 Miss Bamber was granted a fixed term assured shorthold tenancy for 7 more...
17 Apr 2019 13:36
Court of Appeal finds housing allocation policy to indirectly discriminate against Irish travellers and refugeesWard and Gullu v London Borough of Hillingdon [2019] EWCA Civ 692 This case hearing concerns two appeals. The first involves an appellant of Irish Traveller descent and the second appellant is a Kurd of Turkish nationality, who was awarded refugee status in April 2013. Both parties claim they were more...
30 Oct 2018 15:18
“Hardwicke is a first division operation with great strength in depth” – Hardwicke achieves excellent results in Legal 500 2018Hardwicke is delighted to report excellent results in the 2018 edition of Legal 500. A new recommendation as a leading set for Insurance and Reinsurance has been added to Hardwicke’s recommendations as a leading set for Construction, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Property Litigation and more...
20 Apr 2018 15:15
Housing Law Bulletin: errors of law, burden and homelessness appealsIn this bulletin Elizabeth England discusses a recent Court of Appeal case that reminds us who has the burden of proving an error of law in homelessness appeals under Part VII Housing Act 1996 Avoiding exegetical sophistication: Rother District Council v Stephen Freeman-Roach [2018] EWCA Civ 368 The more...
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