For anyone involved in commercial property in England, this is a moment to pay close attention to. The government’s gone after one of the most entrenched features of UK leasing practice: the upward-only rent review clause. And the fallout is going to shake up the way every landlord, tenant & adviser approaches commercial leases for […]
Prohibited Steps Order: The ‘Nuclear Option’
When and How Families Apply for a Prohibited Steps Order If you’ve ever had the awful feeling that your co-parent is about to do something terrible – such as grab the kids and book a one-way ticket somewhere, or pull them out of school in mid-term – then you desperately need to know about the […]
A North East Solicitors Take on Divorced Couples Still Living Together
A Silent Crisis You still wake up in the same bed, still do the household chores, still split the bills – but the romance is dead and the marriage is over. Not because you’ve had a change of heart, but because you simply can’t afford to do otherwise. Welcome to the world of “financial flatmates”, […]
Personal Injury: ‘your fault’ at work? 5 Questions Prove Them Wrong
Boss blaming you for your own accident? Don’t accept it. Ask these five questions and watch them backtrack. Let me tell you something I’ve learnt after two decades as a personal injury solicitor: when someone gets hurt at work, there’s almost always a scramble to shift the blame downwards. I’ve seen it hundreds of times. […]
Probate: The problem with the ‘simple estate’ myth
Margaret had always been organised. When her father died last spring, she was certain she could administer his estate herself. After all, he’d left a straightforward will, the house was in his sole name, and he had about £180,000 in a building society account. “It’s easy,” she told her brother over the phone. “Why should […]