No More Distress – Recovering Rent Arrears Under CRAR Lets talk about the issue of the insolvent tenant and protecting your rights as a commercial landlord. In 2014, the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) came into force, replacing the ancient remedy of distress. Dating back to the time of Henry III and contained in the […]
Provenance, rarity and originality, these are the holy trinity for anyone purchasing a classic car. Good judgement and research also pays off. This is a market that is booming after leaping 17% in 2015, more than any other luxury asset such as watches, art and stamps. Earlier this year, a Ferrari 250 GTO was on […]
A judge has ordered an ex-premier league footballer to pay £200,000 per year in maintenance to his former wife. At the outset, this may seem entirely reasonable. He is a high-earning football star, she a beautician. However, here is the rub. They were only married for 19 months. And in that short time they spent […]
The Art Paris Art Fair, which kicks off at the end of March, is one of the leading spring events in the art world. With around 145 exhibitions from over 20 countries, representing 2,200 artists and held in the Grand Palais, the event attracts an array of fans, including wealthy individuals with a refined knowledge […]
Once again whilst we were looking the other way, our freedoms were challenged and attacked in a most brutish way – You can blame the twin phenomena of Brexit and Donald Trump, used as distractions for Theresa May to rush through her personal hobby-horse – the Investigatory Powers Act (the Act) into law with barely […]
Last week British football was engulfed by a scandal of the likes it has never seen before. More than 20 former footballers have so far come forward with allegations of historical child sex abuse in football, with five police forces investigating. The Football Association has announced an internal review, an NSPCC hotline has received more […]
The ultimate aim of a company is to make a profit. Of course, company directors and entrepreneurs are driven by more than money. They want to ensure that their products and/or services improve people’s lives for the better. They may even desire (and many in fact achieve) making the world a better place overall. This […]
Both Brexiteers and Donald Trump won their battles by promoting nationalism. Statements and claims were made by supporters and leaders of both campaigns that would have been unimaginable in the politically-correct world we enjoyed a mere 18 months ago. Many people are now asking themselves, what has caused this phenomenon? Whilst there are many reasons, […]
On Wednesday morning, an ordinary trip to work ended in horror and tragedy for people on board a tram from New Addington to Wimbledon. Seven people were killed and another 50 injured when the tram derailed. The crash occurred near to Sandilands junction on a sharp, left-hand curve as the tram was approaching a stop. […]
