Going into business with anyone requires a giant leap of faith. Not only are you gambling on your financial future and whether or not the business will work, but you have to trust your business partner(s) implicitly. Your future security is no longer in your own hands. Can you trust someone else with something so […]
In June 2021, following measures introduced by the government to protect business owners struggling to cope with the impact of lockdown restrictions, commercial landlords were precluded from forfeiting commercial leases and evicting tenants who were unable to pay rent. It was initially intended to last until 30th June 2020, before being extended to 31st December […]
It’s a landlord’s worst nightmare; they have let their property to a tenant who refuses to pay their rent and every month that passes results in more financial losses and frustration. The typical rate of properties in arrears is around 4%. But this time last year, around 1 in 15 renters had fallen behind on […]
The Court of Appeal today handed down judgment in Arkin v Marshall [2020] EWCA Civ 620 in which it held that the stay on possession proceedings imposed by Practice Direction 51Z (“PD 51Z”) is lawful and will only be lifted in exceptional cases. Background In response to the outbreak on COVID-19 the Government sought to […]
The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) has settled the High Court defamation claim brought by Huda Television Ltd (Huda), an educational television channel aimed at the UK Muslim community. In addition to paying libel damages to Huda plus legal costs, HJS has published a retraction of the allegations and an apology to Huda on the HJS […]
Section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act provides that a tenancy shall not come to an end unless terminated by the provisions if the Landlord and Tenant Act. The tenant under the Landlord and Tenant Act may apply for the court for a new tenancy if the landlord has given notice under s 25 of the […]
Note: On 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a 52% majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. This is a momentous decision with wide ranging implications for UK and EU law. The full impact of the UK’s decision to withdraw from the EU […]
Leading UK Imam and Scholar Dr Haitham Al-Haddad has succeeded in his three-year libel battle against the Telegraph over claims that he preached that Jews were descended from apes and pigs. In terms of settlement filed in the High Court this week, the Telegraph has agreed to make a statement withdrawing the allegations and apologising; […]
The idea of entering into verbal agreements conjures up an image of the good old days when a person’s word equated with their honour and was therefore unbreakable. Nowadays, very little real business gets done without some form of written agreement, even if it is just a few words hastily scribbled down on a scrap […]
