Legal articles
24-08-10
Virtual assignment is not assignment
Practice group: Property litigation
A 'virtual assignment' is a device by which a tenant effectively appoints another organisation to deal with the practical aspects of its...
23-08-10
Sickness and holiday leave
Practice group: Employment law
The question as to whether employees who are off work due to sickness for more than a year are entitled to paid statutory holiday under the...
23-08-10
The recession was bad, but it wasn't frustrating
Practice group: Property litigation
One of the reasons a contract can be abandoned is that the performance of the contract is 'frustrated' – something happens which makes it...
20-08-10
When to collectively consult
Practice group: Employment law
A recent case before the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) dealt with a situation that is quite common in the construction industry, whereby...
20-08-10
Ransom strip | Warring neighbours held to ransom
Practice group: Property litigation
When someone must cross a piece of someone else's land to access their own, the land crossed is known as a 'ransom strip', because the...
19-08-10
'Illegibile' claim form accepted
Practice group: Employment law
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled (May v Greenwich Council) that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had no jurisdiction to refuse to...
19-08-10
Unclear option agreement leads to court appearance
Practice group: Property litigation
Option agreements in land transactions are normally straightforward. Where the option is exercisable over a period of time, or the planning...
18-08-10
Time off work for public duties
Practice group: Employment law
Employers have a statutory duty to allow their employees reasonable time off work to carry out public duties. Such duties include acting as...
17-08-10
SCA Packaging v Boyle case settled
Practice group: Employment law
For the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), someone has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment...
17-08-10
Failure to enforce right leads to its loss
Practice group: Property litigation
An easement (such as a right of way) is a right over someone else's land. A right of easement, once granted, is quite often forgotten...
16-08-10
Unfair contract terms act no help for breach of house sale terms
Practice group: Property litigation
British contract law does not recognise the concept of a penalty for breach of contract. Penalty clauses which do more than restore the...
13-08-10
Negotiation proves expensive for commercial landlord
Practice group: Property litigation
Landlords who want to take the 'easy route' of negotiation, rather than litigation, when a tenant's lease comes up for renewal should take...
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