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Before too long, it will have been a full year since I was last in the office with all of my colleagues, cramming myself onto a packed train into London in the morning and then home again in the eveni...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 restricts the ability of landlords and letting agents to charge fees to tenants in England, but the Act does not ban all fees and charges. There are various ‘permitted payme...

If you are applying for a Grant of Probate of someone’s estate and are notified that a caveat has been registered over the estate, you may wish to issue a warning at the Probate Registry.  You can...

In the case of Bolton v Stone [1951] the claimant was injured after she was hit by a cricket ball from a neighbouring cricket pitch. The claimant brought a case against the cricket club, which ultim...

As we begin the first chapter of 2021, I would like to wish our readers a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! During 2020, we faced immense economic and social challenges, but the new year brings...

Child relocation cases are difficult, often finely balanced, with everything to win and everything to lose.  They are expensive to run and require detailed preparation by the parent wishing to reloca...

HHJ Lickley handed down his judgement on the case of Dominic Nash v Hertfordshire County Council [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/3247.html] on 30 November 2020. The claimant brought a cl...

The case of Whittaker v Hancock [2018] EWHC 3478 (Ch) dealt with a complicated and unusual probate problem, and required some creative thinking in order to unlock an estate! Anthony Gold acted for the...