20 January 2012
The message: Free advice can prove very costly.
The case: The Court of Appeal has decided that solicitors can owe extensive duties to clients, even where quick advice is given at no charge (Padden v Bevan Ashford, 21.12.11).
Read more
19 January 2012
Natasha Rees looks at recent developments from the Courts.
First published in News on the block, issue 58.
Download PDF
18 January 2012
Zahra Kanani translates the legal meaning of key charitable terms.
First published in Winter 2012 - Charities Appeals Supplement.
Download PDF
20 December 2011
Reviewing the potential problems of entering into an agreement with telecomms to install apparatus on land. Published in Solicitors Journal, December 2011.
Download PDF
10 December 2011
Access all areas. Whaley v Whaley poses the question of when a trust fund is a 'resource' in a divorce proceedings. First published in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, December 2011.
Download PDF
6 December 2011
The involvement of a family lawyer at the beginning of the relationship can minimise the conflict (and cost) at the end.
Download PDF
5 December 2011
First published in Property Law Journal, 5 December 2011.
Download PDF
21 November 2011
A question of contract or estate? Natasha Rees examines a case that considers the status of a tenant where the lease is assigned in parts without the knowledge of the landlord. First published in Property Law Journal, 21 November 2011.
Download PDF
17 November 2011
First published 17 November, 2011
Download PDF
15 November 2011
Barrett v Bem sets an unusual precedent. First published in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, November 2011.
Download PDF