Tag: Blacks
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Conduct Is All Important
In litigation, compliance with court directions and court rules is paramount.
Equally important is a party’s behaviour and conduct. This was highlighted in the...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: “As soon as possible” does not always mean...
In most public liability insurance policies there is a duty on the insured to notify the insurer of any event which is likely to...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: # Come fly with me … fly with me…
In litigation a party’s conduct can sometimes have a significant bearing on the outcome of the case. So it proved in FlyMeNow Limited v...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Do you have capacity?
In the case of Fehily v Atkinson which was heard by the High Court at the end of last year, the Court had to...
Yorkshire’s number one law firm: Blacks Solicitors enjoy a stellar 2016
Blacks Solicitors’ reputation as one of the county’s leading practices has been reaffirmed in 2016 with the law firm winning both crucial cases and...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Do you have permission?
In residential tenancies, the landlord usually has the right to re-gain possession of the property if there has been a serious breach of the...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Failure to complete
On a typical conveyancing transaction the buyer is required to pay to the seller a deposit equivalent to 10% of the purchase price upon...
Blacks Solicitors: No trimming of restrictive covenants for hairdresser
Restrictive Covenants are typically found in employment contracts where they are used to regulate the activities of employees during their employment and to enforce...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Keeping time
There has been plenty of case law on the subject of when a claim is “brought” for the purposes of stopping a limitation period...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Landlord’s Consent – a step too far could be...
The relationship between commercial landlords and their tenants is complex. In many cases their interests are diametrically opposed and never more so than when...
Blacks Solicitors win best law firm
Yorkshire Legal Awards present dazzling accolade to Leeds firm
Blacks Solicitors’ reputation as one of the county’s leading practices was reaffirmed earlier this month after...
Priced out of the Market – the effect of court fee...
The government’s major increase in civil court issue fees went live back in April 2015. Prior to that date fees were relatively modest, scaling...
Delay proves fatal
The recent High Court case of Goldcrest Distribution Limited v (1) Charles McCole (2) Mary McCole and Another is a salutary reminder for those...
Breaking up is hard to do
The area of property law regularly throws up examples of traps for the unwary. That has proved to be the case once again.
The...
To terminate or not to terminate?
Commercial contracts commonly provide that if a party wishes to terminate the contract then it first needs to take certain steps before it is...
Fraud unravels all
When is the settlement of a claim between two parties not final? When there has been fraud involved. In what is being hailed as...
Blacks Solicitors: Sometimes you don’t have to talk
In an article earlier this year I explained how the courts expect the parties in litigation to try to settle their dispute by Alternative...
To surrender or not surrender
When is a commercial lease surrendered? The question may appear straightforward but as the tenant found out in the recent case of Padwick Properties...
Better late than never
In the recent case of Pineport Limited v Grangeglen Limited the High Court was asked to consider whether a commercial tenant whose lease had...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: The art of noise
Leases will almost always contain a clause allowing the tenant “quiet enjoyment” of the premises. Usually, they will also include a term permitting the...
