Tag: Solicitors
Blacks Solicitors: GOVERNMENT TO CRACKDOWN ON LEASEHOLD ABUSE
Under English law property can be held in one of two ways, either under a freehold or a leasehold. When you buy a freehold...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: A Brief History of Lateness – missed deadlines and...
Court cases have a reputation for dragging on, with each step taking weeks or months. The courts themselves are only too aware of this...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Beware Of Using Work Computers For Personal Matters
The perils of using your work computer for personal matters was recently highlighted in the High Court case of Simpkin v The Berkeley Group...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Partnership Disputes
A partnership is essentially a business run by two or more people with a view to making a profit. Unlike an incorporated company it...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Can Pay But Won’t Pay
If a creditor is owed money by a debtor and the debt is not disputed then, usually, the quickest way to extract payment would...
NAYYARS SOLICITORS: Children and Accidents
Every parent’s worst nightmare is their child being involved in an accident. Sometimes our little ones can just be mischievous, but often enough an...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Can The Court Intervene In Party Wall Disputes?
The Party Wall etc Act 1996 (“the Act”) provides a framework for preventing or resolving disputes in relation to party walls, boundary walls and...
MILSON LEGAL SOLICITORS: Looking for expert family law advice?
Sabeena Din is a Solicitor, Director and the founder of Milson Legal Solicitors. Sabeena is a member of resolution which means she follows the...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Insurance Policy Not Good Enough
In litigation, the usual position in relation to costs is that the losing party has to pay the successful party. Sometimes the defendant has...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Foot Dragging On Mediation Will Not Be Tolerated
The Court of Appeal recently reminded litigants that they must give mediation proper consideration and that anything less will result in cost penalties being...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Dance of the Corporate Veils
The “corporate veil” is the principle by which the liabilities of a limited company cannot be pursued against directors or shareholders, who are not...
NAYYARS SOLICITORS: Children and Accidents
Every parent’s worst nightmare is their child being involved in an accident. Sometimes our little ones can just be mischievous, but often enough an...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: The Price Of Free Services
The recent judgment by the Court of Appeal in the case of Lejonvarn v Burgess & Another should act as a salutary reminder to...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Adjournment of Hearings on Medical Grounds
The recent case of Dove v London Borough of Havering highlights what evidence the Court requires if a trial or hearing is to be...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Failing to Make It Over the Finishing Line
Part 36 is a provision in the Civil Procedure Rules that creates a certain type of settlement offer which can carry significant costs and/or...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: What Does “Reasonable Endeavours” Mean?
The words “reasonable endeavours” or “best endeavours” can sometimes be found in contracts but what do they actually mean?
The High Court was recently...
Nayyars Solicitors: ASK A SOLICITOR
Meet Ayesha Nayyar, Specialist Solicitor with over 20 years of legal experience. She is Principal Solicitor at Nayyars Solicitors and together with her team...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Once more into the Hedge
The saga of the mis-selling by the banks of Interest Rate Hedging Products (“IRHP”), commonly known as Interest Rate Swaps, rumbles on.
It was...
Switalskis legal firm offers high-quality legal advice across Yorkshire
Whether you are selling your house or making a will, it is likely all of us will need legal advice at some point. It...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Shareholder’s Undertaking Not Good Enough
In civil proceedings, where a claim is brought by a corporate entity the defendant can, if it has evidence that the claimant is unlikely...
