Tag: Solicitors
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Your Home May Not Be Your Castle
The law of property ownership can be a study in contradictions. On the one hand, almost everyone will rent or buy property in some...
ASK A SOLICITOR: Ayesha Nayyar answers all your tricky legal queries
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: Asian Handshake Is Not Good Enough
The intention to create legal relations is an essential part of any contract. Without such intention the contract cannot be formed. This issue was...
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...
Nayyars Solicitors: ASK A SOLICITOR
Meet Ayesha Nayyar, Specialist Solicitor with over 20-years legal experience. She is Principal Solicitor at Nayyars Solicitors and together with her team of dedicated...
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...
Ain’t no mountain high enough… Superhero legal eagle sets new standards...
In almost 25years of fundraising I have not seen such a large amount of money raised in such a short space of time.
Climbing...
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...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: The difference between direct and indirect loss
The words “indirect loss” or “consequential loss” often appear in contracts. But what do they actually mean and what is the difference between these...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Court refuses to save an incomplete contract
The recent case of Wells v Devani has highlighted the perils of failing to agree the terms of a contract fully before performing that...
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 duty on banks to advise on onerous loan...
As readers of this publication will be aware, in the last few years there have been various articles covering the mis-selling of interest rate...
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: 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...
Star solicitor: National Award for Switalskis Director and Solicitor Advocate Ranjit...
A Yorkshire solicitor has been recognised in the capital as one of the best in his field this year.
Ranjit Uppal, Director at law firm...
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...
No win No Fee at Northone Solicitors
A Leeds law firm, which has been helping clients up and down the country win 100% of the compensation they deserve after non-fault accidents,...
No breach of human rights by private landlords
Under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his...
