Tag: Solicitors
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...
Nayyar Solicitors: Meet Ayesha Nayyar
I started my legal career in 1996 working in a large law firm in Manchester. I was from a generation of children whose parents...
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...
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...
Addressee gone away
Commercial leases usually contain a “break clause” which allows the tenant to terminate early. To activate such a clause the tenant is required to...
Hands off!
In the past month, two longstanding high street brands, BHS and Austin Reed, have gone into administration. In addition to the 12,000 or so...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: The riot act now read
Many will still remember the riots that erupted in London in August 2011 which resulted in extensive damage to property. The question as to...
ISON HARRISON SOLICITORS: Leeds’ licensing specialists
Ison Harrison Solicitors have been a stalwart of the West Yorkshire legal scene for almost 40 years and in the last 10 years have...
THE CHARITABLE LAW FIRM: Switalskis Solicitors supporting causes across the Yorkshire...
Switalskis Solicitors is delighted to announce that staff will be giving back to the local community by supporting a charity chosen by each individual...
BLACKS Solicitors: A gentleman’s agreement can be binding
In English law informal oral agreements can be binding between parties if there is an “intention to create legal relations”. This was the position...
Northone Solicitors
Here for all your Family and Immigration Law needs
It is not only the list of happy clients that is growing at Northone Solicitors...
Beware of varying a contract
A contract can be varied either orally or in writing. However, most contracts will contain what’s called a variation clause which will specify that...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: A little help from my friends
Legal disputes between neighbours frequently arise out of long-standing rivalries, moved boundaries, overhanging trees or loud music at antisocial hours, and are notorious for...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Restrictive Covenants Revisited
Restrictive covenants are commonly used in employment contracts to control the activities of an employee during the course of his employment and post-employment. For...
Paying the penalty
English law is traditionally very clear on penalty clauses – where a Claimant is seeking a financial payment from the Defendant that is over...
Northone Solicitors
‘Don’t take your insurer’s first offer’
Have you suffered a non-fault accident and are unhappy with the compensation offered from your insurer? Well now, thanks...
Platinum Partnership Solicitors
New faces welcomed in to growing city firm
For the past 11 years, Platinum Partnership Solicitors has been a growing force in Bradford, bringing a...
Whiterose Blackmans Solicitors LLP
A friendly and professional service.
Finding the right solicitor can be a hard task for any client, yet one Leeds based firm have prided themselves...
One Vision
In a previous article, we looked at the case of Specsavers –v- Asda which concerned a marketing campaign by Asda to promote its in-store...
