Dispute
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The new rules on witness statements came into force on 6 April 2021. The Civil Procedure Rules Committee has established a new set of rules about how to prepare trial...
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Third parties with no connection to your case may agree to cover all or part of your legal costs. Litigation is often a costly and time-consuming process that can put...
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The Government has updated the laws relating to notice periods given by landlords. Further to our most recent article covering this topic (which can be found here), the regulations and,...
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Before the coronavirus struck, the options for landlords looking to recover commercial rent arrears were extensive. Depending on the circumstances, you could use the statutory commercial rent arrears recovery procedure...
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If a personal representative is not acting in the best interests of the estate there are ways in which they can be removed. How Personal Representatives are appointed A Personal...
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A Norwich Pharmacal Order (NPO) is an order which compels an innocent third party to provide information about another party who may have been mixed up in “wrongdoing”. What is...
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Residential landlords are under pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and guidelines this year, including many protections for tenants extended by the government during the...
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Our insolvency litigation team have specialist experience and knowledge when it comes to debt recovery and the service of statutory demands. It is an unfortunate consequence of business that you...
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Apprentice Solicitor, James, takes a look back on his period of training and gives a brief insight into life in the Disputes team at Ashtons Legal. When I joined the...
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This recent case has provided an important legal update of the grounds on which a Court will order the removal of a Trustee. Background of the case The duties imposed...
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Don’t hold your breath before 4 May: A Landlord’s Guide to Chasing Bad Debts. Since March 2020 the Government has introduced a raft of protections to protect Tenants from financial...
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Sexual harassment in the workplace has taken new forms during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sexual harassment occurs where both: ‘A’ engages in unwanted/unwelcome/uninvited conduct of a sexual nature. The conduct has...
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