Kesena Ohazurike explores the issues that can arise from covenants in a lease and short-term lets. The number of people using accommodation websites such as Airbnb has rapidly increased throughout Read more…
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Posted on Apr 1st, 2019 by Lyons Davidson
Since medieval times, England has held the tradition of quarter days, where debts were settled and magistrates would go to various districts to run court sessions, with the principle being Read more…
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Posted on Mar 25th, 2019 by Lyons Davidson
The Deregulation Act 2015 introduced important changes to when landlords of property let on assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) can serve Section 21 notices in order to gain possession of their Read more…
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Posted on Feb 4th, 2019 by Lyons Davidson
House of Fraser, Carpetright, New Look, Jamie’s Italian, Mothercare and Homebase all hit the headlines this year for entering into Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA). What is a CVA and why Read more…
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Posted on Dec 31st, 2018 by Lyons Davidson
On 2 July 2018, the government published a consultation paper seeking the public’s view on its new proposal for extending the minimum term of assured shorthold tenancies from six to Read more…
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Posted on Jul 12th, 2018 by Lyons Davidson
As of 2014-15, there were almost two million private landlords in the UK, letting almost five million properties, from which over 20,000 evictions took place in one year; this equates Read more…
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Posted on Nov 14th, 2017 by Lyons Davidson
The case of Dreamvar (UK) Limited v Mishcon De Reya has attracted significant coverage following the court’s ruling that the law firm Mishcon de Reya was liable for the financial Read more…
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Posted on Nov 13th, 2017 by Lyons Davidson
Ryanair’s flight cancellation incidents over the winter affected thousands and hit the headlines this summer but the recent announcement that Monarch Airlines has gone into administration hit some passengers even Read more…
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Posted on Nov 9th, 2017 by Lyons Davidson
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1 October that year. The act applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (with the exception of section 27). It Read more…
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Posted on Oct 10th, 2017 by Lyons Davidson
The recent British Airways IT failure that caused extensive flight delays and cancellations is likely to lead to a flood of legal claims. It is a complicated area of law, Read more…
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Posted on Jul 24th, 2017 by Lyons Davidson
