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Repudiatory Breach of Contract

Posted: September 17, 2019
By: Helix Law
Category: business-law

Contract law is complex and can lead to messy situations, especially when the circumstances involve more than two parties, as shown by the following case study. This case has brought to light how a contract can be deemed to have ended automatically following certain instances of a repudiatory breach of contract. What Is a Repudiatory [...]

Tenant Fee Ban Wales – What fees can Landlords and Letting Agents charge and what is prohibited?

DOWNLOAD YOUR GUIDE TO THE BAN HERE The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 comes into force on 1 September 2019 and limits the fees landlords and letting agents can charge to tenants. This will make it an offence to charge a tenant any payment that is not specified as a ‘permitted payment’ under [...]

Tenant Fee Ban – What fees can Landlord and Lettings Agents charge and what is prohibited?

DOWNLOAD YOUR GUIDE TO THE BAN HERE The Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes into force on 1 June 2019 and limits the fees landlord and letting agents can charge to tenants. What fees can you ask a tenant to pay? From 1 June 2019, the only fees you can charge in connection with a tenancy [...]

Scope and Form of Disclosure

Updated: December 21, 2018 What is disclosure? Disclosure is the process in litigation where each party is required to disclose to the other party 'documents' in their control which are material to the issues in dispute. Disclosure is an important part of any civil litigation and it is important to understand what is required. Failing [...]

Court of Appeal stamps its authority on Letters of Intent

INTRODUCTION Letters of intent are common in the construction industry. They can demonstrate a commitment to a project. A contractor or subcontractor is often under immense pressure to procure materials, carry out design work, or even start the works themselves. In these circumstances, a letter of intent may be useful. If the parties are bound [...]

Employer vicariously liable for employee’s disclosure of co-workers’ personal data

Posted: October 26, 2018
By: Helix Law
Category: employment-law

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc’s appeal against a High Court ruling that it was vicariously liable for an employee's deliberate disclosure of co-workers' personal data on the internet has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. This is the first group litigation after a data breach in the UK, so the decision is significant as a [...]

Upcoming changes to HMO regulation

Draft Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018 published New regulations relating to licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (‘HMOs’) will come into force on 1 October 2018. The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Description) (England) Order 2018 (the Order) This Order changes the definition of an [...]

Introduction to JCT Contracts – Seminar

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) publishes standard forms of building contract that are used for construction projects in England and Wales. The first standard forms were developed over 200 years ago and we examine the reasons why they are so popular. We look at who is on the Joint Contract Tribunal, when the standard forms [...]

1 month warning – more changes for landlords and agents

In October 2015 new legislation was introduced which impacted all Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements (AST) entered into on or after 1 October 2015. We have blogged about the changes here: Click Here From 1 October 2018 the changes will impact every AST, no matter when it was entered into. So from 1 October 2018 every tenant [...]

Company in liquidation cannot commence adjudication claiming further sums are due

In Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd v Bresco Electrical Services Ltd [2018] EWHC 2043 (TCC), Fraser J in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decided that the right to adjudicate does not trump the Insolvency Rules. It is a significant ruling for the construction sector and insolvency practitioners. Fraser J in the TCC has held [...]

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