Property

Articles

1 Oct 2008

Difficult decisions

Lasting Powers of Attorney have not lived up to their expectations, and effective solutions could be a long way off, says Martin Terrell

23 Sept 2008

Still tough for women

Although women in legal practice are aware of their employment rights many firms continue to just pay lip service to the rules. Ayesha Nayyar investigates

16 Sept 2008

Reach across the fence

Neighbour disputes are clogging up the courts according to a senior judge and failing to engage in mediation may result in an unwelcome outcome, says Amanda Morris

16 Sept 2008

The wrong way to recover service charges

Landlords must follow the terms of leases strictly when recovering service charges or face losing their investment, says Mark Warwick

29 Jul 2008

Band of brothers

Laura Empson analyses what makes partnership a unique business organisation and considers how its special qualities can survive under the Legal Services Act

22 Jul 2008

A bond salesman's word may not be his advice

Gloster J's detailed recent judgment in JP Morgan Chase v Springwell Navigation [2008] EWHC 1186 (Comm) indicates that 'experienced investors' in the bond markets will find it difficult to argue that banks – via their salesmen – owe them any advisory duty or responsibility for investment decisions, where this would be inconsistent with the disclaimers and other terms expressly set out in the deal documentation.

22 Jul 2008

The rise and fall of group actions: a front-line view

The cost-benefit approach taken to the granting of group litigation orders has undermined the purpose of the rules introduced to provide access to justice for claimants unable to fund litigation, says Andrew Prynne QC

15 Jul 2008

Lessons in protocol

The Rent Pre-Action protocol may have limited scope but its application contains valuable lessons for all lawyers involved in possession proceedings, says Robert Jordan