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A brief review of the time limits for enforcing a court money judgment When a court judgment for payment of money is given the claimant often assumes they are home and dry and that they can take their time over

CRAR, which stands for Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery, is only available to landlords of written leases of commercial premises. CRAR is not available where premises are let or occupied as a dwelling (unless such residential occupation is in breach of

The High Court case of Shortt v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another 2014 EWHC2480 ruled upon the interpretation of the definition of “dependants” within an agricultural occupancy condition attached to a planning permission. A farm

Agricultural occupancy conditions are imposed by a local planning authority as a condition to a planning application. Their purpose is to protect agricultural dwellings in the countryside to ensure there is adequate accommodation for agricultural workers in that area. The

Iain Robinson reviews the likely impact of this latest piece of legislation Consumer rights legislation is to be overhauled in the next eighteen months. New rules from Brussels, concerns over ‘hidden charges’, and the inability of current consumer law to

Two recent cases have nudged the law on business rates for empty commercial properties slightly in favour of the owner, but it is still a difficult area, writes commercial property solicitor, Iain Robinson of Slee Blackwell Solicitors. By way of

Property solicitor, Iain Robinson, explains how commercial property tenants can reduce their rent by serving a simple legal notice. Tenants of offices, shops, warehouses and other commercial premises could benefit from falling property values and reduce their rent by means

Commercial property solicitor and planning lawyer, Nick Arthur reports on the Government’s proposed reforms aimed at making it easier to convert commercial premises to residential accommodation The Government is now commencing a formal consultation on relaxing the planning rules for

Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 now allow fathers of babies born on or after 3 April 2011 (or adoptive parents who are notified of being matched with a child for adoption on or after 3 April) additional paternity rights. Under

The Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 are now in force. The new Regulations abolish the default retirement age of 65 as well as the statutory retirement notice process. Under these regulations any termination of employment on