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Prior to the introduction of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) an “enduring power of attorney” was used.

Shareholder disputes are on the rise, a major contributing factor to this has been the impact of turbulent markets following covid-19, these in turn have led to increased pressure between shareholders

What Are Pre-Action Protocols?

What does the extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs mean for you? Read our blog to find out more.

Our recent blog discussed the key features of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 however changes may be imminent as the Law Commission has recently announced their plans to review the Act with the aim of modernising the landscape for commercial leasehold properties.

Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is one of the key pieces of law that governs the landlord and tenant relationship for commercial property. This blog explores the basic principles of the Act and the considerations which should be kept in mind when negotiating a new tenancy agreement.

Recent Supreme Court decision recalls the importance of the

principles of the Common Law of Private Nuisance

The Renters Reform Bill, introduced by the Department for Levelling Up, is set to be introduced before the end of this parliamentary session (ending in May 2023). It is anticipated to shake up the rental market and is mainly aimed at regulating landlords and granting further safeguards to tenants.

At Ramsdens we have boosted our specialist Dispute Resolution team, with the appointment of Legal 500 recommended Solicitor and Partner, Dean Hill.

It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.

The long-awaited Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust -v- Brazel has just been handed down, just in time for the school summer holidays.

Our Litigation Associate Solicitor Emily Walker has featured in The Sunday Times providing ‘Home Help’ to a reader who asked for advice on a neighbour dispute involving a shared fence.

The Renters Reform Bill that is intended to abolish non-fault notices known as section 21 notices that terminate assured shorthold tenancy of residential properties has made its way into the list of Bills in the recent Queen’s Speech.

Ramsdens Solicitors LLP has recently announced its latest round of promotions for 2022. The promotions took effect from the 3 May and comprises of staff members from across its Private Client and Commercial services.

The remaining temporary insolvency measures imposed by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 expire today (31 March 2022).

Save for limited circumstances, on Friday 25 March 2022 the last Covid-19 restrictions that were brought in during March 2020 have been removed.

Significant changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) could impact the portfolios of commercial landlords from April 2023.

​Our Litigation Solicitor Emily Walker has featured in The Sunday Times providing home help to a reader who asked for advice on a neighbour dispute involving a shared fence.

New provisions come into force on 15 February 2022 for directors of dissolved companies to face disqualification action.

In the recent case of Jones & Ors v Lydon & Ors [2021] EWHC 2322 (Ch) the High Court confirmed that where communications are expressed to be made on a “without prejudice” basis, a clear intention must be expressed to move them to an open footing, so that without prejudice privilege will cease to apply.

The government has published a draft bill to deal with unpaid rent arrears that arose during the pandemic. Landlords and tenants that have been unable to reach agreement on rent arrears accrued during the pandemic, facing a binding arbitration process.

The 137th Practice Direction Update came into force on 12th November 2021 bringing about further reform to the Disclosure Pilot Scheme (DPS) under Practice Direction 51U.

Small businesses will welcome temporary, new rules from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 which allow them to apply (‘petition’) to wind up a debtor company in certain circumstances, easing the pandemic-related restrictions on presenting a petition that applied previously.

The Legal 500’s results for 2022 have been announced and we’re extremely proud to have ranked in 9 practice areas (Employment, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Family, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate, Contentious Probate, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury) up one more than last year.

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has launched a new inquiry on NHS litigation reform. The Committee has invited written submissions addressing the following points.

The winning party in civil cases is generally entitled to an order for payment of his legal costs from the loser. In certain cases the amount of legal costs that can be recovered for various stages of the litigation, from pre-issue to the final hearing, is fixed.

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced a number of measures to protect companies during the coronavirus pandemic.

Emily Walker, Solicitor in our Litigation team, has featured on The Times answering readers’ questions on neglected hedges and undefined boundaries with neighbours.

At the moment, the Insolvency Service has the power to investigate directors of live companies and those entering into a form of insolvency.

Nick Armitage, Partner and Head of the Ramsdens Litigation department, has featured on The Mirror giving his opinion on a recent story whereby a tenant was asked to pay £14,400, 12 months’ worth of rent payments, upfront as she had a County Court Judgement on her credit file.