Legal
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Cavendish Square Holding BV v El Makdessi; Parkingeye Ltd v Beavis
Contract – Penalties – Enforcement – Contract for sale of company – Parking charges – Whether certain contractual provisions unenforceable as penalty clauses – Correct approach to determining whether contractual…
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Mentoring Generation Y
Mentoring is vital for young professionals and can be valuable for more seasoned ones
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Q&A: Handling insolvent tenants
Emma Humphreys and James Pickering address the landlord’s position
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Maud’s creditors must wait for outcome of latest bankruptcy bid
Robert Tchenguiz’s Edgeworth Capital and Abu Dhabi investment fund Aabar will have to wait to discover whether they have persuaded a London registrar to declare property tycoon Glen Maud bankrupt
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LSREF III Wight Ltd v Gateley LLP
Negligence Solicitor
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LSREF III Wight Ltd v Gateley LLP
Negligence – Solicitor – Loss – Appellant solicitor providing report on title in respect of property offered as security for loan – Property consisting of lease of building – Lease…
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IVSC consultation takes a step towards developing global valuation profession
The International Valuation Standards Council has opened consultations on its latest sets of standards
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Is a housing association a ‘public body’?
The issue in the case of R (on the application of Macleod) v the Peabody Trust [2016] EWHC 737 is a familiar one: is a housing association to be treated…
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A disappointed joint venturer has lost its plea for equitable assistance
The court may decide that there is a constructive trust where two parties have agreed that one will acquire a property for their joint benefit and, in reliance on that…
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Mainly for students: Buyer (and seller) beware
Issues for both sellers and buyers when it comes to replies to enquiries
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A potted guide to Jonathan Seitler QC
Henri May talks to a thoroughly modern barrister about his career shaping property law
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The foundations of land ownership
Professor Nick Hopkins and Sarah Dawe outline key issues being explored in a Law Commission consultation on land registration reform, and invite readers’ views