News & Publications: May 2014
Pension sharing on Divorce
May 29th, 2014
Property prices are a national obsession. Pensions are not regarded by the public in the same way, but it can often be the case that one spouse has a pension that has a significant value. The value of a pension fund can equal, and sometimes exceed, the net value of the matrimonial home. Of course […]
Commercial rent arrears recovery
May 14th, 2014
Historically, a landlord had the common law right of distrain available when a tenant fell into arrears of rent. This was essentially the landlord’s ability to enter leased premises, without notice, to seize the tenant’s possessions and sell them to set off against rent arrears. However, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 abolished that […]
Lessons to be learned from PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Limited
May 6th, 2014
It is a well-established principle that an unreasonable refusal to participate in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a form of unreasonable conduct of litigation and, to which the court is likely to respond by imposing costs sanctions on the winning party. This principle was established in Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004] 1 […]