A property manager from Cardiff has been fined for failing to comply with the duty to manage the risks from asbestos at premises on the Penygraig Industrial Estate, Rhondda. Richard Hayward, trading as Richard Hayward Properties, managed the property on…
When a man was worried that his creditors would not approve his proposals for an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), he took innovative steps to ensure that when the meeting of creditors was held a majority of them voted for it…
A recent case dealt with the thankfully rare circumstance of someone buying a property without knowing that the vendor is a bankrupt. When the buyer bought the property, the search of the title at the Land Registry did not show…
A former tenant has failed in a claim for damages over and above the return of his deposit, in a ruling that has demonstrated the limitations placed on tenants’ rights under Section 214 of the Housing Act 2004. This legislation…
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) is designed to prevent landlords from failing to return a tenant's deposit and also ensure landlords are not left out of pocket when a tenancy expires and a tenant abandons the property. A number of…
A High Court decision provides a stark reminder to businesses of the importance of otaining legal advice on the effect of court orders. A shareholder and a director of a company were each found to be in contempt of court…
Commercial tenants should be made aware of a High Court decision which held that a tenant failed to exercise a break right effectively when it only paid rent up to the break date. In this case, the break clause required the tenant to give vacant…
On 24 May 2012, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published the government response to the consultation on Phase 2A of the Comprehensive Review of feed-in tariffs (FITs), which covers solar photovoltaics (PV) cost control. The key decisions…
A recent tribunal case highlights the importance for employers of educating their employees about the implications of writing inappropriate or offensive comments on social media sites. The Northern Ireland industrial tribunal held that the dismissal of an employee for making vulgar comments about…
The Supreme Court has held that a law firm had identified legitimate aims (staff retention, workforce planning and dignity) that could potentially justify its compulsory retirement of a partner at the age of 65. The case will now return to the…