‘Bristol City Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord who confronted a tenant and handed her an illegal eviction notice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Mark Loveday gives a timely reminder as to the upcoming deadline for registration under the BSA 2022.’
Tanfield Chambers, 15th September 2023
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘The precise difference between the definition of a contractual notice and a condition precedent notice can be difficult to discern.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th August 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A deputy High Court judge has agreed that a local authority need not tell any family members about twins being placed for adoption.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In the absence of a formal written agreement, how will the courts determine “reasonable notice” for termination? Anna Lancy & Robert Strang consider the key factors in this New Law Journal article.’
3 Hare Court, 12th June 2023
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘Followers of the updates under Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) will be well aware of many of the changes implemented in the Welsh housing law “big bang” on the 1st December 2022 (“the appointed day”), most recently written about on Nearly Legal here. My primary focus in this post focuses particularly on those developments affecting “converted contracts” – those contracts which had moved over from one of the previous tenancy regimes on the appointed day.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Sixty-four former employees of One Legal – the alternative business structure that owned two criminal law firms – have been granted full protective awards because they were made redundant without notice.’
Legal Futures, 21st June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Reports of “s144 notices” being issued at local authorities are becoming increasingly common. But what are they and what should the monitoring officer do if a s114 report is being made at their authority? Paul Turner explains.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A parking firm has lost a court case against a woman it tried to fine after only sending her a letter in English.’
The Independent, 12th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A trainee solicitor who never took up his job after the terms of employment were changed four days before he began work has failed in his bid for damages greater than his contractual notice period.’
Legal Futures, 23rd May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Birmingham City Council v Bravington (2023) EWCA Civ 308. A quick one – A possession claim under s.84A Housing Act 1985 requires service of a notice under section 83ZA. In this case.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd April 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Thanet District Council failed to give notice to a Pavee Traveller and her family that it had withdrawn consent for them to stay on land at Ramsgate Port in Kent, before issuing a direction demanding they leave, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Landlords are to be given new powers to evict problematic tenants with two weeks’ notice under government proposals to address antisocial behaviour.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Building owners or leaseholders with responsibility for repair and maintenance of the building’s structure and external walls will be liable for a criminal offence if they fail to register occupied “higher-risk buildings” in England between 6 April and 1 October 2023.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has secured an order from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) that it need not serve a notice to treat when engaged in the compulsory purchase of land from an unknown person, despite the Court Funds Office maintaining that it was.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Family Court judge has said he cannot compel a mother to disclose the identity of a toddler’s birth father, even though he should have been told of the child’s existence before adoption proceedings are completed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Christopher Cant sets out the lessons to be learned from an important Court of Appeal ruling on the effect of a “revised liability notice” for Community Infrastructure Levy upon an earlier liability notice relating to a housing and office development for which planning permission had been granted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides various measures that enable the police in England and Wales to monitor and manage sex offenders living in the local area.’
House of Commons Library, 11th January 2023
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Where a local authority (the “Billing Authority”) has reasonable grounds for believing that a person (individual or company) is liable for national non-domestic rates (“business rates”) in respect to a premises (a “hereditament”), the Billing Authority is likely to serve a demand notice upon that person (the “alleged ratepayer”; or “demandee”) in respect to a liability period. The service of the demand notice being the first stage in seeking payment from the ratepayer.’
33 Bedford Row, 19th December 2022
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
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