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This legal update explains what a tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) is, what a landlord’s obligations are under a TDS and therefore avoid a potential property dispute. What is a tenancy deposit scheme?...

Whilst the divorce rate in the UK is the lowest it has been for nearly 40 years, there is one section of the community which is bucking this trend. The...

A recent successful challenge to a district judge’s decision not to grant a possession order after notice was served under the Housing Act 1988 has reinforced the distinction between a situation...

The date is set, the venue booked and the catering arrangements have been finalised. Is there anything else that you should add to your list of preparations for a wedding...

Landlord’s beware! Recent changes in the law mean that the previous right of distress (a landlord’s right to enter a commercial premises and remove a tenant’s goods and sell them...

According to the president of the Family Division, the biggest reform in the history of family law came into effect with the Children and Families Act on 22 April 2014,...

The conveyancing process when selling or buying a property can often seem over complicated and drawn out. It needn’t be. If you are looking to sell your property, being prepared can...

On 27 February 2014 the Law Commission produced its long awaited report recommending changes to the law, including legislation to make qualifying nuptial agreements legally binding. The changes are not...

In a recent case in the education sector, the High Court found that the fragile relationship between an employment consultancy and its school clients made it more rather than less...

The question of whether an employment agency was the effective cause of an introduction of an applicant often finds its way into a defence to a claim for unpaid permanent...