Defamation – the requirement for serious harm or serious financial harm We have seen an increase in the number of enquiries from individuals and businesses, requiring advice regarding defamation law and in particular, libel. Generally speaking, a statement is defamatory if it lowers the opinion of that business or individual amongst “right thinking reasonable members […]
In March 2020, in response to tenants being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and facing potentially significant decreases in their incomes, the government put in place a complete ban on residential property evictions. This was to ensure tenants were not evicted, facing homelessness and at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, due to rental arrears caused […]
Most of us will at some point in our lives need to borrow money from friends or family. When it’s for a couple of rounds down the pub it’s unlikely to cause big issues if you forget to repay the money – most people just remember to leave them out in the next round of […]
Sometimes you comes across a legal case that touches on a number of different areas that are of interest to the teams at rhw and their clients. In this particular case we have the elements of a second marriage, estrangement from children from a previous marriage, the emergence of a previously unknown will and a […]
The pumpkins are still out from Halloween, the days are short and our trips to stare into the fridge hopefully are becoming more regular than they once were during the summer. The next six months will be interesting for all of us and our families. It will be challenging for our own livelihoods, the communities […]
Service of proceedings can be something of a minefield at the best of times. The rules surrounding service are strict and can be complicated. Covid-19 has potentially complicated matters further and businesses are not trading from their usual premises and personal service may not be practicable given the social distancing policies in place. Below are […]
In October this year we left landlords and tenants around the country holding their breath for the outcome of the Supreme Court decision in S Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62. Well the waiting is now over as the Supreme Court has now handed down its judgement in one of the […]
This is an interesting question and one which I know many leaseholders wrestle with when dealing with their landlords. While I’m sure that there may well be leases out there allowing direct enforcement of covenants by leaseholders against other leaseholders I have yet to see one. This leaves leaseholders in a difficult position having to […]
Disputes. You can try your best to avoid conflict in your life but at some stage you will find yourself at odds with someone or something in your personal or business life. It can take the form of a dispute with a neighbour, a bad meal, purchased item or a problem with an outstanding invoice. […]
Optimising cash flow for your business in these politically volatile times This is not another party political broadcast. Due to other commitments, we have not had the time to form the rhw party in this election cycle, but who knows what may lay ahead for 2022…? On a serious note, regardless of your political ideology, […]
All successful businesses know that the reason we have contracts is to provide certainty. A contract sets out what A expects from B, and what B expects from A; and so provides the parties with the benefit of a reference point if expectations are not met – by that I mean when one party is […]