Tag: Blacks
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Conduct Is All Important
In litigation, compliance with court directions and court rules is paramount.
Equally important is a party’s behaviour and conduct. This was highlighted in the...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: “As soon as possible” does not always mean...
In most public liability insurance policies there is a duty on the insured to notify the insurer of any event which is likely to...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: # Come fly with me … fly with me…
In litigation a party’s conduct can sometimes have a significant bearing on the outcome of the case. So it proved in FlyMeNow Limited v...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Do you have capacity?
In the case of Fehily v Atkinson which was heard by the High Court at the end of last year, the Court had to...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Do you have permission?
In residential tenancies, the landlord usually has the right to re-gain possession of the property if there has been a serious breach of the...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Failure to complete
On a typical conveyancing transaction the buyer is required to pay to the seller a deposit equivalent to 10% of the purchase price upon...
Blacks Solicitors: No trimming of restrictive covenants for hairdresser
Restrictive Covenants are typically found in employment contracts where they are used to regulate the activities of employees during their employment and to enforce...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Landlord’s Consent – a step too far could be...
The relationship between commercial landlords and their tenants is complex. In many cases their interests are diametrically opposed and never more so than when...
Blacks Solicitors win best law firm
Yorkshire Legal Awards present dazzling accolade to Leeds firm
Blacks Solicitors’ reputation as one of the county’s leading practices was reaffirmed earlier this month after...
Breaking up is hard to do
The area of property law regularly throws up examples of traps for the unwary. That has proved to be the case once again.
The...
Fraud unravels all
When is the settlement of a claim between two parties not final? When there has been fraud involved. In what is being hailed as...
Blacks Solicitors: Sometimes you don’t have to talk
In an article earlier this year I explained how the courts expect the parties in litigation to try to settle their dispute by Alternative...
To surrender or not surrender
When is a commercial lease surrendered? The question may appear straightforward but as the tenant found out in the recent case of Padwick Properties...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: The art of noise
Leases will almost always contain a clause allowing the tenant “quiet enjoyment” of the premises. Usually, they will also include a term permitting the...
Addressee gone away
Commercial leases usually contain a “break clause” which allows the tenant to terminate early. To activate such a clause the tenant is required to...
BLACKS Solicitors: A gentleman’s agreement can be binding
In English law informal oral agreements can be binding between parties if there is an “intention to create legal relations”. This was the position...
Beware of varying a contract
A contract can be varied either orally or in writing. However, most contracts will contain what’s called a variation clause which will specify that...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: A little help from my friends
Legal disputes between neighbours frequently arise out of long-standing rivalries, moved boundaries, overhanging trees or loud music at antisocial hours, and are notorious for...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Restrictive Covenants Revisited
Restrictive covenants are commonly used in employment contracts to control the activities of an employee during the course of his employment and post-employment. For...
Everything’s coming up roses
In the case of Interflora Inc & Another –v- Marks and Spencer plc and Another, M&S paid Google AdWords for advertisements for its flower...
