Daniel Bacon hails the rental revolution, assesses pros and cons for both sides and predicts clogged-up tribunals
Fern Schofield & Gwyneth Everson provide a round-up of recent decisions, offering practical guidance on possession claims, statutory interpretation & evidential pitfalls
Could a Privy Council decision loosen the bonds which have tied down the tort of private nuisance for so long? Richard Buckley reports
Roger Lush & Lara Elder examine the state of UK and EU trade mark law, ten years post-Brexit
Can the court permit a landlord to force entry? Edward Blakeney & Ashpen Rajah weigh up the current arguments
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
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Sanctioning non-payment: what’s caught by the wide net of the UK regime? Brónagh Adams & Harriet Campbell stress the need for caution following Celestial Aviation v Unicredit
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A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
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Scissors at the ready! Dominic Regan delivers a cut out & keep guide to Mazur
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Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
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A surge of scandals has revived debate over misconduct in public office: Alice Lepeuple asks whether a more principled approach to the offence is needed
