Abigail is a solicitor in our commercial property team specialising in landlord and tenant matters, acting for a variety of clients in connection with asset management as well as freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals.
If you have suffered serious injuries after an accident at work, or lost a loved one to a fatal accident in the workplace, in an incident where someone else was at least partly to blame, our dedicated personal injury team can help you seek compensation.
Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 – upcoming changes to the succession rules
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Agriculture
In accordance with the Agriculture Act 2020, the eligibility and suitability tests under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (“AHA 1986”) are changing with effect from 01 September 2024.
Written by
Esther Woolford
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Jodie Coles
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Alistair is a partner in the Commercial Property team specialising in advising housebuilders, developers and promoters in connection with residential development and strategic land transactions.
Anna oversees the set up and workflow for the team’s high-volume contracts and also specialises in the recovery of service charge arrears and ground rent for residential managing agents.
The Building Safety Act 2022 came into force from 1 April 2023 following safety concerns for occupants of high rise buildings after the Grenfell Tower tragedy with the intention of improving the design, construction and management of higher-risk buildings.
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Business interruption insurance claims: choose your battles carefully
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Many lawyers, insurers and policy holders have been following the progress of the Financial Conduct Authority’s test case on business interruption (“BI”) claims which will now go to the UK Supreme Court on appeal on 16 November 2020.
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On 29 November 2023, judgment was handed down in James Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. This has been an eagerly anticipated judgment for litigators and mediators alike.
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