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Service charge and ground rent debt recovery
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Discover how our debt recovery lawyers work with agents to recover unpaid service charges and ground rent. Call 0800 915 2537. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.
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Cost of living crisis and the impact on service charge recoveries
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In February 2023, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted that the bank interest rate would make its tenth increase over the past year by 0.5ppts to 4%, being the highest level in 15 years.
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Specialist franchise solicitors ready to advise and assist franchisors and franchisees on all franchise-related legalities. Call 0800 652 8025. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.
Specialist agricultural solicitors advising on all aspects of agricultural law including property and disputes. Call 0800 652 8025. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton
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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Clarke Willmott backs findings of British Steel Pensions poll
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Our Financial Litigation team who are seeking compensation for victims of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) mis-selling scandal have welcomed the results of a poll that says the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should not be tasked with providing a guaranteed income for those affected.
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KVB Consultants: A Reality Check for AR Statutory Vicarious Liability Claims
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The High Court in KVB Consultants v Jacobs Hopkins McKenzie and others has made it clear that principal firms cannot exclude liability for their appointed representatives through drafting contracts which are detached from factual reality
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Challenging Validity: Receivers’ appointment under legal charge declared valid
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Clarke Willmott successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of professional receivers who had been appointed under a legal charge against development land
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Court of Appeal allows secret commissions claim to proceed as a representative action
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The Court of Appeal in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP & Another [2024] EWCA Civ 9 has upheld a High Court’s decision permitting a secret commission claim to proceed as a representative action under CPR 19.8 in an important decision for the “opt out” collective action regime in England and Wales.
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