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The Court has held that a right of way was not extinguished by an earlier oral agreement between the benefitting and burdening landowners, in the case of Pezaro and another...
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A partnership is the relationship which exists between persons carrying on a business in common with a view to a profit. A partnership will usually automatically exist in such circumstances...
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Rollits has appointed a new associate to its York-based private client team Suzgo Kaluluma has 10 years’ experience specialising in private client work and joins the practice from Hartlaw LLP...
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On 1 September 2019, the Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2019 came into force and includes the following provisions to be noted: The pooling restriction will be removed...
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Liverpool Football Club (“the Club”) has filed two applications with the Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) to register the word mark “LIVERPOOL” as a trade mark in the UK. The first...
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Legal newsletter for the planning & property development sector including articles on town & village greens, overage agreements and Permitted Development Rights
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Class Q, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“the Order”) grants deemed planning permission for a change of use of...
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Rollits is proud to sponsor Freedom Festival’s ON EDGE presented by Justice in Motion – the adrenaline fuelled gravity defying show which reveals the very real problem of modern slavery...
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Clarification from the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) The ICO have provided guidance in relation to the interplay between Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (“PECR”) and the General...
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Rollits recently acted as lead Corporate advisors to FTSE 250 listed food producer Cranswick plc on their recent acquisition of Katsouris Brothers, a Continental and Mediterranean food products business for...
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On 23 July 2019, Defra and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published their response to the 2018 Consultation on proposals for a mandatory bidoversity net gain for...
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Back in November 2018 we reported on the launch of the ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission‘. The stated goal of the Commission was to develop “practical policy solutions to ensure...
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This year has already seen the government move forward with some important reforms of family law, including publishing it’s draft Domestic Abuse and no fault divorce legislation and supporting Tim...
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As we enter the holiday season, recent statistics have been provided by the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) which suggests that one in twelve workers do not take the time off...
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The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has recently published its 2018/2019 Annual Report. The report evidences that Acas’ impartial early conciliation service continues to be in high demand, particularly...
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In May 2019 the Court of Appeal determined yet another case of Proprietary Estoppel. The moral to the story … if you want to avoid the risk of litigation and...
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Whether you are an employee who has been offered a settlement agreement by your employer, or an employer thinking of offering one (or more) of your employees a settlement agreement...
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Most people would not give a second thought to almost 100 year old laws, but a recent high court case highlights why anyone can be affected and families can be...
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Alongside annexes, ‘curtilages’ are another peculiarity of planning. A recent Planning Inspectorate case (Holdsworth Croft, dated 12 June 2019, reference APP/A4710/X/18/3218370) has shone some light on this, in the context...
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We are delighted to announce that our colleague Andrew Digwood, a partner in Rollits’ Dispute Resolution team has been elected as the new President of York & North Yorkshire Chamber...
Rollits has advised the owners of Confection by Design, a Harrogate-based fudge and toffee manufacturer which supplies ice cream manufacturers, bakeries and confectioners, on its sale to of NIC Enterprises,...
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Legal newsletter for the agricultural sector including articles on diversification, permitted development rights on agricultural land and Health & Safety law
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How Porsche lost design right battle over the 911 The EU General Court (CJEU) has this week upheld a decision to invalidate two EU Registered Designs which had been held...
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Two years after the horror of the Grenfell Tower fire, changes to policy and legislation are finally starting to take form. The first step was the initiation of the Hackitt...
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On 25 May 2019 the provisions of The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development, Advertisements and Compensation Amendments) (England) Regulations 2019 came into effect, which include the 2019 amendments to...
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In the recent case of Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi, an employer was penalised for failing to follow the ACAS Code of Practice which resulted in the maximum uplift to...
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A recent Planning Inspectorate decision (APP/Z4310/W/19/3224223 dated 24th May 2019) approached the contentious question of gated communities. The case is an interesting one as it highlights the fundamental issue in...
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Marriage rates have been in long term decline since the 1970’s, nearly half of all marriages end in divorce, cohabitation is the fastest growing family type and by the end...
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Renting out space in your commercial property to a third party occupier can be a valuable source of additional income for you. It can also allow you to share the...
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Today, the Law Commission of England and Wales and Scottish Law Commission have announced that the current laws in relation to surrogacy are outdated and require reform. The existing laws...
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