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I have previously written articles regarding the intended abolition of the ancient method of recovering rent known as distress for rent. This is the long established method for the recovery...
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Khan v LBC: High Court confirms the relevant test when determining a tree owner’s liability for tree root damage In my previous article “Rooting for Trouble” (October 2012), I discussed...
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On 12 June 2013 the Supreme Court delivered their judgment in the long running case of Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited. Mrs Prest, in divorce proceedings, was seeking a substantial...
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Where a party to a lease is looking to serve a break clause so as to bring that lease to an early end, best advice is that they should carefully...
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In a recent article we reported that a group of squatters known collectively as Grow Heathrow/Transition Heathrow that had for some time been occupying land that forms part of the...
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Rollits has provided bothcorporate finance and legal advice to St Helen’s Farm Holdings onthe sale of St Helen’s Farm to Norwegian-owned Kavli Group. Yorkand Selby accountants JWP Careers, provided tax,...
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Following the release of the draft Local Plan for York, the consultation period has now ended. The Council will now be reviewing the submissions and looking to move the plan...
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Leading legal publication NewLaw Journal has published the latest of its specialist columns covering Data Protection and Freedom of Information law, written by Rollits Partner Tom Morrison. This latest column...
I have just completed the twoweeks professional work experience programme with Rollits and I hada brilliant, useful and insightful two weeks. I applied to do theprogramme with the intention of...
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Well, alright then, they were t-shirts, but it was too good a title to resist! The end of July saw the handing down of judgment by Mr Justice Birss in...
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A swarm of butterflies tapdancing while doing the Macarena – How my stomach felt the nightprevious to my first day of work experience at Rollits. Having goneon various holidays in...
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The topic of euthanasia hasbeen thrust back into the media spotlight following a decision toreject a right-to-die challenge. The family of late Tony Nicklinsonand Paul Lamb have lost their right-to-die...
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The commencement of fees in the Employment Tribunal When Industrial Tribunals (now Employment Tribunals) were created in the 1960s it was intended that workplace disputes could be resolved in a...
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The Jackson Reforms came into effect on 1 April 2013 and represent a significant shift in the way in which litigation is funded. In particular, the Reforms introduce new rules...
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We are delighted to announcethat Sheridan Ball has been appointed a Member of the CharteredInstitute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and is one of a handful ofqualified family arbitrators in the Yorkshire...
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Could timely legal advice have saved one of history’s most infamous swashbucklers? In my spare time, I have recently been reading an excellent account of the downfall of Captain William...
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I applied to Rollits with theintention of gaining an insight into the work of a large regional,commercial firm and this proved to be an incredibly valuableexperience. I was a little...
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The Government has introduced new regulations that impose a prescribed form of statement that must, from 1 October 2013, be submitted to the relevant authority in order to rebut the...
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Rollits has secured membershipto the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark ofexcellence for the home buying process. Rollits underwent rigorousassessment by the Law Society in order to secure...
On Saturday 20 July, JulianWild undertook his third “Big Swim” challenge when he entered theGreat Manchester Swim across Salford Quays to raise money forMacmillan Cancer Support. Salford Quays is GreaterManchester’s...
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On 12 June 2013 the Supreme Court delivered their judgment in the long running case of Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited. Mrs Prest, in divorce proceedings, was seeking a substantial...
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On 20 June 2013 the UKIPO (Intellectual Property Office) gave its decision in the dispute between Nestlé and Cadbury over the latter’s bid to cancel the registered trade mark originally...
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I am a pupil from HymersCollege, I have just finished my GCSE’s and will be going into year12 next year. I chose to come to Rollits to do a week...
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Private Landowners Rejoice On 3 July the Court of Appeal handed down it’s long awaited judgment in the case of Malik v Fassenfelt, McGahan and Persons Unknown, the case having...
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Following on from our earlier article about this new means of charging businesses for the time spent by a Health and Safety Executive (“HSE”) Inspector visiting a business and identifying...
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The High Court decision in Interflora v Marks & Spencer At the end of May, Mr Justice Arnold in the High Court gave his decision in the long running dispute...
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Squatters of land forming part of the proposed new Heathrow runway lose appeal against possession order In a previous article (“Human Rights Act to Apply to Private Tenancies?”) I reported...
23 year old Holly Joyce, whostudied Business Administration and IT NVQ Level 3 at Hull College,was named “Student of the Year” at an Awards ceremony at theCollege last week. Holly,...
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