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In my previous article “Failure to Mediate” I considered two cases that demonstrated the costs implication that a party could face (even if they successfully won their case) by refusing,...
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Geneva has been the venue for a powerhouse conference in the intellectual property world with some of the world’s leading technology companies meeting with academics from around the world and...
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Faced with a customer who is not paying its invoices, the standard remedy is to threaten the issue of County Court proceedings to recover the debt. The problem with this...
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Lawyers Sheridan Ball and Karen Myles have achievedre-accreditation to the Law Society Advanced Family LawPanel. The Advanced Family Law Panel is an accreditation scheme forsolicitors who can demonstrate skills in...
In the article “Get off my land … and into jail” dated16 May 2012, we discussed the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishmentof Offenders Act 2012 (“the Act”) and in particular...
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Finance Act 2012 introduced a brand new tax relief for individual investing in small trading companies between 6 April 2012 and 5 April 2017. It is called Seed Enterprise Investment...
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“He owes me money so why can`t I set that off against the sum awarded by the Adjudicator?” For many, it seems only fair that if someone owes them money,...
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The Ministry of Justice has just published the annualEmployment Tribunal and EAT statistics (to 31 March2012). These show a 15% fall in the number of ET claims but thatcosts awards...
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In the recent case of Hannon v Hillingdon Homes Limited [2012], the High Court held a Landlord liable for injuries suffered by a third party who fell through a gap...
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A survey of the country`s top 500 law firms has once againrecognised Rollits as one of the pre-eminent commercial law firmsin the region with the firm receiving acknowledgement as a...
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Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, announced on 6 September, a number of proposed changes to the Planning regime in order to assist in the construction...
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Fashion designer Christian Louboutin is making news not on the catwalks, but in the New York Courts this year, as his case against fellow designer Yves St Laurent over what...
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Earlier this year, we commented on the case of Munir Patel, who was the first individual to be subjected to a prison sentence under the Bribery Act 2010. Mr Patel,...
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This archaic method of rent recovery could soon be a thing of the past. The Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 provides for the introduction of a new regime called...
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In addition to setting out the legislative framework for the “Green Deal”, a scheme enabling businesses and households to have energy saving works carried out to their properties and to...
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We are pleased to have advised Coopland & Son(Scarborough) Limited, the Scarborough-based bakery business, onits acquisition of 22 shops, a fleet of around 10 retail vans and a50,000 sq. ft...
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The Human Rights Act has in recent months caused particular issues for local authorities and social housing landlords with tenants seeking to rely upon Article 8 (the Right to Home...
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Rollits property dispute resolution team specialises in property based disputes, including boundary disputes, right of way disputes and trespass and nuisance claims involving private individuals, body corporates and government departments....
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Yorkshire businesses helped to raise over £4,000 forcharity at our golf day in July. Twenty five teams took part in the charity golf event atBrough Golf Club, which raised funds...
The High Court has recently stayed two cases, Barnes v Black Horse Limited and McIlquham v Black Horse Limited, pending a decision by the Supreme Court in the major Payment...
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The community right to challenge contained in the Localism Act 2011 was brought into force on 27 June 2012. The community right to challenge gives voluntary and community groups the...
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In the recent case of Activa DPS Europe v. Pressure Seal Solutions Limited t/a Welltec Systems (UK), the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether a buyer of goods...
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On 16 July 2012, Lord Hodgson`s eagerly awaited review of the Charities Act 2006 was published. The purpose of the review was to investigate whether better regulation of the Charity...
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The Government has announced that £17.5 million of funding is to be made available over the next three years (up until March 2015) for local communities to finance a Community...
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Rollits has promoted three members of staff – includingtwo to partner – as it continues to invest in talent. Chris Crystal (property) and Andrew Digwood (disputeresolution) have been promoted to...
We are pleased to announce that Phil Entwistle has beenawarded the inaugural “Rollits Art Award 2012” at the School of Artand Design, Hull College, for his painting `DeltaicSandstone`. Phil is...
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Following recent consultations the Government hasannounced that a fee structure for Employment Tribunals will beimplemented in the summer of 2013. There will be two levels under the feestructure: Level 1...
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There has been a noticeable increase in the number of residential Landlords seeking advice from the Rollits Dispute Resolution Group regarding problem tenants. Common issues include non-payment of rent, noise...
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The Atlantic Bridge Research and Education Scheme (Atlantic Bridge) was founded in 1997 by the former Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox. In 2003 Atlantic Bridge was registered as...
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