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Seven Weird Laws That Still Exist in the UK Today
“The law is an ass!” said Mr Bumble in Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, and it’s true that whilst we all depend on the law to keep us safe, it can also have peculiarities. Times change and usually the laws change with them, but occasionally, laws remain in...
A Year of Lockdown for Advocates
Monday 23 March 2020. This was the day that the lives of many changed. I had set out on the morning by train to Manchester County Court for a hearing which was listed on Courtserve as a CMC in a Landlord and Tenant matter. I received the instructions on the previous...
Law Update – Corporate Insolvency and Business Tenancies
There is an update to current laws coming into force by the end of the year which effect companies and business landlords and tenancies. For those interested in company insolvency, the current restrictions brought in by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020...
Debt Recovery next year might get harder! – More Pain for Landlords (and other creditors) – Potentially Good News for Tenants (and other Debtors) from May 2021
On the 17 November 2020, The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 were made. The Regulations are set to come into force from the 4th May 2021 (save for a few provisions relating to...
Contract Law – The Basics – delivered by Philip Nam of White Collar Legal
Philip Nam, Director of White Collar Legal gives a short presentation on the basics of contract law dealing with offer and acceptance, certainty, consideration, intention to create legal relations, privity of contract and varying a contract.
Money Claim Online – The Rules on Particulars of Claim and How to Avoid Headaches
Philip Nam of White Collar Legal gives a presentation on Money Claim Online (MCOL), the rules on Particulars of Claim and how to avoid headaches. A real life example of a case is given where a barrister used MCOL to sue a solicitor for money and the barrister lost...
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