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Under the Housing Act 2004, landlords of residential property in England and Wales are legally required to protect a tenant’s deposit in a government-approved tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) within 30 days of receiving it.

There is no prescribed criteria for what makes a case suitable for an urgent interim injunction. However, it is essential to approach the court promptly if you are seeking interim relief. 

The dictionary definition of catastrophic is a sudden and very great harm, coming from the ancient Greek for ‘overturning’.  This image of someone’s life being turned upside down, is probably the best way to define a catastrophic personal injury.

Damages fall into two broad categories, which lawyers call general damages and special damages.

The Government has published their long-anticipated roadmap to implementing the Employment Rights Bill (Bill) this month. The roadmap outlines the strategic plan for bringing the Bill into effect and sets out how the Government will roll out the Bill in a way that benefits both workers and businesses.

The claimant worked as a teacher and during her initial engagement emailed to the school principal that she believed she had aspergers syndrome.

Tribunal ruled that an apprentice employee was neither unfairly dismissed nor discriminated against on the grounds of his disability.

Tribunal ruled that an apprentice employee was neither unfairly dismissed nor discriminated against on the grounds of his disability.

A right of light is a right to enjoy the natural light that passes over someone else's land and then enters through defined openings in a building, usually windows. The opening might also include skylights or glass roofs.

Many properties in the UK are occupied by people running businesses or for commercial purposes. Commercial property includes shops, factory units, veterinary practices and anything that is being occupied for business purposes.

Resolving a commercial dispute is less about “winning” and more about creating the right conditions in which a settlement can sensibly take place.

In this article, we aim to address the most frequently asked questions regarding lease renewal issues related to Ground F.