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Case Law Update: Michalak - "The Nature of Judicial Review"

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Michalak v General Medical Council [2017] UKSC 71 The recent case of Michalak involves the nature of judicial review on administrative action. The Claimant brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal against the General Medical Council (GMC), its chief...

Equity Release - what you need to know

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What is Equity Release The equity in your property is the value of your home, minus any mortgage you may owe and any other secured borrowing. Many people leave equity tied up in their property throughout their lives. However, more and more people (over...

Business Sales: The Immigration Perspective

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When buying or selling a business, or even re-organising the structure of group companies, both sides to the transaction need to have a very good understanding of exactly what the business owns and does not own. Identifying and restructuring the business...

A guide to rent increases for residential landlords

Andrew Morley
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For a residential landlord a good tenant is one who pays the rent (in full and on time) and looks after the property. And if they do that the landlord will probably want them to stay for a long time. The longer the landlord and tenant relationship continues...

Video Surveillance in University Lecture Halls: A Right to Privacy?

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Case : Antović and Mirković v. Montenegro ( application no. 70838/13 ) On 28 November 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that video surveillance installed in University Auditoriums infringed professors’ Article 8...

Serve them a Writ and be damned!

David Rogerson
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This may have been the cry in the past but pursuing a Professional Negligence claim today is much more of a considered approach. As with many types of claim, there are Pre Action Protocols to follow which encourage parties to be more open with their...