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A High Court judgment clarifies the scope of the implied covenant of fitness for human habitation under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, confirming that older case law remains authoritative and that a single defect can render an entire dwelling unfit. The decision provides crucial guidance on when landlords must remedy damp, mould, and structural defects, and significantly limits the availability of 'tenant lifestyle' defences.

A First-tier Tribunal decision raises significant questions about whether all joint tenants must be parties to Rent Repayment Order applications, potentially creating a major procedural...

Nadolig Llawen, annwyl ddarllenydd! The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 ("the Act") came into effect on 1 December 2022...

Dispute Resolution analysis: Andrew Sutcliffe KC has provided a wide-ranging analysis of a number of aspects of costs principles in a consequentials hearing following a trial...

Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court has granted an application to wind up a company incorporated in Luxembourg in a decision which sheds light on the application of cross-border insolvency principles...

As we enter the early weeks of the Public Inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic, it is hard to believe that in three years from now we will still be seeing snippets of evidence on the news..

Mr Justice Henshaw handed down judgment on 14 April 2021 in Toucan Energy Holdings Ltd v Wirsol Energy Ltd [2021] EWHC 895 (Comm), a substantive dispute begun in 2018 regarding the construction and sale of 19 solar parks ...

An English graduate and former pupil now practising in Commercial, Insolvency, Property, Professional Negligence takes us through what life was like when he was a pupil.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Frith has made final an interim charging order in respect of the joint matrimonial home of Mr Crabb, a judgment debtor following a successful fraudulent trading claim and his wife.

This is a Court of Appeal decision on a reverse summary judgment/strike out application in a broker's negligence case.

In the case of Riedweg v HCC International Insurance plc and ors [2024] EWHC 2805 (Ch), Master Brightwell considered (for what appears to be the first time)...

Dispute Resolution analysis: Overturning a decision of the lower court, the Court of Appeal has concluded that the costs associated with a jurisdictional challenge to an application for third-party disclosure...

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has reversed a decision by Mr Justice Nicklin not to accept various undertakings offered to the Court as part of the settlement reached following a Part 36 offer.

Emma Zeb provides a helpful practice note summarising the new guidance on e-bundling for court hearings and the rules you must follow.

In Kitover v Galmarley Limited (trading as Bullionvault.com) [2021] EWHC 809 (Ch), the High Court was asked to determine a stakeholder claim under CPR Part 86 in unusual circumstances.

The Court of Appeal, in the decision of Bratt v Jones [2025] EWCA Civ 562, has opened the door to removing the pre-condition that in order for a valuer to be liable for negligent valuation of a property...

Recent years have seen an increase in patients travelling abroad for elective medical treatment. There are often different reasons for this, such as lengthy NHS waiting times, and the lower prices often charged by foreign private clinics.

The UK ratified the Hague Convention on 27 June 2024, enhancing cross-border recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial judgments post-Brexit, effective in England & Wales from 1 July 2025.