The borrower was a company but the mortgaged properties had been owned by its two shareholders, who were husband and wife.

Covenants in restraint of trade present, in the words of the editors of Chitty on Contracts, "peculiar conceptual difficulty".

On Tuesday, June 6, Womble Carlyle's International Arbitration Team organized an event for clients who are involved in international business transactions and may need assistance in drafting...

Earlier this summer Mark Loveday of Tanfield Chambers was successful in the Court of Appeal on a key point which could affect hundreds of thousands of existing shared ownership lessees...

Cantillon Ltd v Urvasco Ltd - Already reported in BLR, in a piling dispute referred to adjudication, the defendant argued unsuccessfully that the adjudicator had breached the rules of natural justice.

Despite the growth of China-related China-seated arbitration, English law still has a significant role to play.

Halliwells, the client, as respondent in an adjudication, invited the RICS-nominated adjudicator to withdraw for lack of jurisdiction and denied liability for his fees and expenses.

Section 94 of the 1986 Act defines the proper address as being the last known address of the person in question.

Round-up of recent cases.

In a case handled by Charles Russell LLP, in which we acted for Charles Terence Estates Limited ("CTE"), Cornwall Council has walked away from 30 leases pleading its own ineptitude and incompetence as its main defence.

The UK Government's ambitious plan to replace leasehold with commonhold has reached a critical juncture, with the Housing Committee publishing its final report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.