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Blogs
PPE in the workplace: what’s the law?
Whether you’re a frontline NHS worker, an office cleaner or a chef, being protected against injury and/or infection is essential. So whose responsibility is it to provide workers with PPE?...
Blogs
How to seek help for domestic abuse during lockdown
According to abuse and violence charity, LWA, domestic abuse will affect 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime. However, with the UK now in lockdown...
Firm News
Barcan+Kirby helps build a greener future for Bristol
Our Corporate + Commercial and Commercial Property teams recently acted for Water Lilies Limited as they secured a significant funding facility from Homes England (a non-departmental public body and the...
Case Studies
Case study: advising a leaseholder on relief from forfeiture
Our property litigation solicitors advised a leaseholder after his landlord forfeited the lease on his flat. Our client, Mr S, had purchased a flat as a second property and, to...
Case Studies
Case study: clarification on lease after unexpected fees
Our property litigation solicitors advised a homeowner after they received demands for service charge payments. Our client, Mrs N, had purchased a residential flat and had received various demands for...
Case Studies
Case study: property co-ownership dispute between family
Our property litigation solicitors advised a couple after a family dispute arose over ownership of a property. Our clients purchased a property which included large grounds and a bungalow (in...
Case Studies
Case study: eviction of a late-paying tenant
Our client was a concerned landlord whose tenant was continually paying rent late and had arrears of two months. Our property litigation team served two notices seeking possession; one being...
Case Studies
Case study: urgent possession order for squatters
Our client owned a derelict building, which they had purchased with the intention to develop. Before work had been carried out, our client was notified that there were squatters occupying...
Case Studies
Case study: £500,000 settlement for property dispute after long-lost Will found
Our inheritance dispute solicitors successfully brought a claim on behalf of Ms C, in a case over a Will dispute and the late testator’s knowledge of the document. Background Ms...
Blogs
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 now applies to all tenancies
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 came into force on 20th March 2019, and made several amendments to the law around the condition of rented property. The Act...
Blogs
6 employment law changes you need to know about in April 2020
It’s already been a busy few weeks in terms of employment law updates and the implementation of new (to the UK) initiatives such as furlough and government loans to businesses....
Blogs
What does the proposed eviction ban mean for renters and landlords?
The government has announced emergency legislation to suspend evictions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. So what does this proposed eviction ban mean for landlords and tenants? At present,...