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**Due to current ongoing Coronavirus situation we have decided as a precaution, to cancel this event.** Thanks for your understanding and we look forward to welcoming you along to more of our events in the…

LGBT History Month takes place in the UK in February and aims to promote tolerance and raise awareness of the prejudices faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. In a recent research by the Charity…

The days when gender was fixed to either male or female are long gone. There is an increasing recognition that both gender and sexuality can be fluid.The formalities for registering the birth of a child…

CNN host Aly Vance lost her appeal in the High Court after interfering with a neighbouring boundary feature to create a parking space. Stephen Eccles reviews the case below. Background to the caseMrs Vance wanted…

Pinney Talfourd’s corporate team has advised the owner of a successful children’s nursery on the sale of her business and lease of property to the new owners. When Karen Johnson decided to sell her highly…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our head of private client, Matthew Edwards, to the newly formed Panel of Guardians for Missing Persons.The appointment took effect on 1 February 2020 following a selection…

Last month the Law Commission published its report on the options to reduce premiums payable for lease extensions. ​To understand the proposals we need to understand what makes up a premium under the Leasehold, Reform,…

It is common when negotiating a new lease to see the term ‘FRI Lease’ used by agents in the heads of terms. But what does this phrase actually mean and what obligations does this impose…

The Tate Gallery viewing platform has been the subject of litigation over a number of years. The owners of four flats in a neighbouring luxury block took Tate Modern to Court claiming that the viewing…

It is often common that married couples buy their first home together with unequal contributions to the purchase price, own assets of value prior to meeting their spouse, or find that their wealth increases during…