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  • debt-recovery

Third Party Debt Orders Against Pension Funds

Getting a judgement for a debt is only the first part as a judgement, is only worth the paper it is written on without actual payment of the debt. Enforcement…

September 22, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • wills-disputes

A Case About Fraudulent Calumny: Whittle V Whittle (2022)

The English legal system attaches great importance to the doctrine of freedom of testamentary capacity – one should be free to dispose of their estate as they wish. However, the…

August 11, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • court

Failure To Attend Trial

The failure to attend trial, can result in a decision being made against the party who fails to attend. If a judgment is entered against a party in their absence,…

August 3, 2022
Blog
  • court

Professional Undertakings – Guidance From The Law Society

Undertakings An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do or not do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts and failure to comply with…

August 2, 2022

Chun Wong

Blog
  • data-breaches

The Dangers of Facial Recognition

Facial recognition is a growing method of authentication, becoming more and more prevalent in people’s personal and work lives. Images of people are considered their personal data as defined by…

July 5, 2022

Chun Wong

Blog
  • court

Embargoes On Judgements Need To Be Taken Seriously

At the end of a trial, a judge will usually reserve judgment and provide this in written form some time later. What is also common is for a draft of…

July 4, 2022

Chun Wong

Blog
  • wills-and-probate

Applying For A Limited Grant Of Probate

Where there is a Will, the rules for applying for a Grant of Probate provide that the following must be submitted to the Probate Registry (online or by post): The…

May 27, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • supreme-court

A Solicitor’s Lien Triumphed In Bott & Co Solicitors Limited v Ryanair DAC [2022]

A lien is a right for one person to retain property in their possession pending satisfaction of a claim against another party. A solicitor’s lien can arise in a number…

May 5, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • court

Coming Off The Court Record – Wilson v Bayer Pharma AG (2022)

When a court case is issued, both parties have to inform the court of an address for service. If you are legally represented then this is usually the details of…

May 4, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • defamation-and-reputation

Elon Musk’s Twitter Take Over – What Can It Mean For Free Speech And Defamation?

The entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla has recently bought the online social networking platform Twitter for $44 billion dollars, or around £34.5 billion pounds. The 11-member board of Twitter, that…

April 29, 2022
Opinion
  • court

The Importance Of Disclosure

Advice regarding Disclosure following Provimi France SAS v Stour Bay Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 218 The case of Provimi France SAS v Stour Bay Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 218 has…

April 21, 2022
Opinion
  • debt-recovery

The Questions Of Interest

In a claim to recover a debt, you will also normally be entitled to claim interest for the time that the debt has been outstanding until the date of actual…

March 25, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • court

Occupation Rent Re-visited In Bailey v Dixon (2021)

Occupation rent can arise where one property owner has been actually or constructively excluded from the property owned with another. They would then seek occupation rent for the other property…

March 25, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • legal-help

Whose File Is It Now?

A client may have a number of reasons why they want a copy of their files from their solicitors. During the course of a case, they should have been sent…

March 22, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • contract-disputes
  • Covid-19

Cancellation Charges In Contracts – Are They Legal?

Contracts have serious legal implications and should not be entered into lightly. All contracts should provide a mechanism for cancellation and set out clearly the likely consequences for each party.…

March 9, 2022

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • debt-recovery

How To Enforce A Charging Order Against A Debtor By An Order For A Sale? A Basic Guide

This is Part 2 of our guide on how to obtain a charge against property and enforce it through an order for a sale (please read Part 1 of this…

February 16, 2022
Opinion
  • debt-recovery

How To Enforce Debt By A Charging Order? A Basic Guide

As touched upon previously in our guides here, in many successful debt claims, a debtor’s inability or unwillingness to satisfy the debt judgments often forces creditors to take subsequent legal…

February 16, 2022
Opinion
  • wills-disputes

Inheritance Act Claims For The Not Quite Divorced Spouse

The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 (“the Inheritance Act”) allows a spouse to claim against the estate where a Will has not made reasonable financial provision for…

January 12, 2022

Chun Wong

Blog
  • court

Issued With A Default Judgement: What Can You Do?

A County Court Judgment also known as a ‘Default Judgment’ can be granted against a Defendant as a result of either a Defence or an Acknowledgement of Service not being…

November 26, 2021
Blog
  • defamation-and-reputation

Defamation – A Basic Guide – What Do I Need To Prove To Bring A Defamation Claim?

Someone making an untrue statement about you or your business can harm your hard-earned reputation. With the rapid revolutionising of digital media and use of various social platforms, there are…

November 26, 2021
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