Most agents will be aware that the Estate Agents Act 1979 imposes an obligation upon an agent to ensure that, before any person enters into a contract under which the agent will engage in estate agency services, the agent provides specified information. The...
The Court of Appeal has recently delivered a Judgment which has serious potential consequences for third party funders. Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and Ors [2016] EWCA CIV 1144 is a case involving a complex commercial dispute in which Excalibur (which...
In the Case of Aslam and Others v Uber BV and Others, the Tribunal handed out its decisions that the drivers engaged by Uber were workers and fell within the legal definition of section 230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Just a reminder, this section states...
The Department for Communities and Local Government launched a consultation on Houses in Multiple Occupation (“HMO”) called Houses in multiple occupation and residential property licensing reforms. The consultation sets out proposals to increase the number of...
