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Iqbal Mohammed
Business & Property
18/12/2025

Unpaid fees: Solicitor’s Equitable Lien and Injunctions

Iqbal Mohammed considers the rare grant of an interim injunction in support of a solicitor’s equitable lien over the proceeds of a property a former client was likely to recover in litigation. Facts A national firm of solicitors acted for a wife...

Chris Buckingham
Business & Property
17/12/2025

Sutcliffe v Sutcliffe: An overlooked case relating to the home of the deceased? 

In this article, Christopher Buckingham explores Sutcliffe v Sutcliffe  [2005] EWHC 3058(Ch), an overlooked probate case concerning ownership, occupation charges and estate administration after death? The home of the deceased is an interesting...

Business & Property
09/12/2025

Proprietary Estoppel – Building the Narrative and Testing the Evidence

Introduction The Case Narrative The Documentary Evidence Reverse Engineering the Process Countervailing Benefits Conclusion Mr Raghav Trivedi, 9 December 2025 [1] Phipson on Evidence, 20th Edn, para 45-29 [2] Matthews and Malek, Disclosure, 2nd Edn,...

Ali Tabari & Natalie Kearney
Business & Property
08/12/2025

Ali Tabari & Natalie Kearney write for LexisNexis

Over recent weeks, Ali Tabari and Natalie Kearney have written on a number of new precedents and practice notes for LexiNexis. Insolvency claims and sections 21 and 32 of the Limitation Act 1980: Brief details of claim and particulars of...

Eloise Marriott & Angus Thomas
Business & Property
03/12/2025

Deal or No Deal? Lessons from DAZN v Coupang and KSY Juice Blends v Citrosuco

INTRODUCTION (A) AN AGREEMENT (i) The Relevant Law (ii) Case Law Update: DAZN Limited v Coupang Corp. [2025] EWCA Civ 1083 (B) AGREEMENTS TO AGREE (i) Summary of Relevant Law It has long been a well recognized principle of contract law that an...

Harry Marriott
Business & Property
06/11/2025

Issues on the Edges: Potential Problems for a Section 146 Notice 

In this edition of Lay of the Land, Harry Marriott explores the overlooked complexities surrounding Section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925. (A) Introduction (B) The Basics 2.1 Specifying the particular breach complained of;  2.2 If the...

Business & Property
05/11/2025

Raghav Trivedi Analyses Angela Rayner’s SDLT Underpayment for LexisNexis

In an article written by Raghav Trivedi for LexisNexis, he examines the circumstances surrounding Angela Rayner’s resignation as Deputy Prime Minister, following her admission that she underpaid stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on the purchase of her...

Will
Business & Property
28/10/2025

The Modern Trustee: Challenges, Changes, and Case Law – 11th Dec

Wills & Trusts Annual Conference 2025 Join us for expert insights on trusts, wills, and probate, featuring practical guidance and analysis from leading practitioners. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Eloise Marriott: Undoing Mistakes: Rescinding...