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The current reform implements e-filing, online case management and in some cases even online dispute resolution. The revolutionary pilot scheme which allows money claims to be filed online by creditors is already in action https://www.gov.uk/make-money-claim. The new system is designed to process up to 2,000,000 civil claims a year, and to serve […]

The Singapore Convention – Implications for mediating international commercial disputes On 7 August 2019, 46 countries signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (‘Convention’) (known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation). The substantial number of signatory states, including two major actors in international trade, the […]

Suspension From The Register Of Tier 2 Licensed Sponsors: “We visited you to assess your suitability as a registered sponsor. During this visit our officers identified a number of issues which have led us to suspend your sponsor licence…” In the aftermath of a compliance visit from the Home Office, […]

In March 2019, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee published its 12th report following a six-month inquiry into leasehold reform. This was the result of studying more than 700 submissions in initial evidence, and further evidence received during the sessions with many leaseholders getting in touch with the Committee […]

A standard force majeure clause exempts the contracting parties from fulfilling their contractual obligations for reasons that either could not be anticipated or are beyond their control. The application of force majeure clauses is limited to the events specified in the clause. Given the unpredictable character of Brexit, and its […]

“We are a very close family. My siblings, my father and I cannot imagine if my mother were sent to live in another country all alone…” A few months ago, we were approached by the family of a woman whose application for further leave to remain in the UK had […]

We were instructed by our client, who was the purported defendant in a debt recovery claim. The claim had been brought against our client by a credit agency. Our client however disputed the claim on the grounds of stolen identity, and accordingly argued he was not a party to the […]

Our client instructed us to advise him in relation to the trading agreements between his various companies and a major UK-based franchise business. The franchise business operated as a symbol group supplier to independently owned convenience shops and off-licences, and our client wished to withdraw from and end those trading […]

Our client wished to build a small flat at the rear of his property with its own access. He agreed terms with the claimant to build the flat and was quoted a sum of £41,500 to complete the project. The claimant agreed to waive the VAT payable on the sum […]