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Service of Party Wall Notices and Awards over Easter
As the Easter weekend approaches, we review egg-xactly when party wall notices and awards are deemed to be served under the Party Wall et...
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As a trustee, am I liable for replies that I give to a tenant when ...
The answer to this question is a “yes” following a decision by the High Court where the Court considered a misrepresentation claim brough...
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Read March’s key insights from our business law experts
Heads of terms – no rush of blood by Louise Fegan If you’re entering into negotiations for a new corporate transaction, it is often...
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Supreme Court’s judgment on the case of Ilott v Mitson
The Supreme Court have today allowed the charities appeal in the highly publicised case of Ilott v Mitson (2017). It is the first opportu...
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Morrisons teams and individuals recognised as leaders in their fiel...
Once again, we are proud to have been recognised by the Chambers and Partners guide as a leading firm of lawyers in a number of key pract...
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Industry experts gather for Basement Extensions Conference 2016
On Tuesday 4 October, Morrisons Solicitors hosted a Basement Extensions Conference at the Ham Yard Hotel in London. Appropriately enough...
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Basement Extensions Conference 2016
Morrisons Solicitors are pleased to host the inaugural Basement Extensions Conference. The Conference will bring together leading experts...
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Basement Extensions | Compensation for Trespassing Underpinning
In our last blog ‘Basement Extensions | Removing Trespassing Underpinning’ we looked at the options available for removing underpi...
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Basement Extensions | Removing Trespassing Underpinning
You have obtained planning permission, dealt with building control, signed a contract with your builders, sorted the party wall awards an...
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Party Wall Notices must come before an Award…or do they?
It can come as a nasty surprise if your neighbour starts work to your party wall without sending you a party wall notice first. But does ...
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Privilege and the party wall surveyor’s file
In a number of cases I have advised on recently the party wall surveyors have declined to provide information from their file on that bas...
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Checking whether a party wall notice is valid
A common problem faced by surveyors is ascertaining whether or not a notice served by or on behalf of a building owner (or more rarely an...
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Limitation periods and the party wall act
This post started life as a discussion on LinkedIn that generated a fair bit of debate, and I thought it would be helpful to surmise what...
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Alternatives to party wall injunctions
If a building owner starts work without first serving the required notice under the Party Wall Act the adjoining owner can apply to the C...
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What factors should an adjoining owner’s surveyor consider wh...
Guest post by Justin Burns BSc (Hons) MRICS FFPWS of Peter Barry Party Wall Surveyors In many ways it’s the perfect job; freedom to set y...
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Party Walls & the “De Minimis” rule
Many of the rights under the Party Wall Act are very wide-ranging, and have the potential to catch many building owners unaware. For exam...