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Directors liable
Opinion  |  22:01:19
Are directors right to be concerned about personal liability?
Following a survey of 2,500 senior executives from across Britain, Spain, Italy and France, the Times has recently reported that one in four company directors has been subjected to at least one legal action from an employee, shareholder or regulator.
Opinion  |  02:01:19
Can a claim for adverse possession succeed where the circumstances involve fraud?
In the recent Court of Appeal case of Rashid v Nasrullah [2018] EWCA Civ 2685 the Court considered whether a registered proprietor of the property could successfully claim adverse possession (sometimes known as squatters rights) of land which had been fraudulently transferred to him.
Opinion  |  07:02:18
Estate agents take note: the different forms of agency contracts explained
When acting for the vendor, you will typically market the property for sale, or offer the premises to let. You will have a written contract with the vendor, which will spell out, among other things, the terms upon which you are entitled to your fee. The contract is therefore essential.
commission on house sale
Opinion  |  06:10:17
How much did you say? – an estate agency law update
The Estate Agents Act 1979 (“the Act”) has been with us for some 34 years, the major part  coming into force in May 1982. The important Regulations referred to at Section 18 of the Act came into force on 29 July 1991 (“the Regulations”) . So there really should be no surprises and no reasons for disputes over when a person acting as an estate agent is entitled to a commission, and how much they should be paid, and yet disputes continue and commissions are lost.