Understanding Mediation One Step At A Time Disputes arising among people are routine everywhere in the world; the United Kingdom is no exception. The courts in the United Kingdom are filed cases where one party has had a dispute with the other party over any matter which they believe concerns the violation of a certain …
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Are Shareholder Agreements A Waste Of Time? Getting a company incorporated in the UK is easy; the hard part is actually sitting down with your shareholders and drafting a shareholder’s agreement. A shareholders agreement is an important part of the business unit. It outlines the rights and obligations that a shareholder has towards the company …
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What Is A Letter Of Claim And How To React When You Get One? The Courts in England and Wales have a set procedure which needs to be followed before the actual court case can begin. This protocol outlines that before a claim is filed against the defendant, a Letter Of Claim should be sent …
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Settling Partnership Disputes When two or more than two people decide to work together and support each other in their collective business ambitions, then their relation can be termed a partnership. Fortunately, old style partnerships are on the demise and the new ones come with proper legal protection. There are two types of partnerships, traditional …
Making Sense of Section 25 Notice (Landlord and Tenants Act 1954) The Parliament of UK passed and made the Landlord and Tenants Act part of the law in 1954. The purpose behind the implementation of the Act was to make sure that the state is able to grant and govern the obligations and rights that …
As part of the drive towards digitalisation of the Family Court, a new Family Procedure Rules Practice Direction has been published that sets out the pilot scheme for the use of virtual judges for contested divorce cases. The scheme is being piloted in Bristol and will run for 1 year. Straightforward, uncontested divorce cases will …