by Zoe Towlson | Jul 23, 2024 | Churchers News, dispute-resolution-litigation-team, personal-injury-team
If you are successful in your claim, you can recover a contribution towards your legal fees from your opponent. The amount of legal fees you can recover is determined by the Court Rules and depends on what pathway (track) within the Court your claim falls into and the...
by Zoe Towlson | Jan 30, 2024 | Churchers News, dispute-resolution-litigation-team
Asbestos was commonly used across the world as a building material until the dangerous effects to health arising from exposure to asbestos fibres were widely acknowledged in the 1970s. Concerns about the effects of asbestos exposure were in fact raised from the...
by Zoe Towlson | Jan 30, 2024 | Churchers News, dispute-resolution-litigation-team
A Personal Representative is someone who has legal authority to administer a person’s Estate after they have died. They can either be appointed under the deceased person’s Last Will (in which case they are referred to as an Executor or Executrix if they are a woman)...
by Zoe Towlson | Nov 15, 2023 | Churchers News, Dispute Resolution Team
When a tenant breaches the terms of their lease, the landlord might look to the forfeiture provisions to leverage a solution. Forfeiture is the right for a landlord to end a lease and re-enter / repossess the property. Given that the tenant could lose their property,...
by Zoe Towlson | Aug 10, 2023 | Churchers News, dispute-resolution-litigation-team
If you have been involved in an accident in a public place and want to claim compensation, it is important to act quickly to get as much evidence as possible about the accident. The basic information you should get is: Time and date of the accident Location of the...
by Sam Diment | Feb 13, 2023 | Churchers News, Dispute Resolution Team
A boundary dispute is a disagreement between the owners or occupants of two neighbouring properties over where the boundary between their properties lies. Boundary disputes are destructive in nature. They can lead to endless squabbles and irreparable breakdown in...