What does Brexit really mean? Lawyer deconstructs the language surrounding the debate

| 12th June 2019
Leading Ipswich based law firm Prettys is holding a Business Academy this week looking at the interpretation of the language in contracts and applying that (by analogy) to some of the words used surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from Europe.…
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The Right to make a Racket

| 16th April 2019
 With the recent trends of more town centre conversions to residential use, as well as proposals for more new build schemes, issues over compatibility with existing neighbouring town centre activities that generate noise can be a concern,…
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Cautionary tale for investment landlords if a building has inherent defects

| 26th February 2019
In Blue Manchester Ltd v North West Ground Rents Ltd [2019] EWHC 142 (TCC), the High Court upheld a tenant’s claim for specific performance against its landlord, requiring the landlord to repair an external glass façade in a tower block…
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Lockout agreements

| 25th February 2019
In ordinary contract law, there can be ‘no agreement to agree’ binding on the parties.  In order to address this, pre-contract agreements known as Lockout Agreements are sometimes used in commercial property transactions. These aim…
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