The outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is an ongoing epidemic that poses significant issues for businesses in affected countries. The purpose of this note is to summarize the duties of property owners in England and...more
Monday, as well as locking down the country, the government published critical amendments to the emergency Coronavirus Bill protecting commercial tenants from the risk of forfeiture until the end of June 2020.
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The English High Court has decided that collapsed retailer British Home Stores cannot challenge its own company voluntary arrangement as an unenforceable contractual penalty and must repay rental discounts to its landlords...more
When you hear the term “boundary dispute”, you probably imagine the following familiar set of circumstances:
- Two parties at loggerheads over a small strip of land.
- Entrenched positions holding sway over the...more
It has long been a bone of contention for landlords that tenants can simply file a notice of intention to appoint administrators in order to get an automatic moratorium against any enforcement action. This prevents a...more