Published: 18/06/2020
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Disputes over property rights commonly arise in circumstances where informal relationships break down, whether those relationships are commercial, personal, or something in between. The law on how these disputes are resolved is constantly developing and can prove difficult to navigate.
With that in mind, Russell Wilcox and Conor Kennedy discuss the rules governing the various scenarios which can arise, with particular reference to a recent dispute in which they appeared on opposite sides of a TOLATA claim.
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This week Conor Kennedy considers a novel point of construction in relation to challenging service of claim forms; the headline is that defendants must take steps to mount a jurisdictional challenge within the tight deadlines provided for in the CPR, but Conor asks whether this…
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