
You’ve Been Served!
On His Majesty’s (Dispute Re) Service There has been widespread reporting of the dispute between the legal teams for Prince Andrew and his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, as to whether or not legal proceedings have been properly served, and social media

Mental Health & The Workplace
Watch the full live webinar from our Mental Health & The Workplace event that took place on the 22nd of September 2021.

Legal update: Transfers that were fraudulent were held to be effective to transfer half the beneficial interest to the purchaser.
Victus Estates and others v Munroe and others [2021] EWHC 2411 (Ch) (27 August 2021) Here the High Court considered the effect of two property transfers where one of the joint proprietors (X) had forged the other’s signature. HM Land

Advertising Standards Authority Continues Crackdown on Influencers
In the latest of a number of recent decisions, the Advertising Standards
Authority (“ASA”) has published rulings in relation to social media posts by
influencers Emma Louise Connelly and Briley Powell.

CG Professional Strengthen Workforce Again
North West law firm CG Professional has this week announced further appointments to support their rapid growth across the region. Michelle Hinks joins the CG team as a senior associate in the real estate division along with Surayya Munshi who

Real Estate Update
Court of Appeal decision that a break condition in a lease that required vacant possession was satisfied even when the tenant left the property in a dysfunctional condition.

Real Estate Legal Update
In Minister v Hathaway and another [2021] EWCA Civ 936 (23 June 2021) the Court of Appeal was required to consider the validity of a landlord’s notice to seek possession under s.21 Housing Act 1988.

Mixed SDLT Rates Did Not Apply To Property Purchase Where Lease Granted Over Garage on Same Day
The First-tier Tribunal have confirmed SDLT is a ‘transactional tax’ and that as such, granting a commercial lease of the garage of a residential property on the same day as (but following) the purchase of the property, did not entitle

LUR Client Testomonial
Have a listen to what Simon Tuley of LUR has to say about working with CG Professional and what the future holds for the company.