The first known arbitration decision following the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 has been released, under which the tenant failed to obtain relief from rent arrears in respect of its registered office. Facts Signet Trading Ltd, the world’s largest specialist jeweller which operates around 300 retail stores and trades as H Samuel and Ernest Jones, sought relief from its rent [...]
Teacher Stern LLP are pleased to announce that they have successfully negotiated a settlement with Barclays Bank on behalf of 37 clients who took out Shared Appreciation Mortgages in the late 1990s. While the details of the settlement are confidential Teacher Stern LLP are proud to have concluded settlement on behalf of their clients who had suffered years of uncertainty [...]
Consumer Credit Act applies to settlements by “Tomlin” order – CFL Finance Ltd v Gertner On 23 February 2021 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in CFL Finance Ltd v Gertner [2021] EWCA Civ 228, confirming that the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) can apply to settlement agreements appended to “Tomlin” orders and that deferment of a debt [...]
Do students have a leg to stand on when it comes to legal advice and action for missed education and reduced university experience? Hundreds of thousands of students have signed several online petitions calling for tuition fees to be refunded due to disrupted teaching during the coronavirus pandemic. Each petition has been debated in Parliament and given the response “Higher [...]
