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How Can Landlords Defend a Disrepair Claim?
A landlord can defend a disrepair claim on grounds such as not having been notified of the problem, the damage being the occupier's fault, or the repairs having been carried out within…
What Is a Civil Partnership? Rights, Differences and How to End One
A civil partnership is a legally recognised relationship giving a couple broadly the same rights as marriage. Since December 2019 it has been open to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
What Is the Legal Difference Between Marriage and Cohabitation?
Marriage and civil partnership give couples a wide set of automatic legal rights. Cohabiting couples gain almost none of them, however long they live together — and there is no such thing…
Should We Leave Passwords in our Will? Considerations for a Digital Age
Where do you store your password? Who knows them if you die?
When is a Contract not a Contract? Examining the Legal Formalities
We examine what the law says about the formation of a contract.
Litigants in Person: Is it fair being on your own? We find out.
What happens if you don’t have a solicitor and are a litigant in person?