When I qualified as a solicitor in 2005 I well remember the complexity bought about by the introduction of the Single Farm Payment that cruelly coincided with the start of my new job. There was much debate as to the new drafting required for sale contracts and tenancy agreements to take into account the entitlements […]
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Gibson & Co. secures Law Society’s new quality mark
With offices in Newcastle, Hexham and Bellingham, Gibson & Co. has secured membership to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark of excellence for the home buying process. All the offices underwent rigorous assessment by the Law Society in order to secure CQS status, which marks the firm out as meeting high standards […]
Close Brothers v Ridsdale
Close Brothers v Ridsdale [2012] EWHC 3090 (QB) Enforcement of guarantees The facts of this case are all too familiar. Mr Ridsdale had been a successful property developer. He was the first defendant and his wife was the second defendant. Mr Ridsdale carried out his property development through a company, the third defendant. Close […]