Blog — 09 March 2023

A knotty issue – can landowners recover damages due to Japanese Knotweed on a neighbour’s property?

A recent Court of Appeal case has confirmed that a landowner is able to claim damages for the diminution in value to their property caused by Japanese Knotweed on neighbouring…

Blog — 07 March 2023

First instance of the Mental Health Crisis Moratorium being successfully challenged

In May 2021, the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) took effect. The Regulations provide debtors in England and…

Blog — 07 March 2023

UK Data Protection Overview 2023

Monika Sobiecki, Data Protection and Cybersecurity specialist at Bindmans, has published the Data Protection Overview for the UK in collaboration with regulatory research platform OneTrust DataGuidance. Monika’s piece covers the UK’s…

Blog — 07 March 2023

2021 census data on marriage and civil partnership status

The Office of National Statistics has issued the data from the 2021 consensus in respect of the status of marriage and civil partnerships in England and Wales. Some of the…

Blog — 07 March 2023

Streamlining the asylum process

On 13 December 2022, the Prime Minister made a statement on ‘illegal immigration’ in the House of Commons. He announced the government’s aims to process asylum claims ‘in days or…

Blog — 01 March 2023

I was unaware that my ground rent doubles every few years when I purchased my property – what can I do?

Over the past few years there has been a growing number of cases of leasehold property owners seeking recourse against their conveyancing solicitors due to a clause in their lease…