News
27th January 2022
Ellisons Solicitors ensures first-of-its-kind victory for Essex flat owners
Ellisons Solicitors has won a significant victory for flat owners fighting against massive fire patrol (waking watch) bills. Ellisons was instructed by Cherrydown Management Limited, the Residents’ Management…
Insights
11th January 2022
New proposals set out to fix the Building Safety crisis
There has been plenty of discussion in respect of building safety and cladding in the press in the past couple of years. However, most of this related to…
Insights
17th December 2021
Fire Safety Enforcement Notices can be appealed if they are made unreasonably
Background Ellisons was recently instructed by a Management Company who was the ‘responsible person’ in relation to fire safety at a large residential development consisting of a number…
Insights
13th December 2021
Update on Naylor and others v Roamquest Ltd and another [2021]
Background The full details of the background of this case is covered in our previous article (where can be found here). But very briefly, the claimants were leasehold…
Insights
19th November 2021
Update for Directors – Joint and Several Liability Notices for repeated insolvency and non-payment cases
HMRC has recently published guidance on The Finance Act 2020, which introduced the principle of joint and several liability for company directors. The purpose of this reform was…
Insights
17th November 2021
COVID-19: Ring-fencing of commercial rent debt
On 09 November the Government published a new Code of Practice and a draft Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill with the aim of tackling accrued rent arrears for businesses…
Insights
7th October 2021
Health and Safety guidance for high-rise residential buildings
Following the Building Safety Bill (“BSB”) entering Parliament, the Health and Safety Executive (“HSE”) has published information relating to the safety principles for high-rise residential buildings (defined as…
Insights
25th August 2021
Beware the detail – Part 36 offers don’t play by the same rules
With most parties wishing to avoid the cost and upheaval of prolonged court proceedings, offers to settle are frequently made and can be an effective way to bring…
News
10th August 2021
Ellisons Solicitors further expands its Insolvency and Debt Recovery Team with the appointment of a new Senior Associate
Leading law firm Ellisons Solicitors, which boasts the largest specialist insolvency team in Essex and Suffolk has further expanded its team, with the appointment of a Senior Associate…
Insights
8th July 2021
Revenge Evictions
With the phasing out of emergency measures in the rental market, are we likely to be seeing a return of revenge evictions? Dispute Resolution Paralegal, Amy Gibson, discusses…