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In Applications, Civil Procedure, Rule Changes The writer has looked several times at judicial warnings against one party writing to the court without copying in the other party. Those warnings have now been inserted into the Rules. The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 introduce a new CPR 39.8 which comes into force on the 6th …
If repair and maintenance work is not carried out by the owner, the occupant will be able to take them to court Tenants are going to be given the power to sue their landlords over damp and mould in their homes when a new law comes into force. From March 20, the Homes (Fitness for …
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As you are no doubt aware, under the ‘Right to Rent’ rules, landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of potential tenants and face fierce penalties if they rent to someone who does not have the ‘right to rent’ in the UK. Which can include a prison sentence. Many have complained that this is in …
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The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has alleged that some of the judges on the panel to hear the petition of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are working for President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement by Ikenga Ugochinyere, its spokesman, the coalition said it had seen the names of …
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Existing US sanctions on Zimbabwe in place since 2003 have been extended for a further 12 months. President Donald Trump says the southern African nation poses an "unusual and extraordinary" threat to US foreign policy. He blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government for failing to implement the "political and economic overhaul required to rebuild its reputation". …
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