Guarantor’s signature not all that it seems
A recent High Court decision has given a helpful reminder of how a signed and witnessed Guarantee may not be worth the paper it’s written on. This was on the basis of “undue influence” and because the defendant had not intended to sign a guarantee – the defence of “non est factum”. Undue influence – […]
Are you protecting your client’s manorial rights?
Manorial rights can often be difficult to establish but owners of estates with land attached could retain legal rights over their land, in addition to legal rights over land that once formed part of that estate. Land which was once part of a ‘manorial title’ would, more often than not, have manorial rights such as: […]