Ahmad v Secret Garden (Cheshire) Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1005
Introduction This case provides a very useful resume of the law on rectification and the courts powers where it is alleged the terms of a contract do not reflect the parties’ agreement. It is worth recounting that rectification is an equitable remedy. The court may refuse it if for example an innocent third party has […]
‘Help to buy’: Choose a specialist conveyancer or risk your sale
Kathryn Taylor, a spokesperson for the Conveyancing Association responds to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme will be extended to all properties from next week, three months earlier than expected. Commenting on today’s announcement Kathryn Taylor, a spokesperson for the Conveyancing Association and Managing Partner at Gordon Brown LLP, says: “Today’s […]
Conveyancing Association firms dominate Industry Awards
Conveyancing Association (CA) members won seven out of twelve awards at the ‘Law Firm Services Conveyancing Awards’ in Coventry on Thursday, demonstrating more than ever that CA members are the best of the best in the highly competitive conveyancing industry. In fact, CA member firms won 18 of the 36 first, second and third prizes […]
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act: Subject Access Requests (SAR’s) – What data controllers need to do to comply?
Section 7(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the ‘Act’) gives individuals the right to access their personal data (subject access data). By making a written request and paying a fee, an individual is entitled to see the information which is the personal data; and any information available to the data controller about the source […]