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Lender Valuations – who does it benefit?

When buying a house, your mortgage provider will carry out a valuation to check the property is mortgageable, but it’s essential to instruct an independent survey to protect your interests.

August 24, 2021 Read more

Civil Unions

Currently, only those in a same-sex couple can enter into a civil partnership in Jersey. In England, civil partnerships have also been available to couples of the opposite sex since...

August 11, 2021 Read more

Tenancy Management Update – Children Welcome!

The States Assembly has recently voted in favour of an amendments to the provisions of the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013. The effect of those amendments is to ensure that prospective tenants are not discriminated against by landlords on the basis that they have children under the age of 18. In this article George Pearce identifies the key changes arising from those amendments which those who rent or manage residential properties need to be aware of.

August 04, 2021 Read more

Clinical or Medical Negligence Explained

What is clinical or medical negligence? A claim in clinical or medical negligence is a civil claim for compensation for an injury suffered as a consequence of the actions (or...

July 29, 2021 Read more

Costs remain fixed in the Petty Debts Court

Introduction Amongst other matters, the Petty Debts Court (the “PDC”) has jurisdiction to hear all civil claims with a value lower than £30,000.00. In April 2018, the Petty Debts Court...

July 13, 2021 Read more

BCR Explores Law – Unfair Dismissal

Unfair dismissal is a complex area of employment law, but one that every employer should understand. A failure to understand this area of law can result in employers being taken...

July 08, 2021 Read more

Modern Family

This article was first published in Gallery magazine. Once upon a time there was a family. There was a mum and a dad and 2.4 children. Dad went out to...

June 16, 2021 Read more

COVID-19 Vaccine – Considerations for parents

Whether or not to get a child vaccinated can be a difficult decision for parents to make and in turn lead to disagreements between parents. In a recent judgment of...

June 04, 2021 Read more
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