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Three tenants want to swap homes with one another. In other words, this is a three way mutual exchange. Mrs X is a local authority tenant whose tenancy began on 1 January 1994. She wants to move into the property currently occupied by Mr Y. Mr Y is an RSL tenant whose tenancy began on 1 May 1984. Mr Y wants to move into the property currently occupied by Miss Z who is a tenant of a housing association which was set up after stock transfer (LSVT). Miss Z became a tenant on 3 April 2001. She wants to move into Mrs X’s property. (more…)

The Law Commission has defined the current structure of the homicide legislation in England and Wales as a “rickety structure set upon shaky foundations”. It states that some aspects of the criminal law have remained unchanged since the seventeenth century (more…)

The Equal Pay Act 1970 (Hereafter the “EPA”) provides employed individuals with the right to receive the same contractual pay and other benefits as a person of the opposite gender working in the same employment. These provisions give women the right to equality in the terms of her contract of employment where she is employed: (more…)

Since the employment equality reforms of the 1970s, which were designed to level the playing field between men and women at work, there have been huge changes in the profile of society. In the 1970s there was a broad equivalence in the educational achievement between boy and girls at school (GCE/CSE level), but the majority of those studying in further education (58 per cent) and in higher education (67 per cent) were male. By 2004 statistics indicated that girls were significantly outperforming boys (more…)

Throughout this piece of work, Estelle shall be referred to as ‘E’; Rudolf Roksoff shall be referred to as ‘R’; Dr North shall be referred to as ‘Dr N’; Mr. South shall be referred to as ‘Mr. S’; Freya shall be referred to as ‘F’ and; Prof. West shall be referred to as ‘Prof W.’ The possible claims have been separated under headings which have been underlined throughout the piece. (more…)

The secret trusts comprise both (fully) secret trusts and half-secret trusts. They are a relic of a bygone era and do not conform to established trust principles. Their prior purpose has largely disappeared with the changing patterns and expectations of social behaviour (more…)

In this scenario, the two parties, Ben and Angela, have entered into a contract with clear terms which both of them have accepted. An intervening event has then occurred which has rendered it difficult, if not impossible, for Ben to complete his side of the contract. By claiming that Ben is in breach of the contract, Angela has sought to set it aside. (more…)

The large size of the 2003 Code represents a positive starting point for any analysis into the likelihood for improving corporate governance. There are 43 Principles and 48 Provisions and this starkly contrasts with the meagre combination of 17 Principles and 47 Provisions within the 1998 Code. Further to this, schedule B also lists the seven provisions that provide guidance on the content requirements of Remuneration Reports (more…)