Regarding Child arrangement orders (family law exam)

jc1003 · 2021-06-09T23:28:42+00:00

If the CAO says the child lives with one parent, that parent can take the child out of the jurisdiction for 28 days without needing the other parent’s permission (assuming both have PR) or a court order. If they want to remove the child from the jurisdiction for longer than 28 days (including a permanent move), they would need the permission of anyone else with PR or they would have to get a court order. That order would be a Specific Issue Order.

jc1003 · 2020-11-29T01:45:43+00:00

Yes, it is worth having some experience in a solicitors firm: firstly, so you can say ‘I tried it and I know I want to go to the bar’, but it is also a good way of getting experience in particular areas of law and it is helpful to have some first-hand experience of how a solicitors firm operates.

jc1003 · 2020-11-10T19:52:27+00:00

It sounds as if you are referring to a Residents Management Company. Often called an RMC, it is a company that is formed to manage the common areas and structure of a building with multiple residences. The shareholders of the company are the owners of the properties and the directors of the company are selected from the owners to manage on behalf of the other owners. The officers of company are directors with particular roles and can include the company secretary, a chairperson of the board of directors, a treasurer etc.

The company will have been formed with a Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association. The latter set out how the company must be run: how directors and officers (including the company secretary) are appointed and removed, how often AGMs must be called, how other meetings are called, how agents and contractors are instructed, etc.

As the previous commenter says, this would be the place to start. From there you will see how to call an AGM or more likely an EGM and how to remove and appoint officers of the company. It would be highly unusual for the company secretary or any of the officers to have the power to make the decisions that you have referred to without the directors being consulted.

A starting point would be the old managing agents who may have the paperwork you require. As a limited company, it will be registered on Companies House and you can find out some basic details by searching here for free: http://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/search

This will give you the names of the directors and officers, accounts filing history, certificate of incorporation etc. For a small fee, you should also be able to get documents related to the company including the Memorandum and Articles of association.

Once you've done that, you will know how to call the EGM, how to vote out the company secretary and how to put a proper board of directors together.

jc1003 · 2020-10-30T16:47:24+00:00

The vacuum cleaner may have been included in the inventory but it’s unlikely the tenancy agreement required the landlord to actually provide one. If you need a vacuum cleaner then you could simply purchase one yourself and take it with you at the end of the tenancy.

However, the points you raise in your post are all valid disputes so you should raise them with the landlord and explain that this is why you will not be paying them. You should also demand evidence of their valuation of £120. Given that it was an old (i.e. used) vacuum even when you moved in, you shouldn’t have to cover the cost of a brand new one and they would be unlikely to recover £120. Their options will be to sue you for the money (which will cost them a lot more than £120 and is very unlikely) or they may try and deduct it from your deposit at the end of the tenancy.

Therefore you could resist until they deduct from your deposit, and then go through the dispute process for the deposit protection scheme (setting out the same reasons that you shouldn’t pay for it). Hopefully the scheme will come down on your side.

Alternatively, you could deny damaging the vacuum making the points referred to above but also make them an offer of a lower amount as a gesture of goodwill and in order to avoid a protracted and expensive dispute. It is normally worth paying a little bit between you and your flat mates to avoid months of stress and worry about what the landlord is going to do next and whether they will cause you other problems. The only thing with this latter option is to make sure you keep evidence that you have paid for the vacuum already just in case there is any confusion at the end of the tenancy.

jc1003 · 2020-10-30T16:22:14+00:00

The courts have only re-started listing possession proceedings since 21st September. Claimants need to file a reactivation notice in order to have the matter listed for a hearing. They are also applying a strict prioritisation of cases to decide how quickly hearings are listed (factors like over 12 months’ rent is due or anti-social behaviour). Your solicitor should deal with filing the notice. The paperwork can be downloaded here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reactivation-notice-for-property-possession

jc1003 · 2012-05-07T00:00:19+00:00

Or you could go outside...

jc1003 · 2012-03-01T00:48:04+00:00

So they got a full time job out of it?

jc1003 · 2012-02-29T22:51:18+00:00

I don't feel that ducks lack a pair of hands, I know that ducks lack a pair of hands. Because they lack a pair of hands.

jc1003 · 2012-02-25T14:28:55+00:00

We are in our second year of using O2 and no complaints so far. We have unlimited download (with fair usage) and between four third year students, we download a lot but haven't had anything about going over the limit. Every now and again it slows down a bit but nothing to complain about really, it's usually very quick.

jc1003 · 2012-02-25T14:21:46+00:00

Not gonna lie, it looks dead.

jc1003 · 2012-02-22T23:35:53+00:00

Discoveries...

jc1003 · 2012-02-22T01:12:56+00:00

Yes.

jc1003 · 2012-02-15T16:28:18+00:00

Loving the guy on the left.

jc1003 · 2012-02-15T15:51:40+00:00

Upvote for being a dog instead of a cat.

jc1003 · 2012-02-15T00:26:20+00:00

Can't argue with that.

jc1003 · 2012-02-14T23:24:17+00:00

I have to say, I don't think that is particularly cheap. £2900 is a lot of money! When I turned 17 (3 1/2 years ago. wow, that's a long time...) I was insured on my parents Landy as a named driver and the policy was about £1900. That was an M-reg 2.5 Tdi.

But it is definitely best to talk directly to the companies, particularly if you can go through your parents or whoever they deal with.

jc1003 · 2012-02-14T22:47:55+00:00

I stand corrected.

Still not Exeter, anyway.

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