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02 July 2020 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7893 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way , Covid-19
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Civil way: 3 July 2020

Forfeiture forfeited; LiPs misbehaving; The peril of Airbnb lettings; Gas certificate relief; No fault divorce near & far; Family on the air; Special Guardianship guidance

COVID BUBBLES

The business of rent arrears Enforcement of forfeiture and re-entry rights on the ground of rent arrears for business premises in England was paralysed by s 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 until 30 June 2020. The paralysis has been extended to 30 September 2020 by the Business Tenancies (Protection from Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/602). It is limited to a tenancy to which Pt 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies or would apply if any relevant occupier were the tenant.

Bailiffs Off The non-availability of court bailiffs to serve Pt 4 Family Law Act 1996 orders—the applicant shall not personally serve a la FPR 10.6—is causing problems during COVID-19 which is on the rule committee’s agenda for consideration next week. Alternative service by email or text is being frequently ordered but could

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Marine finance partner strengthens Penningtons Manches Cooper's banking and finance practice

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

NEWS
The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns
It would not be in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5 for providing unreliable evidence about its policy of ‘neither confirming nor denying’ someone worked for the intelligence services, the High Court has held
The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents
Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career
Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions
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