Mark Heighton
ProfessionalNeed to know: Law Commission rings changes
Code reforms will affect both landlords and operators.
ProfessionalLiability for customer injury
Question: I own a parade of shops. One of the retailers leaves its rubbish outside its store on a communal forecourt. A customer has tripped over some of the scattered rubbish and is claiming damages for injuries. Am I liable?
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Ask the expert (2)
I am the landlord of an office building with ancillary car parking in Manchester.
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Calculated risk
In the aftermath of 11 September, damage to buildings from uninsured risks such as terrorism is back on the property agenda. But how much of the onus is on the landlord?
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Get in on the Act
New disability discrimination legislation will come into effect from October 2004, affecting all service providers – including the property industry
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Prescriptive right of way
Should a buyer rely on a prescriptive right that benefits a property? Though it is possible to rely on the prescriptive right, buyers need to take care
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Weighing up competition
The Competition Act 1998 finally came into force on 1 March. Mark Heighton of CMS Cameron McKenna says that many property transactions will now fall foul of the law
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Access all areas
Legal Landlords need to take urgent action to ensure that disabled people can access their properties, under the Disability Discrimination Act which came into force last month. The Act, assessed here by Mark Heighton and Angela Watts, will be the subject of the first in ...
