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It is not only in the realms of fiction that lovers choose to marry in secret, away from the gaze of their disapproving families. A highly unusual High Court case, however, showed the legal difficulties that can arise from such arrangements. The case concerned a former couple who, without telling their families, went through a ceremony of marriage in Madrid in 1993. About a year later, after their families' attitude to their relationship had mellowed, they went through a second marriage ceremony in London. The marriage did not prosper and, after...

Tenants should take professional advice before renting out their homes to short-term paying guests via Airbnb, Booking.com or other internet booking sites. In a case on point, a couple who failed to take that sensible step placed themselves in jeopardy by breaching the terms of their lease. The couple held their flat under a 125-year lease. In common with a great many such properties, the lease contained a covenant that forbade the flat's use for any purpose other than as a private dwelling house for occupation by one family at...

This week, Oliver Fisher’s trainee solicitor Olivia Doherty achieved an excellent result under severe time constraints in a noise nuisance dispute. Details of the noise nuisance dispute The client, who is considered disabled and suffers with extreme anxiety, depression, and PTSD, faces an anti-social behaviour injunction from his landlord for noise nuisance. Typically, a client is represented from the beginning of their dispute. But in this instance, Oliver Fisher received instruction with just a week to obtain legal aid and prepare for the hearing. Ms Doherty successfully obtained legal aid for the civil...

Last month, Oliver Fisher solicitor Martha Mpangile took an unlawful eviction case from instruction to hearing in less than a week. Mpangile got the best result possible, all whilst working remotely. Details of the unlawful eviction When Hackney mum Hale Fedai returned to her home after nursing her mother back to health from Covid-19, she discovered that her landlady had changed the locks and thrown away all her belongings. Ms Fedai reached out to Oliver Fisher for help. Her solicitor Ms Mpangile quickly secured legal aid for the case and made an...