Landlord and Tenant
TWM Solicitors has considerable expertise in dealing with disputes concerning property. The firm has a large and well regarded Property department, and much of the Dispute Resolution team’s work involves acting for existing clients who have property interests. We also act for many managing agents with whom we have developed close working relationships. Property disputes can […]
Professional Negligence
Businesses and individuals engage in a wide range of professionals to act for them. These include, amongst others, accountants, solicitors, financial advisors, stockbrokers. Even the most competent of professionals will, from time to time, make a mistake. While in many cases the mistake can be rectified before any loss is caused to the client, nevertheless […]
Insolvency and Restructuring
Our Insolvency and Restructuring team has extensive experience in the full range of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency work. We act for insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, companies, directors, shareholders, creditors and debtors. Our work has included the following: Pre-insolvency security and business review, advising lenders on key legal issues to assist in determining […]
Inadequate Service Claims
The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (SGSA) implies terms into a contract for the supply of services, that the supply must: Be carried out with reasonable skill and care expected of an ordinary competent member of the profession or trade involved; Be carried out within a reasonable time; Cost no more than a reasonable […]
Claims Arising From a Sale of Defective Goods
Consumers have wide ranging protection under The Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SGA) in relation to the purchase of consumer goods. The SGA implies certain terms into a contract for the sale of goods. So, for example, goods must: Come with good title, i.e. the seller must have the right to sell the goods; Correspond […]
Consumer Claims
It is an unfortunate fact of life that we don’t always get what we bargain for. The things that we buy may be faulty or not fit for purpose. The services that we contract for may fall far short of what we expected. There is an enormous volume of legislation in place to protect the […]