Defences to defamation: Rebekah Vardy -v- Coleen Rooney
The “Wagatha Christie Scandal” dominated headlines towards the end of last year following the social media fall-out between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. For those not familiar with the story, Coleen Rooney wrote a series of posts on Twitter accusing Rebekah Vardy of leaking personal information about her to the Sun newspaper; this was on […]
Read moreCommercial Landlords: A Lesson On Drawing From a Tenant’s Deposit
It may seem like a straightforward commercial decision for a landlord to deduct unpaid rent from a tenant’s deposit. However, caution should be exercised in light of the decision of Re London Bridge Entertainment Parts LLP (in administration) [2019] EWHC 2932 (Ch) (London Bridge), as any obligation for a tenant to ‘top up’ a rent […]
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