Trainee tales – My Seat in Construction
I have always enjoyed building things and understanding how things work - whether it was…
December 15, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Stephens Scown Trainees Make Waves at the Bigwave Business Games 2019
The Exeter Business Games (organised by Bigwave Media) are a series of mini-competitions that run…
December 15, 2022 By Stephens Scown
The Defective Premises Act – when is a dwelling “fit for habitation”?
When is a dwelling "fit for habitation" under the Defective Premises Act 1972? The Defective…
December 15, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Mines, Minerals and Adverse Possession claims
Sometimes colloquially described as “squatter’s rights“, or “stealing” as one of my clients once described…
December 13, 2022 By Ben Jones
Supreme Court decision in Guest v Guest
In October, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Guest v Guest where clarity…
December 12, 2022 By Anna Garde-Evans
Who owns the mineral rights in your land?
After a period of long-term decline, mining in the South West and in Cornwall in…
December 12, 2022 By Scott Mitchell
Non-material amendments – section 96a
In R (Fulford Parish Council) v York City Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1359 the Court…
December 9, 2022 By Duncan Tilney
Listed Building – impact of curtilage listing
With unauthorised work on a listed building making the news recently, Planning Partner Duncan Tilney…
December 7, 2022 By Duncan Tilney
Affordable housing required for four dwellings
Planning permission has been refused for the construction of four dwellings, due to the failure…
December 6, 2022 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Get to know your legal advisor – Robert Brooks
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
December 6, 2022 By Robert Brooks
Oatly pursuing trade mark infringement claims against Glebe Farm Foods
Oatly have recently made headlines for pursuing trade mark infringement and passing off claims against…
December 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Compensation for interference with mining and minerals rights
What can the owner of mining and mineral rights do if their mineral rights are…
December 5, 2022 By Richard Bagwell