Russell-Cooke podcasts

Join Shabnam Ali-Khan for the first of two (maybe more!) conversations with Colin Horton of Hortons Valuers where they discuss the routes and pitfalls to lease extensions for residential flats. In this session they set out the basics of lease extensions and why it is not good to wait till your lease falls below 80 years.  Watch this space for the next conversation - the proposed leasehold reforms:...

"I'm a flat owner. I want to extend my lease to make my flat more marketable. What are my rights?" "How do I know if I have the right to extend under the 1993 Act?" In this podcast, Russell-Cooke senior associate Shabnam Ali-Khan and associate Maryam Saud answer these and the other questions they get asked most often about the lease extension process.   Shabnam is a senior...

"Whichever side of the Brexit debate you fall on, it has been a terrible example of how to conduct yourself in a negotiation," says Oscar Smith, associate in the family team. "As a family lawyer, I would strongly advise clients not to follow the example set by the UK and the EU."  Divorce is a complicated and delicate process that can easily turn into a Brexit-style stand-off i...

Russell-Cooke solicitors podcast. On 22 July 2020 Russell-Cooke hosted an online event for aspiring solicitors from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. The panel discussion featured prominent external speakers I. Stephanie Boyce , current deputy Vice-President of the Law Society, Paulette Mastin , Counsel at Linklaters and President of the Black Solicitors Network and Isaac Eloi, trainee...