The winner of the PLA 2007 Essay Competition is Natalie Johnson of Boodle Hatfield.  Natalie was presented with a cheque for £1,000 by the PLA President, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, at the Annual Dinner held at Merchant Taylor's Hall on 2 October 2007.

Entrants were asked to write about the area of property law they thought was most in need of reform.  Natalie chose TRESPASS.  She concludes: "We need to be concerned about protecting property rights that are so fundamental to our legal system, economy and daily lives.  The law must be seen to uphold the rights of lawful occupiers and owners and to do so swiftly and with little expense.  A failure to do so undermines confidence in the legal system.  For this reason the law concerning trespass is in serious need of reform. 

To read the winning essay (which has also been published in the Estates Gazette) click here.