PLA - Property Litigation Association

Case Studies on topical issues

Over the last few months we have been posting a series of case studies on topical issues.

Case studies written by members of Landmark Chambers (more to follow)
"Mind the Gap":  Landlord, the Registration Gap and the Landlord & Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (Nicholas Taggart, barrister and Louisa Nye, pupil barrister)

"Service Charges"  (Camilla Lamont and Louisa Nye)

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Case studies written by members of Wilberforce Chambers

Insolvency: Rent Recovery in Administration - by James Ayliffe QC
'Every Little Helps': interim rent and apportionment - by Joanne Wicks
What to look for in a set of accounts - by Jonathan Seitler QC
1954 Act: Validity of Notices - by Tiffany Scott
Rights of Light, Landlords and Tenants - by Jonathan Karas QC
Dilapidations - No Loss? - by Julian Greenhill

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Case studies written by members of Maitland Chambers

Problems with a Break Clause (Edwin Johnson QC)
Landlords and Company Voluntary Arrangements (James Hanham)
Landlord & Tenant: Terminal Dilapidations (Judith Jackson QC)
1954 Act: disregard at your peril! (Andrew PD Walker)
The Age of Consent (Tim Dutton)
Service Default (Alan Johns)

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Case studies written by members of Falcon Chambers 

Good House-keeping (Martin Dray)
Landlords: look before you leap! (Janet Bignell)
Amending service charges in leases (Elizabeth Fitzgerald)
A landlord's remedies against a liquidator (Gary Cowen)
Beware the Occupant (Adam Rosenthal)
After the Fall .... Valuers' Liability in a Falling Market (Caroline Shea)

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