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Has the legal profession really achieved gender equality?
05th Feb 2026
On the surface, progress looks strong — but the data tells a more complicated story. Following the panel event on 27 January, this article explores why parity at entry level hasn’t translated into equality at the top — and what needs to change to make progression genuinely sustainable and attractive.Read article -
CoStar: Are the days of long residential leaseholds numbered?
03rd Feb 2026
PLA Law Reform Committee Chair, Paul Tonkin, looks at what could replace it.Read article -
PLA Post January 2026
27th Jan 2026
Your monthly round up of news, events, articles and podcastsRead article
Counsel on the Couch
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Counsel on the Couch Episode 3: Tom Weekes KC
08th Mar 2024
Tom Weekes KC discusses Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 with Isobel Emerson-Lich from the PLA Website & Marketing CommitteeRead article -
Counsel on the Couch Episode 2: Joanne Wicks QC of Wilberforce Chambers
14th Mar 2022
Joanne Wicks QC (Wilberforce Chambers) chats with The Property Litigation Association about the Supreme Court's decision in Duval v 11-13 Randolph CrescentRead article -
Counsel on the Couch Live: A briefing on the COVID rent cases
07th May 2021
A webinar with Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC, Gary Cowen QC and Elizabeth Fitzgerald (Falcon Chambers) discussing two much anticipated High Court decisions, the first decisions of the pandemic dealing with commercial rent claims when businesses have been shut due to COVID-19 issues.Read article
Speakers' Corner
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Cracking down on landlords' insurance commission - Benjamin Faulkner, Wilberforce Chambers
14th Jul 2025
Benjamin Faulkner of Wilberforce Chambers explains the position for recharging landlords' insurance commission to tenants in the case of London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas LimitedRead article -
Construction of a Right of Way - Andrew Skelly, Gatehouse Chambers
25th Sep 2023
The judgment in the recent Bucknell v Alchemy Estates case provides convenient guidance as to the determination of the extent of expressly granted rights of way. Andrew Skelly, Gatehouse Chambers discusses the implications.Read article -
John de Waal KC (Gatehouse Chambers) - Should mediation be compulsory?
15th May 2023
John de Waal KC of Gatehouse Chambers considers the upcoming Court of Appeal case Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilRead article
Law Reform Consultation Responses & News
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Property Litigation Association Response to the Proposed Reform of the 1954 Act Consultation Paper
26th Feb 2025
Property Litigation Association Response to the Proposed Reform of the 1954 Act Consultation PaperRead article -
Comments and submissions on the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill from PLA & PBA
14th Dec 2021
The PLA and PBA have both provided submissions to the Government committee on the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill.Read article -
PLA's response to the Law Commission's consultation on the 14th Program
14th Sep 2021
PLA's response to the Law Commission's consultation on the 14th ProgramRead article