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Guide to Business & Property Work at Central London (July 2025)
29th Aug 2025
The County Court at Central London has published an updated guide to the Business and Property Work undertaken at the court.Read article -
Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services: consultation
22nd Aug 2025
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published a consultation entitled “Strengthening Leasehold Protections over Charges and Services” dated 4 July 2025. The consultation itself is lengthy and includes over 200 questions. The Law Reform Committee has sought to identify the questions of most relevant to PLA members, so that we can prepare a summary response to the consultation on behalf of the PLA.Read article -
Inclusivity at Work Events: Rethinking the Role of Alcohol
22nd Aug 2025
ED&I Committee member, Chris Lee, talks about why he doesn't drink alcohol anymore, his experience of alcohol while working in the legal industry, and how this has shaped his perspective towards alcohol at work events.Read 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 Consultations & User Groups
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Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services: consultation
22nd Aug 2025
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published a consultation entitled “Strengthening Leasehold Protections over Charges and Services” dated 4 July 2025. The consultation itself is lengthy and includes over 200 questions. The Law Reform Committee has sought to identify the questions of most relevant to PLA members, so that we can prepare a summary response to the consultation on behalf of the PLA.Read article -
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 -
Professional Court User Surgery 23rd January 2025
07th Jan 2025
PLA Members are invited to the Professional Court User Surgery to be held at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL on Thursday 23rd January 2025.Read article