Speakers' Corner
Opinion pieces where leading KCs and junior counsel share their thoughts on recent cases
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Update on the actual occupation overriding interest.
24th Nov 2017
Stephanie Tozer, Falcon ChambersRead article -
In the line of fire? Breach of trust and related claims against solicitors.
24th Nov 2017
Joseph Ollech, Falcon ChambersRead article -
Home or Away? Jurisdictional issues in claims relating to overseas property.
24th Nov 2017
Mark Galtrey, Falcon ChambersRead article -
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Powers of Leasing and the effect of a surrender.
24th Nov 2017
Gary Cowen, Falcon ChambersRead article -
Cherry Picking: The effect of extrinsic evidence on the interpretation of registered documents.
24th Nov 2017
Tamsin Cox, Falcon ChambersRead article -
Whose agent are you anyway? Tricia Hamans and Roisin McGlinn, Falcon Chambers
24th Nov 2017
Tricia Hemans and Roisin McGlinn consider common arguments raised by borrowers against LPA Receivers.Read article -
Reasonable Belief in Adverse Possession – 14 Years Later
09th Nov 2017
The doctrine of adverse possession arises from the Limitation Act 1980. Section 15(1) provides that no action shall be brought by any person to recover any land after the expiration of 12 years from the date on which the right of action accrued. Sections 1-7 provide that at the expiration of the period of 12 years the title of the paper owner is extinguished. The claim of a person to a possessory title was therefore based on the negative effect of the extinguishment of the paper owner’s title, and the basic principle that what is required for a case in trespass is not ownership, but possession or a right to possession.Read article