PLA Midlands & North Wales: Contractual Control Rights & Their Termination

The PLA Midlands & North Wales held a seminar on Contractual Control Rights & Their Termination on 10 September 2026 at Pinsent Masons, Birmingham. 

A seminar on contractual control rights and their termination, presented by Brie Stevens-Hoare KC and Clare Anslow, Gatehouse Chambers.

The session covered:

1. What are contractual control rights – conditional contracts, options, pre-emption rights and promotion agreements;
2. Termination of contractual control rights;
3. Litigating disputed termination – how, what procedure, being quick and cost effective; and
4. The new requirement to register them – the timelines and consequences of failure to comply.

Slides

Contractual Control Rights Termination, litigation and the new registration requirements Brie Stevens-Hoare KC & Clare Anslow, Gatehouse Chambers (10.09.26)