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In 2015 the PLA surveyed its members on their experience of using the County Court.

Byroni Kleopa and Clare Anslow (Hardwicke) - Rent Repayment Orders – What’s the Big Deal?

Consultation on powers to tackle unauthorised encampments? URGENT RESPONSES REQUIRED

In 2018 the Ministry of Communities and Local Government conducted a consultation to establish the effectiveness of the powers of the police and local authorities in relation to unauthorised developments and encampments. The response to that consultation signalled clear calls for the Government to improve enforcement against unauthorised encampments. In response, the Government announced that police powers to direct people away from unauthorised sites (under sections 61 and 62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act) would be amended, by lowering the criteria that must be met before the police can direct people away. The consultation also highlighted calls to criminalise unauthorised encampments. The PLA responded to that consultation and the clear message from our members was that the police seemed unwilling to exercise their powers even when entitled to do so.

Property Week Ask the Expert: Should all boundary disputes be settled by surveyors - Mathew Ditchburn

County Court System Urgently Needs Fixing Says PLA

Cripps Pemberton Greenish partner Kerry Glanville is the new chair of the Property Litigation Association, having taken over from Dentons’ partner Bryan Johnston. She is the 25th chair since the organisation was established in 1995 to represent property litigators in the UK.

Jamal Demachkie (Hardwicke) – Boundary Disputes: A quick-fire guide to Law and Practice

Mediation is essentially an assisted negotiation. It is a voluntary, confidential and “without prejudice” process provided by a neutral and impartial third party (the mediator). The mediator works with the parties and their advisers to help them find an acceptable solution to the dispute and thereby avoid, or bring an end to, proceedings.

Do I really need a barrister or an expert at mediation – surely they will just complicate matters and increase costs?