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Presented at The Property Litigation Association Annual Conference at Keble College, Oxford on Friday, 23 March 2018 by Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC Falcon Chambers

Presented at The Property Litigation Association Annual Conference at Keble College, Oxford on Friday, 23 March 2018 by Camilla Lamont & Miriam Seitler Landmark Chambers

Presented at The Property Litigation Association Annual Conference at Keble College, Oxford on Friday, 23 March 2018 by Wayne Clark of Falcon Chambers

Since taking silk in 2015 Gary Blaker QC has continued to develop his practice in all aspects of property law, professional negligence and commercial chancery litigation. In 2015 Gary was elected a Bencher of Middle Temple.

The government’s draft bill correcting how multi-occupied properties should be assessed for business rate purposes leaves too many areas open to interpretation, the Property Litigation Association (PLA) has warned.

We are fast approaching that time of year when newly qualified vacancies are released and we are looking forward to welcoming new junior members to the Association. With that in mind the JPLA Committee have given some thought to how we can best help our junior members in their roles through providing know-how aimed specifically at our more junior members.

This is my first blog as chair of LRC. I joined the committee in 2011.  Back then, all the talk was about “hot tubbing” and whether the Dilapidations Protocol would ever be adopted into the Civil Procedure Rules.  Fast forward seven years and I find myself taking over the reins from Kerry Glanville, who I would like to thank for such a fabulous contribution as chair and dedicated membership of LRC before that.

One challenge for the committee is to try and broaden the reach beyond Bristol. Experience tells us that it can be difficult to muster sufficient numbers for events in say Cardiff or Exeter but again any thoughts here are welcome. In any event, we will hopefully be able to arrange video links for the April 26 event.

The Property Litigation Association is an industry association for solicitors with a substantial part of their  practice  in  property  litigation.   The  Association  has  around  1300  members  comprising solicitors from throughout England and Wales (and elsewhere in the United Kingdom) specialising in all aspects of property litigation including commercial, residential and agricultural property law.

Multi-Occupied Properties Consultation Response