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Slide presentation given by Cecily Crampin at JPLA Manchester event.

On 15 August 2017, Foskett J. handed down judgment in Partridge v Gupta [2017] EWHC 2110 (QB) – a case that centred on the interpretation of CPR r.83.13(8), which prescribes the applicable procedural requirements when a claimant wishes to enforce a possession in the High Court by execution of a writ of possession. The key issue for consideration was what constituted sufficient notice for the purposes of r.83.13(8)(a). Whilst Foskett J. regarded the facts of Mr Partridge’s appeal as being little more than academic“[1] he recognised that the case raised a point of practical and procedural importance, and that a fully reasoned decision would be of assistance in other cases (para [7]).

With PLA support, The Protocol for Disputes between Neighbours about the Location of their Boundary (The Boundary Disputes Protocol) has now been published.

The Business and Property Courts of England and Wales

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often“

Michelle Caney St Ives Chambers August 2017

Your PLA executive committee and subcommittees have been working hard to revise the articles of the Association.

Japanese Knotweed (“JKW”) was introduced to the UK in the mid-19th Century as it was popular with landscapers because of its ability to grow quickly and form dense screens. But it was soon realised it was a pernicious weed that out-competed other flora – yet it was still sold at garden nurseries until the 1930s.

Generally, the PLA Law Reform Committee is very supportive of the Code of Practice. We agree that it is important to set out expectations for the conduct of the parties under the New Code.

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