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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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The Judicial Executive Board has approved plans for a number of the specialist jurisdictions of the High Court of England & Wales to be known collectively as “The Business and Property Courts of England & Wales”.

“No case too big to be tried in the regions”

On 1 January 2012 the Dilapidations Protocol was adopted as a formal pre-action protocol under the Civil Procedure Rules.

Check Challenge Appeal: Reforming business rates appeals – consultation on statutory implementation.

Check Challenge Appeal: Reforming business rates appeals – consultation on statutory implementation.

At the Property Litigation Association’s recent annual conference, Jonathan Seitler QC opened up his bag of tricks and shared with a delighted audience his favourite little-used – but hugely useful – provisions, rules and authorities that can be relied on to good effect at trial.