News and Articles

This case concerns a claim for dilapidations in relation to premises known as Capella House, Snowdon Drive, Milton Keynes which was let for a term of 15 years expiring on 16 June 2011.

Scott v Aimiuwu (18/2/2015) is the first known Court Decision on a rights of light claim since the Judgment of the Supreme Court in Coventry v Lawrence (2014) – in which the basis upon which injunctive relief should be granted, and damages awarded, was reviewed and revised.

Most developers will be eager to hear (probably more than the election results!) that the first Court Case on Rights of Light has determined following both Coventry v Lawrence and the Law Commission which presented themselves last year. However, it is unfortunately not too significant.

The Property Litigation Association (PLA) responds to the consultation on the Shorter and Earlier Trial Procedures Initiative as set out below in our comments in red on the draft Practice Direction. PLA members specialise in all aspects of property litigation including commercial, residential and agricultural property law. We are (approximately 1200) lawyers who come from a variety of firms in terms of size and location.

The Message: Parking fines are valid if commercially justifiable and fair.

The definition of land and ownership of property

Mixed use is most certainly in vogue. We constantly read about new gleaming mixed use developments where developers have residential properties usually situated above offices, shops, restaurants or even hotels. In many respects this is nothing new and is a return to the pre Victorian way we lived. There was over the past 150 years a steady separation between commercial and residential areas and thus a division between such developments. But the pressures of population growth and the reluctance to develop in greenfield sites has led to a rapidly changing development world. The centres of our cities are now once again places in which to live.

Discretion sits at the heart of all his client relationships. These include senior politicians in the UK and Europe, CEOs of FTSE 100 companies, world champions and high-level administrators from the world of sport, top-ranking people at NGOs across the globe, and many leaders of tomorrow.

In an ever changing market proposed property sales frequently become the subject of disputes, whether by those seeking to withdraw from a deal or those seeking to enforce it. This seminar will explore some of the interesting issues that might arise in such disputes with reference to recent cases.

In March 2009 Snooze Limited (“Snooze”) leased a warehouse on the outskirts of Coventry to Dash Limited (“Dash”) for a term of 10 years. Dash was a company which was in the business of parcel delivery. It used the warehouse to store orders purchased by customers until they could be collected by freelance drivers. The main administrative workforce operated from Dash’s registered office in the city centre.