Below is an email from Chief Master Marsh in which he sets out the system employed in the High Court for dealing with high value rent claims. You will note that as a result of a very significant level of uncontested claims they will be transferred to the Central London County Court unless you advise […]
19th Feb 2021 Law Reform Committee Read moreYou might think that in the midst of a pandemic and with the dust not yet settled from our departure from the EU, property reform would be languishing low on the government’s list of priorities. Only a few days into 2021, however, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, announced that around 4 million leaseholders would be given […]
2nd Feb 2021 News Read morePLA member Tom Dobson has won first prize in the Alan Langleben Memorial Essay Competition 2020 with his entry exploring the impact of the Supreme Court’s important decision in S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd and, in addition to winning £1,000 cash, had his essay published in the Estates Gazette. The competition posed the […]
22nd Jan 2021 News Read moreSadly we were unable to proceed as planned with Part 3 of the Autumn Trilogy tomorrow due to the Tier 3 restrictions in London which have once again closed 1 Wimpole Street. We know that members were looking forward to the event and, in particular, having the opportunity for a live Q&A session with Judge […]
23rd Dec 2020 News Read moreGary Lawrenson, newly appointed chair of the PLA, has been profiled in New Law Journal, in which he covers such diverse topics as his biggest career challenge, inspirational lawyers and the best way to relax. Click here to read the article.
11th Dec 2020 News Read moreLord Justice Ward was a master of the memorable quote. A favourite is in relation to a boundary dispute regarding a small patch of land between two very expensive properties. He said: “This is another of that hideous form of litigation called the boundary dispute, a form of litigation which is best not pursued.” Click […]
24th Nov 2020 News Read moreAs I write this blog from what used to simply be my spare bedroom (now having morphed into an attempt at full blown home office suite, complete with some nominal shelving and some token books for those zoom calls!), I reflect on the past year for the JPLA. The junior arm of the Property Litigation […]
24th Nov 2020 Blogs Read moreOsborne Clarke partner Gary Lawrenson has been appointed the new chair of the Property Litigation Association. He takes over from Kerry Glanville, partner and head of the London office at Cripps Pemberton Greenish. The PLA, which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary, represents professionals specialising in property litigation across the UK and has 1,400 members. […]
14th Nov 2020 News Read moreThe PLA 2020 AGM will take place on Monday 2 November 2020 at 6pm via Zoom The Committee has been closely monitoring developments in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic and in light of the measures in place, and to protect the health and safety of our members and the wider community, we have taken the […]
15th Oct 2020 News Read moreHello everyone, This is your Education & Training Committee (ETC) Chair, Rebecca Campbell. I do hope that you are all keeping well. It was with a heavy heart that the PLA took the difficult decision to cancel our two flagship training events for 2020, the Annual Conference and the Autumn Training Day, due to the […]
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