Lord 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 […]
5th Oct 2020 Blogs Read moreDuring the summer, the PLA’s Law Reform Committee raised a number of queries with the Insolvency Service regarding certain measures in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 affecting property owners. A copy of the Insolvency Service’s response can be found here.
17th Sep 2020 Law Reform Committee Read moreAlthough we have had to make many changes to the PLA calendar over recent months, the various committees of the PLA have continued to work hard on your behalf. Our Law Reform Committee, in association with their PBA counterparts, were impressively quick of the mark in persuading the Master of the Rolls to rewrite Practice Direction 51Z which would […]
6th Aug 2020 Blogs Read moreWine-tasting Evening in aid of Landaid – (A joint event with the Commercial Real Estate Legal Association (CRELA)) Now cancelled – new date in better times This event should have taken place in the viewing lounge at Level 32 of One Blackfriars in London on Thursday 14 May (postponed previously from 13 February!). The committees […]
5th Aug 2020 News Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has affected everybody. This webinar, held on 22 July 2020, organised by the PLA’s well-being sub-committee and delivered by Ruth Cooper-Dickson of wellbeing consultants, Champs, explored the impacts of the pandemic and provided PLA members with the tools for mental wellbeing and resilience as we gradually move out of lockdown. We hope […]
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