Joe Ollech discusses the voluntary set of principles set out in the government’s new Code of Practice introduced in light of the Pandemic. Click here to read the article.
2nd Jul 2020 Covid-19 Read moreWe would like to invite you to provide feedback on your experience of using the County Courts, so that we can collate evidence of current issues with the County Courts for the purpose of an upcoming meeting with HMCTS to discuss County Court user experience. We have prepared a survey comprising 15 short questions, and […]
1st Jul 2020 Law Reform Committee Read moreGeraint Wheatley and Matthew Hall’s webinar, “1954 ACT LEASE RENEWALS – How the Court Decides the Terms of the New Lease” was held via Zoom on 10 June 2020. Click here for a PDF version of Geraint and Matthew’s slides and detailed handouts. A link to the recording can also be found here: https://lnkd.in/gVvuGB4. If you […]
19th Jun 2020 News Read moreFollowing the issues raised by the PLA and PBA in a joint letter to the Master of the Rolls (click here to read the letter), Practice Direction 51Z – Stay of Possession Proceedings and Extension of Time Limits – Coronavirus was amended on 20 April 2020 to permit, amongst other things, claims to proceed against […]
18th Jun 2020 Law Reform Committee Read moreThe Law Reform Committee of the PLA has put a number of questions and requests for clarification to the Insolvency Service regarding the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill published on 20 May 2020. In particular, concerns have been raised about potential uncertainties, unfairness and unintended consequences for property owners arising out of provisions relating […]
3rd Jun 2020 Law Reform Committee Read moreThe PLA and PBA have successful secured a rewrite of the court direction that effectively prevented the eviction of squatters from property during the Covid-19 pandemic. They jointly wrote to the Master of the Rolls seeking clarification and, in response, the Practice Direction has been amended to exclude possession claims against “persons unknown” who are […]
14th May 2020 News Read moreThe Property Litigation Association has been instrumental in providing a comprehensive response to the Law Commission’s consultation on making enfranchisement easier, quicker and cheaper. Natasha Rees, a member of the PLA’s law reform committee, teamed up with Charlie Coombs of Gerald Eve and Henrietta Hammonds of Beckett and Kay to consider the main proposals and […]
14th May 2020 News Read moreFollowing the issues raised by the PLA and PBA in a joint letter to the Master of the Rolls (click here to read the letter), Practice Direction 51Z – Stay of Possession Proceedings and Extension of Time Limits – Coronavirus was amended on 20 April 2020. The important amendments now in force exclude the following […]
23rd Apr 2020 Law Reform Committee Read moreThe PLA and the Property Bar Association (PBA) have jointly written to the Master of the Rolls in connection with the new Practice Direction 51Z, which was made on 26 March 2020 and has the effect of staying all possession proceedings brought under CPR Part 55. This would not appear limited to the forfeiture moratorium […]
9th Apr 2020 Law Reform Committee Read moreAndrew Walker QC and Rob Nicholson look to the future, considering the fine balance between the interests of landlords and tenants, and how the Government or the courts might mitigate the effects of the pandemic. Click here to read the article.
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