Property Litigation Association Estates Gazette 15 December 2018 Housing Court on the horizon The government is consulting on the possibility of establishing a new court to deal solely with housing disputes. Emily Wood gives the Property Litigation Association’s view. In 2017, Sajid Javid, then secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, raised the […]
21st Dec 2018 News Read moreProperty Litigation Association Property Week website 13 December 2018 PLA introduces nine academics to organisation By Mitchell Labiak Thu 13 December 2018 The Property Litigation Association (PLA) has introduced academics into the organisation for the first time. Source: Shutterstock/Syda Productions Bryan Johnston, Chair of the Property Litigation Association, said: “Having strong ties to academia […]
13th Dec 2018 News Read moreSteven Woolf discusses the use of preventative injunctions to protect green spaces, in particular to combat fly-tipping and squatting. Click here.
13th Dec 2018 News Read morePLA press release 12 December 2018 PLA WELCOMES ACADEMIC MEMBERS FOR FIRST TIME Leading academics in property law have been welcomed as associate members of the Property Litigation Association for the first time in a bid to strengthen its ties with academia and better promote this area of the law as a career choice to […]
12th Dec 2018 News Read moreIn October 2017 the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a package of measures intended to address the private rented sector. One proposed measure was the introduction of a specialist Housing Court with a view to a more efficient and timely process by which landlords could recover possession, and tenants could enforce […]
22nd Nov 2018 Consultations Read morePLA press release 19 November 2019 BRYAN JOHNSTON BECOMES NEW PLA CHAIR Dentons partner Bryan Johnston is the new chair of the Property Litigation Association, having taken over from Shakespeare Martineau partner Martin Edwards. Bryan is the PLA’s 24th chairman since the organisation was established in 1995 to represent property litigators in the UK. […]
20th Nov 2018 News Read moreTHE ALAN LANGLEBEN MEMORIAL ESSAY COMPETITION 2019 OPEN TO ALL PLA MEMBERS The 2019 Memorial Essay Competition has now been launched and we welcome submissions from PLA members on the below question. ESSAY QUESTION What is the most unjust and/or unfair decision/statute/doctrine or principle in Property Law? The essay must be no more than 1,500 […]
18th Nov 2018 News Read moreApologies in advance if this sounds like the Queen’s Christmas broadcast but I have a lot of people to thank…. There is one word that summarises my tenure as Chair of our unique Association – “change.” These are exciting times for our members. When I was elected in Autumn 2017 the Business and Property Courts […]
16th Nov 2018 Blogs Read moreTips for property litigators at Central London Those who attended the PLA’s “Ask the Judiciary” panel event on 31st October 2018 will recall HHJ Marc Dight’s top 5 tips for property litigators using the County Court at Central London, and reference to the hotline for urgent appointments and the senior managers’ email addresses for directing issues […]
2nd Nov 2018 News Read moreJUSTICE WEEK 2018 Justice Week is a new initiative setup by the three legal professional bodies; the Bar Council, The Law Society, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX). The purpose of the week is to boost the profile of justice and the rule of law, helping to place them at the centre stage of […]
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