Since becoming Chair of the Property Bar Association, I’ve really been struck by the sheer hard work which is put in by so many people to enable the PBA and the PLA to serve their members. Whether it’s organising seminars or socials, guarding the bank accounts, responding to consultations or marking student essays, members of […]
23rd May 2018 Blogs Read moreA big thank you from the Education & Training Committee to all our delegates, speakers and guests who attended the recent conference in Oxford. We are currently awaiting the formal survey feedback but, based on the informal messages we’ve had, it seems the event has again been well-received. If you haven’t yet filled in the online […]
19th Apr 2018 Blogs Read moreNew Checklists for JPLA members We are fast approaching that time of year when newly qualified vacancies are released and we are looking forward to welcoming new junior members to the Association. With that in mind the JPLA Committee have given some thought to how we can best help our junior members in their roles […]
28th Mar 2018 Blogs Read moreMathew Ditchburn, Chair of the Law Reform Committee This is my first blog as chair of LRC. I joined the committee in 2011. Back then, all the talk was about “hot tubbing” and whether the Dilapidations Protocol would ever be adopted into the Civil Procedure Rules. Fast forward seven years and I find myself taking […]
21st Mar 2018 Blogs Read moreI thought it would be helpful to take a few moments of your day to introduce myself, having recently taken over from Richard Bedford as South West & South Wales PLA Chair. I met with Richard and our other committee members in January. My first task has been to organise the Dilapidations panel evening, jointly […]
13th Mar 2018 Blogs Read morePaul Barker, Chair PLA Regions Committee As we take leave of January, I’m sure that many of you will be celebrating having stuck to your New Year’s resolutions – perhaps having made good use of your gym memberships, eliminated sugar from your diet or managed to go without alcohol. There was frankly no realistic prospect […]
31st Jan 2018 Blogs Read moreJanuary can be a dark time – both literally and metaphorically. It is a time for trying to curb that sugar habit that you acquired over Christmas and fighting your way through the newcomers to make it to the squat rack at the gym. However, it is also a time for reflecting on the past year […]
18th Jan 2018 Blogs Read moreGary Lawrenson, Chair PLA Website & Marketing Committee Happy New Year, all. If the proverb that “a good beginning makes a good end” is correct, then it bodes well for a productive year for your Website & Marketing Committee (WMC). I am delighted to kick-off 2018 by welcoming a new sub-committee member, Tim Reid (Hogan […]
12th Jan 2018 Blogs Read moreAs we start 2018 I can’t help thinking that there’s never been a better time to be a property litigator. Whether it’s the continuing state of flux with our Court and Tribunal System (and the consequential procedural changes), or statutory reform such as the new Telecommunications Code, or the sheer volume of key property cases […]
4th Jan 2018 Blogs Read moreAs I hand over to Martin Edwards and the new Executive Committee at this evening’s AGM, I am delighted to say that the PLA continues to go from strength to strength. It has been an honour to be Chair of this fantastic Association, full of bright, charming and entertaining individuals, and to work closely with […]
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