This is my first blog as chair of the Property Litigation Association. I must begin by thanking my predecessor, Gary Lawrenson, for his service this past year as PLA chair. Gary’s enthusiasm, encouragement and relentless positivity have seen us through the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic and not only survive but thrive. Next, […]
12th Nov 2021 Blogs Read moreThe honour is all mine: The JPLA host an insightful Q&A session hearing from two of the PLA’s honorary members, Katie Bradford and Vivien King, with hints and tips on what they wish they had known when they were starting out in their careers and some war stories from their time in practice In 2015, […]
25th Oct 2021 Blogs Read moreSir Winston Churchill famously said: “a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist the opportunity in every difficulty.” Adopting this test, our Education and Training Committee (ETC), led brilliantly by Rebecca Campbell over the last couple of years, are most certainly optimists. They have, along with our external events provider, TPS, evolved rapidly […]
25th Oct 2021 Blogs Read moreWith all the changes impacting residential possession proceedings over the last year it has become a hot topic with everyone reaching for their crystal balls to see what the new “normal” will look like as the stay cannot be extended indefinitely! With that in mind, last Thursday saw the JPLA invite one of the Association’s […]
23rd Mar 2021 Blogs Read moreOn Thursday 11 March 2021, the JPLA hosted its inaugural event in celebration of International Women’s Day. We were joined by a panel of truly inspirational female property litigators from across the country: Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Miriam Seitler, Naomi Pryde, Gillian Craig and Anna Mullins. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the response to the event, […]
18th Mar 2021 Blogs Read moreMerry Christmas and happy New Year I find myself blogging as we approach the end of one of the most difficult years we have all faced. Earlier this year, the PLA was preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary in style on HMS Belfast. Like so many other things, this event remains on hold. While we […]
23rd Dec 2020 Blogs 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 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 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 moreAs our Chair, Kerry Glanville, is taking a well-earned break this week, it falls upon me to reach out with a short blog during these exceptional circumstances. I hope you, your household and families across the country and globe are well and adapting aplomb to the new “norm”. We are indeed living in ‘interesting’ times. Property […]
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