Generally, the PLA Law Reform Committee is very supportive of the Code of Practice. We agree that it is important to set out expectations for the conduct of the parties under the New Code. We also endorse the aim of the New Code that parties should treat each other professionally and with respect when dealing […]
6th Jun 2017 Consultations Read moreThe Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform Proposals submitted on behalf of the Property Litigation Association 16 October 2016 What follows was prepared by the Law Reform Committee of the Property Litigation Association (PLA) with the benefit of contributions from the wider membership. Some of the proposals are fundamental and/or wide ranging whilst others […]
20th Oct 2016 Consultations Read moreResponse to DCLG Consultation by the Property Litigation Association This consultation response is made on behalf of the Property Litigation Association (the “PLA”) to the proposed Statutory Framework for Business Rates Appeals Reforms. The PLA is the industry body representing property litigators in England and Wales. We comment specifically on Question 6 which is the […]
10th Oct 2016 Consultations Read moreThis is the response of the Property Litigation Association (PLA), a members’ association for professionals specialising in all aspects of commercial, residential and agricultural property litigation. We are lawyers who come from a variety of firms in terms of size and location. The PLA consists of approximately 1200 members who spend a substantial amount of […]
1st Oct 2016 Consultations Read morePLA response to Law Commission consultation paper “Updating the Land Registration Act 2002” The Property Litigation Association (PLA) is a members’ association for professionals specialising in all aspects of commercial, residential and agricultural property litigation. We are lawyers who come from a variety of firms in terms of size and location. The PLA consists of […]
1st Jul 2016 Consultations Read moreExecutive Summary The Landlord and Tenant Covenants Act 1995 is an impediment to parties: intending for a guarantor of a lease to guarantee an assignee of the same lease; intending for a guarantor of a lease to be the assignee of the lease; seeking to perform an intra-group restructuring; dealing with transfers between business partners. […]
1st May 2016 Consultations Read moreIn July 2015, the Civil Justice Council set up a working party to consider whether there were advantages in deploying the judiciary in a flexible manner to ensure that all issues in dispute in property cases are dealt with in one forum.1 The distribution of housing, landlord and tenant, property and land registration cases (“property […]
1st May 2016 Consultations Read moreThis response has been prepared by the Property Litigation Association (“the Association”). The Association consists of approximately 1,200 members who spend a substantial amount of their time engaged in property related dispute resolution. The Association’s members deal with commercial as well as residential property disputes. The Review is a major piece of work and the […]
29th Feb 2016 Consultations Read moreIntroduction The Civil Courts Structure Review was commissioned by the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in July 2015. Its Terms of Reference are as follows: To carry out a review of the structure by which the Civil Courts (namely the County Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal) provide the State’s service for the resolution of civil disputes in England […]
1st Dec 2015 Consultations Read moreDo you agree with the proposals? What overall comments would you like to make on the proposals? The PLA is not averse to change. We fully understand the financial reasons which have given rise to the proposal. However, what is of concern is to ensure that, if the proposal is put into effect, the service that the courts provide is […]
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