27 February 2018 RESPONSE TO DISCLOSURE PILOT FOR THE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURT The Property Litigation Association is an industry association for solicitors with a substantial part of their practice in property litigation. The Association has around 1300 members comprising solicitors from throughout England and Wales (and elsewhere in the United Kingdom) specialising […]
1st Mar 2018 Consultations Read moreBY EMAIL: ndr@communities.gsi.gov.uk Local Taxation Division Fry Block South East Corner 2nd Floor 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF 22 February 2018 Dear Sirs Multi-Occupied Properties Consultation Response I am writing to you on behalf of the Property Litigation Association. The PLA is the industry association for solicitors whose substantial practice is property litigation. The […]
28th Feb 2018 Consultations Read moreResponse to Default County Court Judgments Consultation Paper A: What is your name Emily Wood, DMH Stallard LLP B: What is your job title (or capacity in which you are responding to this consultation, e.g. member of the public) Solicitor and member of the Property Litigation Association Law Reform Committee. C: What […]
21st Feb 2018 Consultations Read moreTRIBUNAL PROCEDURE COMMITTEE CONSULTATION ON POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE TRIBUNAL PROCEDURE (FIRST- TIER TRIBUNAL) (PROPERTY CHAMBER) RULES 2013 AND THE TRIBUNAL PROCEDURE (UPPER TRIBUNAL) (LANDS CHAMBER) RULES 2010 CONCERNING COSTS IN LEASEHOLD CASES AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CASES. RESPONSE OF THE PROPERTY LITIGATION ASSOCIATION LAW REFORM COMMITTEE. Feb 2018. QUESTION 1 1) Is it appropriate […]
12th Feb 2018 Consultations Read moreThe Tribunal Procedure Committee has agreed to amend the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Rules to cater for the award of costs in appeals in land registration cases, should the appellate route in those cases be allocated to the Lands Chamber, in response to the feedback. Click on the link to see the reply from the […]
11th Feb 2018 Consultations Read moreClick here for the draft Guidance in upopposed business lease renewal cases with effect from 1 December 2017 DRAFT DIRECTIONS FOR AN UNOPPOSED BUSINESS LEASE RENEWAL UNDER PART II OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 Unopposed business lease renewals under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 which are issued in […]
11th Feb 2018 Consultations Read moreReply of the Law Reform Committee of the Property Litigation Association to the consultation by the RICS on a new professional statement for service charges in commercial property The Property Litigation Association (PLA) responds to the consultation by the RICS on a new professional statement for service charges in commercial property as set out below. […]
12th Jan 2018 Consultations Read moreTHE PLA LAW REFORM COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR COMMENTS The Department for Communities and Local Government has published a Consultation on reinstating the practice of the Valuation Office Agency prior to the decision of the Supreme Court in Woolway (VO) v Mazars [2015] UKSC 53. The Consultation can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/business-rates-in-multi-occupied-properties As a consequence of Mazars, the current […]
12th Jan 2018 Consultations Read moreOn 2 November, the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary announced their intention to introduce a disclosure pilot in the Business and Property Courts in England and Wales. Essentially, it is proposed that standard disclosure be abolished and replaced with a new concept of “basic disclosure” – for which no search is required – and “extended disclosure” […]
9th Nov 2017 Consultations Read moreGenerally, 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 more