Speakers Corner: Covid-19

Richard Fowler (Maitland) – Property in the Pandemic: UPDATED Toolkit for commercial real estate litigators

Richard Fowler provides comprehensive guidance on the arsenal available to property litigators during the pandemic . Click here to read the article. This is an update of the article previously published in April – click here to read the previous article.

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Lina Mattsson (Hardwicke) – Interim Rent and Covid-19 Pandemic – Tactical Considerations 

Many tenant businesses will sadly fail during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic and a recession is likely to follow. Many workers who have set up a home office will continue to work from home. All these factors will reduce the demand for commercial space. This is bad news for landlords as it means that […]

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Tim Morshead QC and Evie Barden (Landmark Chambers) – Can a corporate tenant get an injunction to restrain presentation of a winding up petition while the Coronavirus Act 2020 restricts its landlord’s ability to forfeit its lease?

Tim Morshead QC and Evie Barden discuss the options tenants have to obtain injunctions during the pandemic. Click here to read the article.

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Tricia Hemans (Falcon Chambers) – Witnessing Deeds in the age of Social Distancing 

Tricia Hemans offers guidance on how to overcome the practical issues the pandemic has created for the witnessing of deeds. Click here to read the article.

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Gary Cowen QC and Gavin Bennison (Falcon Chambers) – Managing Enfranchisement Claims during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Gary Cowen QC and Gavin Bennison consider the impact the Pandemic is having on enfranchisement claims. Click here to read the article.

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Nat Duckworth (Falcon Chambers) – Does a tenant really have to go on paying rent during lockdown?

Nat Duckworth shares his views on whether tenants still have to pay rent if they are precluded from using the premises by law. Click here to read the article.

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Martin Dray (Falcon Chambers) – Coronavirus: The Impact on Forfeiture of Business Leases for non-payment of rent

Martin Dray explains the moratorium imposed by Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. Click here to read the article.

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Stephanie Tozer QC and Cecily Crampin (Falcon Chambers) – Receivership in the Covid-19 Crisis

Stephanie Tozer QC and Cecily Crampin look at the legal implications of the Corona Crisis for receiverships, focussing on the effect on existing receiverships. Click here to read the article.

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The Honourable Justice Clyde Croft and Tricia Hemans (Falcon Chambers) – Coping with Remote Hearings

The Honourable Justice Clyde Croft and Tricia Hemans consider some of the challenges for practitioners dealing with remote hearings and practical ways to overcome them. Click here to read the article.

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Mark Galtrey and Imogen Dodds (Falcon Chambers) – Coronavirus: a frustrating situation?

Mark Galtrey and Imogen Dodds share their thoughts on whether landlords and tenants can escape their contractual obligations in light of the pandemic. Click here to read the article.

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