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Janet Bignell

Called 1992
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Janet undertakes litigation, arbitration and advisory work in all aspects of real property and landlord and tenant law. She has been instructed in a number of the most high value and high profile development disputes of the last 5 years. Recent court cases have focused on the award of restitutionary damages for trespass, insolvency, professional negligence and rent review. A full list of reported cases is set out below.

Publications

"Lewison's Drafting Business Leases", (Thomson), December 2006, author.

Registered Land: Law and Practice under the Land Registration Act 2002, Charles Harpum and Janet Bignell, (2004), (Jordans).

Registered Land The New Law: A Guide to the Land Registration Act 2002, Charles Harpum and Janet Bignell, (2002), (Jordans).

Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, 11th edition (2001), Contributor of 7 chapters, (Butterworths).

The Lawyers Factbook, Executive Editor, Landlord and Tenant 2001-2004, (Sweet & Maxwell).

Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, vol 3(1) Auctioneers, Estate Agents and Valuers, Advisory Editor and Contributor, 1995 and 1999, (Butterworths).

Landlord and Tenant Review, Editorial Board Member and Contributor, 1999 to date, (Sweet & Maxwell).

Numerous published articles on topical issues including articles in New Law Journal, Estates Gazette, Landlord & Tenant Review and The Conveyancer & Property Lawyer.

Janet also frequently lectures and runs workshops at professional and in-house conferences.