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Stephen Jourdan KC and Martin Dray appear in s.84 appeal

Stephen Jourdan KC and Martin Dray appear in s.84 appeal, instructed by Martin McKeague and David Manda of Walker Morris.

The Leadmill Ltd –v– MVL Properties (2017) Ltd – CA-2025-000565

On 19 February 2025, Mr Justice Norris gave judgment in the above case, concerning the interaction of ground (g) of the 1954 Act and the European Convention of Human Rights, in which Wayne Clark KC and Daniel Black acted successfully for MVL.

Fern Schofield and Gwyneth Everson consider the most noteworthy property cases from the past few months for the New Law Journal

In the first part of a new series for NLJ, Fern Schofield and Gwyneth Everson set out the facts & the significance of the most noteworthy property cases from the past few months

Oliver Radley-Gardner KC and James Tipler appeared for the successful Respondent in Covent Garden IP Ltd v Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd

The case was decided on procedural grounds, but the Upper Tribunal accepted that there was no rigid principle that MSV rights would attract a nominal consideration. Nonetheless, parties would be well-advised to think carefully about this.

Kester Lees KC acts in two cases that are set to be the leading rights to light cases and are featured by The Lawyer this week.

Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd and Powell v Ludgate House Ltd (known as the “The Bankside Yards rights of light cases”) are featured by The Lawyer in an article titled “ Neighbour wars: Two firms’ offices at risk of demolition".