Articles

COVID laid the groundwork for mandatory arbitration for commercial leases: could it now be on the way for landlord & tenant disputes more broadly? Edward Peters KC & Kavish Shah set out the advantages in an article for the New Law Journal.

• Edward Peters KC
• Kavish Shah

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month, the Court of Appeal have been busy and we were spoilt for choice! We’ve selected cases on concurrent leases under the telecoms Code, receivership, and the ability to challenge a decision by the Upper Tribunal to refuse permission to appeal from the First-tier Tribunal.

• Stephanie Tozer KC
• Fern Schofield

Oliver Radley-Gardner KC delivered a talk on the reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the 1954 Act) at the Falcon Chambers Property Law seminar in Manchester on 12 July 2023. This article outlines his thoughts on the Law Commission's proposals to renew the Act.

• Oliver Radley-Gardner KC

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month: abusive attempts to subvert possession proceedings, challenges to the register of common land, and numerous issues arising from an injunction excluding a landlord from a property.

• Martin Dray
• Fern Schofield

The rise of home working has created an uncertain landscape for property practitioners: Michael Ranson and Taylor Briggs report on ‘business use’ & the modification of restrictive covenants for the New Law Journal.

• Michael Ranson
• Taylor Briggs