Articles

The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April 2022. It is seen as an “overhaul” of previous regulations and changes how residential buildings should be constructed, maintained and made safe. A group of Falcon Chambers barristers have studied the Act, analysed how it has been interpreted in courts and tribunals thus far, and have first-hand experience of BSA cases. In this series of articles Paul Letman, Catherine Taskis KC, Cecily Crampin, Camilla Chorfi and Julia Petrenko set out key issues property law practitioners should be aware about the BSA 2022.

• Catherine Taskis KC
• Cecily Crampin

The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April 2022. It is seen as an “overhaul” of previous regulations and changes how residential buildings should be constructed, maintained and made safe. A group of Falcon Chambers barristers have studied the Act, analysed how it has been interpreted in courts and tribunals thus far, and have first-hand experience of BSA cases. In this series of articles Paul Letman, Catherine Taskis KC, Cecily Crampin, Camilla Chorfi and Julia Petrenko set out key issues property law practitioners should be aware about the BSA 2022.

• Cecily Crampin
• Camilla Chorfi

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, we’ve selected cases from the Privy Council on adverse possession; the Upper Tribunal on modification of restrictive covenants; and the County Court on the cheque rule.

• Stephanie Tozer KC
• Fern Schofield

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