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The Upper Tribunal has handed down a run of decisions in 2026 dealing with s.84 applications to modify or discharge restrictive covenants. For developers, the message is broadly encouraging: planning...
Raghav Trivedi appeared in the Rolls Building last week before an ICC judge acting for a property developer on an urgent validation order application under s.127 Insolvency Act 1986. Contracts had...
We are delighted to invite you to our Annual Real Estate Conference, taking place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at The Exchange, Birmingham. We are currently finalising the full programme and speaker line-up, but...
In a nutshell In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court has now confirmed that a bankruptcy petition can be presented on an unrecognised and unregistrable foreign judgment. Such a judgment creates a “debt”...
In this edition of Lay of the Land, Gavin McLeod examines the acquisition constructive trust, an important but often overlooked tool for protecting beneficial interests in land without requiring proof of detrimental...
In this article, new tenant Abigail Collier, considers the position where a deceased person’s estate is found to be insolvent, in circumstances where no bankruptcy petition had been presented before...
Abigail Collier joins chambers from the South Eastern Circuit, where she completed pupillage and developed a broad civil practice. Having recently relocated to the Midlands, she accepts instructions across all Business...
Following a 2-day trial in the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham, Charles Towl successfully represented the Claimant in defending against a will validity challenge. The challenge was brought by...
I have recently had the privilege of writing a practical guide on conflict of laws issues in property disputes. A key component of that guide considers jurisdictional issues that arise...
Summary The Supreme Court’s decision in Saxon Woods v Costa is now the leading authority on the scope of the good‑faith obligation under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006...
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