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Anya Newman
Business & Property
17/09/2026

“Developers in the Upper Tribunal” an article by Anya Newman exploring recent Upper Tribunal decisions on s.84 applications

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 permission remains a powerful lever and historic...
Business & Property
15/09/2026

Raghav Trivedi Secures Validation Order Following Winding-up Petition

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 been exchanged for the sale of a property before a...
Insolvency Conference
Business & Property
14/09/2026

Real Estate Conference, 11 November ’26

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 this year’s...
Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
08/09/2026

Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC [2026] UKSC 29: A Relief for Foreign Judgment Creditors

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” within the meaning of s.267 of the...
Gavin McLeod
Business & Property
03/09/2026

The ‘Acquisition Constructive Trust’: A Tool Which Does Not Require Proof of Detrimental Reliance

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 reliance. It is a common enough...
Abigail Collier
Business & Property
01/09/2026

Administering Insolvent Estates: A Practical Guide for Personal Representatives

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 the deceased’s death. Introduction Acting as a...
Abigail Collier
Business & Property
21/08/2026

St Philips Business & Property Group is delighted to welcome Abigail Collier as a tenant

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 & Property matters, with...
Charles Towl
Business & Property
17/08/2026

Charles Towl Successful in 2-day High Court Will Validity Claim

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 the Deceased’s sibling on the basis of an...
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