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Investigation
Business & Property
06/06/2025

Independent Investigations: Strategic Guidance for Legal Advisers Seminar, 1 July

Our Employment and Business & Property Teams are pleased to invite you to their forthcoming Seminar: ‘Independent Investigations: Strategic Guidance for Legal Advisers‘ Independent investigations are increasingly being used by...

Charles Towl
Business & Property
05/06/2025

Till death us do part? Not so for adverse possession claims! Nazir v Begum [2025] EWCA Civ 587

In this edition of Lay of the Land, Pupil Barrister Charles Towl reviews the recent Court of Appeal decision of Nazir v Begum [2025] EWCA Civ 587 in which the court held that land held on statutory trust by a deceased’s executors could be...

Insolvency Conference
Business & Property
05/06/2025

Insolvency Conference, 18 June ’25

We are delighted to announce the agenda for our Annual Insolvency Conference, a key event for professionals involved in insolvency and restructuring. Join us for a day of insightful presentations from leading barristers, practical discussions, and...

Business & Property
02/06/2025

Raghav Trivedi Successful in Complex COMI Arguments in Bankruptcy Proceedings

Raghav Trivedi has successfully secured a bankruptcy order for a petitioning creditor against a debtor with a c.£4 million debt, despite significant jurisdictional challenges. The debtor contended his Centre of Main Interests (COMI) was abroad,...

Ali Tabari
Business & Property
28/05/2025

Ali Tabari secures permission for minority shareholder in derivative claim

On 21 May 2025, a reserved judgment was handed down by HHJ Rawlings, sitting as a High Court Judge, in the contested application for permission to continue a derivative claim brought in proprietary estoppel by a minority shareholder (Lloyd v Lloyd)....

Amanprit Kaur & Angus Thomas
Business & Property
01/05/2025

On Demand Webinar- Rising from the Ashes: A Case Study on Relief from Sanctions

On May 1st Amanprit Kaur and Angus Thomas delivered their Business & Property Juniors Webinar- Rising from the Ashes: A Case Study on Relief from Sanctions. This session can now be watched on demand below: Whilst every effort has been taken to...

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Business & Property
24/04/2025

deBriefed – April 2025

Welcome to the first deBriefed of 2025. In March, the Group bade farewell to John Randall KC who retired following 44 years at the bar, in a remarkable career. During the month we were delighted to announce that Robert Mundy...

John Aldis
Business & Property
22/04/2025

Boundary Agreements are Here to Stay

The Court of Appeal in White v Alder [2025] confirmed that informal boundary agreements can bind future owners.In this article, John Aldis explains the difference between boundary creation and demarcation agreements and their role in dispute...