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Michelle Caney
Business & Property
05/03/2025

Eviction Fiction – The Final Chapter! Court of Appeal Rejects £1.1M Unlawful Eviction Appeal

On 27 February 2025, the Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal in the case of Scalora v Clarion Housing Association Limited [2024] EWHC 1414, a nine day trial which generated wide media interest: The Appellant sought to appeal the dismissal of...
Business & Property
04/03/2025

Undue Influence & Fraudulent Calumny Claims & Wills – Key Challenges

Raghav Trivedi is delivering a pre-recorded webinar titled “Undue Influence & Fraudulent Calumny Claims & Wills – Key Challenges” which will be streamed via MBL Seminars Ltd from 15 September. This webinar, suitable for...
St Philips Chambers Atrium
Business & Property
19/02/2025

Mock Trial & Advocacy Insights, 11 March ’25

Please join us for an exclusive mock trial featuring our Business & Property Junior Barristers. This event offers a valuable opportunity to observe advocacy in action, as our barristers navigate a simulated trial, demonstrating strategic case...
Anya Newman
Business & Property
19/02/2025

High Streets Under the Hammer: Compulsory Auction Powers of Local Authorities

In the latest edition of Lay of the Land, Anya Newman provides an overview of this new power and what owners of empty town centre properties can do to avoid their assets being subject to a compulsory auction. On 2 December 2024 Part 10 of the...
Real Estate Spring Seminar
Business & Property
17/02/2025

Real Estate Spring Seminar, 26 March ’25

Breaking Up Is Never Easy: Navigating Tenancy Exits, Forfeiture and Sale of Land Disputes We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming Real Estate Spring Seminar on Wednesday 26 March 2025. This free half-day event promises to be an insightful...
Business & Property
17/02/2025

Raghav Trivedi Secures Successful Outcome in Complex Property Dispute

Raghav Trivedi has secured a successful result for his client in a recent complex proprietary estoppel case following a three-day preliminary issues trial at the High Court in Birmingham. The case involved a high-value dispute within a wealthy...
John Aldis
Business & Property
04/02/2025

John Aldis Secures Reverse Summary Judgment in Pre-Emption Clause Dispute

John Aldis secured a reverse summary judgment against the Claimant lessor of a public library who was claiming specific performance of a right of pre-emption. The Claimant sought an order requiring the Defendant lessee Council to offer to sell the...
Charles Towl
Business & Property
30/01/2025

The Worst Secret Santa? Reflections on Hirachand v Hirachand and Anor [2024] UKSC 43

On 18 December 2024, the Supreme Court delivered its much-anticipated decision in Hirachand, holding that Conditional Fee Agreement (“CFA”) success fees cannot be recovered as part of an applicant’s financial needs under the Inheritance...
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