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Anthony Verduyn
Business & Property
16/04/2024

Proportions and Fractions and Management Fees

A “proportionate part” or a “fair proportion” of an annual service charge may not be an equal fraction of the charge’s component parts, so held the Court of Appeal in Accent Housing Ltd v Howe Properties (NE) Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 297. ...

Ed Peperall QC
Business & Property
09/04/2024

Appointment of former Member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee

Congratulations to former St Philips Business & Property Group Head, Mr Justice Pepperall, on his appointment as a High Court Judge member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC). The CPRC is a non-departmental public body. It was...

Signing will
Business & Property
08/04/2024

Probate & Trusts Q1 2024 Update

Welcome to the inaugural quarterly case update from the Probate and Trusts team at St Philips. We hope that you find this update helpful and informative. This update has been written by Christopher Buckingham. High Court Bench Leonard v Leonard...

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Business & Property
03/04/2024

deBriefed – April 2024

Welcome to our first newsletter in 2024! The first quarter has flown by. We hope everyone got their tax returns in on time.  St Philips Chambers was thrilled to have 7 of its members shortlisted for the Birmingham Law Society’s 2024 Legal...

No Trespassing
Business & Property
02/04/2024

Real Estate Spring Seminar, 17 April ’24

We are delighted to announce the full programme for our upcoming Real Estate Spring Seminar on Wednesday 17 April.  Whose Land Is It Anyway? Safeguarding Landowner’s Rights, Addressing Trespasser’s Wrongs and Securing Relief for...

Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
26/03/2024

Business & Property Pupil on his feet from 2 April

Our Business & Property Group is thrilled to announce that Alexander Bradford, our current pupil, will be on his feet and able to accept instructions from Tuesday 2nd April. Following 6 months of learning from and working alongside his...

Amanprit Kaur
Business & Property
15/03/2024

Boundary Disputes – Don’t judge a conveyance by its cover

This article provides a swift summary of the applicable law where a boundary is in dispute and cannot be determined decisively by the terms of the originating conveyance. This often is the case when the conveyance is ambiguous or insufficiently...

Ali Tabari
Business & Property
22/02/2024

Ali Tabari successfully represented the respondent to a summary judgment application

In Tornado Wire Ltd v John Good Logistics Ltd [2024] EWHC 212 (KB), HHJ Worster sitting in Birmingham refused an application by the defendant, JGL, for summary judgment in a breach of contract and negligence claim brought by TWL. The judgment raises...