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Business & Property
24/09/2026

Raghav Trivedi elected as Bar Council Member

We are pleased to share that Raghav Trivedi has been elected to the Bar Council for a three-year term commencing in 2027. He was elected in the “Self-employed Junior Counsel under 7 years in practice” category. Many congratulations to Raghav on...
Clare Rennie
Crime
18/09/2026

Clare Rennie Prosecutes Three Men for Aggravated Burglary at Birmingham home

In September last year, three men broke into a Birmingham home and threatened a woman at knifepoint whilst alone with her young daughter and six-week-old baby. The defendants demanded her car keys and phone. The Police were called and one defendant...
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

Our Annual Real Estate Conference is 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 conference promises a packed day of practical...
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...
Rebecca Wade KC
Crime
04/09/2026

Husband, prosecuted by Rebecca Wade KC, sentenced to minimum of 20 years for murdering wife

On Tuesday 3 September, Robert Alexander was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years after stabbing his wife at least 77 times.  In the early hours of 23 June 2025, Alexander stabbed his wife at their home in Tamworth. Alexander was...
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...
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