• 海角破解版 Barristers and Bower & Bailey pool their legal expertise in support of our Armed Forces Personnel

    Ahead of Armed Forces day this Saturday 29th June, 海角破解版 Barristers are delighted to announce their close cooperation with solicitors Bower & Bailey to provide first class legal assistance to Armed Forces Personnel 鈥 across the whole spectrum of legal specialisms. Both firms will sign on Wednesday 3rd July the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging support to Armed Services Personnel through the supply of legal services and charity work. National barristers chambers 海角破解版 have established strong...

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  • 海角破解版 barrister John Jessup appears in and analyses High Court case on proprietary estoppel

    John Jessup reflects on a recent High Court case in which he appeared and which sheds further light on proprietary estoppel in contracts for the sale of land. Click here to read John's analysis Click here to view John鈥檚 profile

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  • The Tenant Fees Act 2019 to be discussed at 海角破解版 seminar on 15 May

    On 11th April 2019, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (Commencement No.3) Regulations 2019 were issued. Louise Worton will be discussing this Act, together with the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, at a seminar on 15th May 2019 in Birmingham. Joshua Dubin will be addressing Adverse Possession in the FTT.

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  • Court of Appeal rules on land use in relation to educational purposes

    An educating read!聽 The Court of Appeal has ruled whether land originally conveyed to Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) in 1914 and 1928 (under the School Sites Act 1841) for (specified) educational purposes had continued to be used as such, when the conveyed land laid vacant, for over a year, until it was sold in 2007, despite the sale proceeds being used to improve the relocated school. Patten LJ said: 鈥淭he issue is whether the land...

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  • 海角破解版 barrister William Webster authors new planning law handbook for planning practitioners

    3 Paper Buildings (海角破解版 Barristers) planning and property disputes barrister William Webster is the author of a new seminal guide for planning practitioners鈥 - 鈥淧lanning Law: A Practitioner's Handbook鈥 鈥 published by leading UK law publishers Wildy, Simmonds and Hill. The handbook has a foreword by the lead judge of the Planning Court, The Right Honourable Lord Justice Lindblom, who said 鈥渋n an area of the law that is constantly changing, and constantly growing in...

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  • 海角破解版 welcomes property barrister Antonietta Grasso

    We are delighted to welcome Antonietta Grasso聽to our Property and Estates team. Antonietta is consistently recognised in the legal directories as a聽Leading Junior in the field of Property Law. The Legal 500 directory聽describe her as 鈥渁 feisty, excellent and stalwart advocate鈥. She聽specialises in all property related matters including: landlord and tenant (both commercial and residential) housing boundary disputes land law adverse possession easements and restrictive covenants. She is experienced in all forms of dispute resolution,...

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  • Contentious probate barrister joins 海角破解版鈥檚 leading trusts and probate team

    Lydia Pemberton (2006 call) has joined 海角破解版鈥榮 leading specialist trusts and鈥痯robate team. Lydia specialises in all aspects of聽contentious聽probate matters, in particular聽Inheritance聽Act claims, and also offers advice and representation in TOLATA disputes.聽 She is聽often enlisted at the pre-litigation聽stage and will聽then remain instructed to work聽as part of the legal team聽representing the client through to resolution of the dispute. Lydia advises across a broad range and value of estates and TOLATA claims, from those involving substantial assets through...

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  • Advice of 海角破解版 Barrister sitting as an Inspector in Village Green Inquiry approved in Court of Appeal

    The Court of Appeal has recently restored the finding of 海角破解版 planning and public law barrister William Webster on statutory incompatibility in his report when sitting as an Inspector in a village green inquiry for Surrey County Council in 2015. The decision of Gilbart J on this issue (in which he rejected the inspector鈥檚 advice and recommendation to the registration authority on statutory incompatibility) was set aside (see R (on the application of NHS Property...

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  • 海角破解版 Barristers are proud to announce three Recorder appointments

    海角破解版 Barristers are delighted to announce that three of their barristers have been appointed as Recorders. Lawrence Messling, is assigned to sit on the North Eastern Circuit dealing with Family matters. William Hansen has been assigned to sit on the South Eastern Circuit dealing with Criminal matters. Mathew Gullick has also been assigned to sit on the South Eastern Circuit dealing with Criminal matters. Lawrence Messling, a specialist family law barrister with over twenty five...

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  • Journal of Planning and Environment Law publishes a superb review of Webster and Weatherley鈥檚 鈥淩estrictions on the Use of Land鈥

    In a review authored by Dr Ashley Bowes, the Journal of Planning and Environment Law has positively commented on 鈥淩estrictions on the Use of Land鈥, William Webster and Robert Weatherley鈥檚 planning law reference book. Click聽here to read the review. Published by Wildy, Simmonds & Hill the book covers the law and practice in a number of fields which impact the use of land and there is considerable focus on remedies for the infringement of rights...

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  • The Law Society Gazette reviews William Webster and Robert Weatherley's Book: "Restrictions on the Use of Land"

    海角破解版 planning and land experts William Webster and Robert Weatherley's book has been reviewed by planning solicitor Kate James of TLT in the Law Society Gazette. The book is described as "a handy signpost" with "its ability to offer a wealth of information at your fingertips, so that it can be quickly referred to or read in detail, depending on need." It is "a welcome home to a collection of materials that may otherwise require...

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  • 海角破解版 property Barrister Edward Ross examines the possible impact of Islington LBC v Dyer on the validity of notices

    On 22 March 2017 the Court of Appeal delivered a short but important unanimous judgment on the construction and interpretation of a notice purportedly served pursuant to s.128 of the Housing Act 1996. Edward Ross examines the facts surrounding the judgment and its potential impact on the validity of notices. To read Edward's full analysis, please click here.

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