Articles

There has recently been a spate of decisions in which the court has been asked to sanction restructuring plans under s. 901 (G) of Companies Act 2006. Phil Sissons has written an article for the Woodfall Bulletin examining two of those cases in more detail and assessing what they might mean for commercial landlords faced with a tenant in financial difficulty. The original version of this article was first published in the Woodfall Landlord and Tenant Bulletin, September 2023

• Philip Sissons

The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April 2022. It is seen as an “overhaul” of previous regulations and changes how residential buildings should be constructed, maintained and made safe. A group of Falcon Chambers barristers have studied the Act, analysed how it has been interpreted in courts and tribunals thus far, and have first-hand experience of BSA cases. In this series of articles Paul Letman, Catherine Taskis KC, Cecily Crampin, Camilla Chorfi and Julia Petrenko set out key issues property law practitioners should be aware about the BSA 2022.

• Catherine Taskis KC
• Cecily Crampin

The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April 2022. It is seen as an “overhaul” of previous regulations and changes how residential buildings should be constructed, maintained and made safe. A group of Falcon Chambers barristers have studied the Act, analysed how it has been interpreted in courts and tribunals thus far, and have first-hand experience of BSA cases. In this series of articles Paul Letman, Catherine Taskis KC, Cecily Crampin, Camilla Chorfi and Julia Petrenko set out key issues property law practitioners should be aware about the BSA 2022.

• Cecily Crampin
• Camilla Chorfi

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month, we’ve selected cases from the Privy Council on adverse possession; the Upper Tribunal on modification of restrictive covenants; and the County Court on the cheque rule.

• Stephanie Tozer KC
• Fern Schofield

COVID laid the groundwork for mandatory arbitration for commercial leases: could it now be on the way for landlord & tenant disputes more broadly? Edward Peters KC & Kavish Shah set out the advantages in an article for the New Law Journal.

• Edward Peters KC
• Kavish Shah