Articles

Jonathan Gaunt QC, Toby Boncey and Taylor Briggs have produced an article on the the Leasehold Reform (Reasonableness of Service Charges) Bill, which was introduced by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley in the House of Lords on 13 July 2022.

• Jonathan Gaunt KC
• Toby Boncey

Philip Sissons discusses whether a purchaser can serve a section 8 or section 21 notice under the Housing Act 1988, or start possession proceedings at court, in the period between the date of completion of a purchase and the time at which its application to be registered as the new proprietor at HM Land Registry has been completed.

• Philip Sissons

On 11 July 2022 the Court of Appeal allowed Nectrus Limited’s second application under CPR 52.30. The previous decision of another Court of Appeal Judge was affected by apparent bias and the Judge should have recused himself, and exceptional grounds were made out to justify re-opening the appeal. What are the key points to take-away from the case?

• Edward Blakeney

Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC and Elizabeth Fitzgerald, instructed by Mishcon de Reya LLP, acted for Bank of New York Mellon in successfully resisting the appeal to the Court of Appeal by Cine-UK Limited - [2022] EWCA Civ 1021. Guy and Elizabeth have provided a summary below.

The intention of this newsletter – with each edition co-edited by two members of chambers, one who acts primarily for site providers and one who acts primarily for operators – is to provide insights three or four times a year into developments in the telecoms world of interest to solicitors, agents and surveyors.

• Toby Boncey
• Fern Schofield