Blogs

There was a buzz of feverish networking activity on 18 April 2023 at the JLPA “Speed Networking” event in partnership with BPF Futures at the offices of Trowers & Hamlins.

On 29 November 2022, members of the PLA once again descended on the Royal Society of Medicine in London for the PLA’s Autumn Training Day. 

It’s strange to think that I have already come to the end of my year as chair of the PLA.  It seems to have gone quickly although, to be fair, in that time we’ve seen two monarchs, three prime ministers and four chancellors of the exchequer, so perhaps I did well to last as long as I did. 

On the 29 September the PLA south coast region hosted a seminar at Paris Smith LLP offices in Southampton.

Last week the North Region Committee held its first ‘IRL’ event since lockdown, with the return of its popular “Bring a Surveyor” drinks party.

On 19 May 2022 the JPLA held an insightful and well received Nuts & Bolts Training session on Cladding and Service Charge presented by Robert Brown of Selborne Chambers and Neil Maloney of My Homes Surveyor.

I am very honoured to be your president and I hope I can give some useful support to this important and distinguished association.

This is my first blog as chair of the Property Litigation Association.  I must begin by thanking my predecessor, Gary Lawrenson, for his service this past year as PLA chair.  Gary’s enthusiasm, encouragement and relentless positivity have seen us through the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic and not only survive but thrive.

The honour is all mine: The JPLA host an insightful Q&A session hearing from two of the PLA’s honorary members, Katie Bradford and Vivien King, with hints and tips on what they wish they had known when they were starting out in their careers and some war stories from their time in practice

Sir Winston Churchill famously said: “a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist the opportunity in every difficulty.” Adopting this test, our Education and Training Committee (ETC), led brilliantly by Rebecca Campbell over the last couple of years, are most certainly optimists.