PLA News

Judge Elizabeth Cooke has been appointed as the new President of the Property Litigation Association, as Liz Peace CBE steps down from the role after a five-year term.

The PLA Annual General Meeting will take place on 1 November 2021 at 6pm at One London Wall, Barbican, London EC2Y 5EB

On 26 October 2020 PLA published a working paper on e-signatures. It was put together by a working group of PSLs across a number of firms.

After many years’ work behind the scenes, the Property Litigation Association and RICS have launched a new mediation service to help neighbours resolve disputes over their property boundaries without resorting to court action.

Persistence paid off for PLA member Lucie Barnes who has won this year’s Alan Langleben Memorial Blog Competition with her lively entry on the Telecoms Code. Lucie, a senior associate at Brodies in Glasgow, came second two years ago.

What effect is the ruling having/will have on landlords who are planning to redevelop in the future and will tenants automatically allege that the landlord would carry out some lesser scheme if the tenant were to leave voluntarily even if it raises an element of complexity and expense into the County Court proceedings as envisaged by Lord Briggs?

Osborne Clarke partner Gary Lawrenson has been appointed the new chair of the Property Litigation Association.

PLA 2020 Annual General Meeting 2 November 2020 at 6pm Via video conference-facility provider, Zoom

The PLA 2020 AGM will take place on Monday 2 November 2020 at 6pm via Zoom

Cripps Pemberton Greenish partner Kerry Glanville is the new chair of the Property Litigation Association, having taken over from Dentons’ partner Bryan Johnston. She is the 25th chair since the organisation was established in 1995 to represent property litigators in the UK.