PLA News

The PLA is pleased to have supported the launch of the ‘Business and Property Courts in Liverpool’

Many of you will remember our longstanding and much missed member, Alan Langleben, who sadly passed away in 2016. The Association established a Memorial Essay Competition at that time in Alan’s memory. Alan was a staunch supporter of our Association from its early days and was, in particular, a much admired and respected member of our Law Reform Committee.

Your new Executive Committee 

It has been a very hard job finding a replacement for Lord Neuberger but we are delighted to announce that the PLA’s new President with effect from 1 January 2017 will be Liz Peace.

The PLA has fully endorsed an industry-wide letter to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, concerning proposed changes to the business rates appeals system. New Regulations governing rates appeals are proposed to come into effect from 1 April 2017. However, the Regulations have yet to be laid before Parliament. Further, the Department of Communities and Local Government has failed to respond to the outcome of its own Consultation on the appeal changes which closed on 11 October 2016. The situation is now time critical with the 1 April 2017 Revaluation about to come into effect at the same time as the new appeals regime.

David Holland was called to the Bar in 1986 and took silk in 2011. The core of David’s practice is all forms of property litigation but he also practices in the areas of professional negligence and costs. David has immense experience of litigating at all levels of court.

Developer escapes liability for failing to undertake obscure search.

Provisions in residential leases enabling landlords to determine each tenant’s service charge proportion may be void.

The future of central London Civil Justice Centre

The 14 day period for appealing against a Party Wall Award runs from the time the Award is posted and not received and the Appeal was out of time as a result. The Court applied the reasoning in CA Webber (Transport) Ltd v Railtrack Ltd (2004) in which it was held that a notice was served under the 1954 Act when posted.