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The PLA Annual General Meeting 2022 will take place on 10 November 2022 at 7pm at Ironmongers’ Hall Shaftesbury Place, Barbican, London EC2Y 8AA.

Lizzie Cooke, Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Lands Chamber and President of the Property Litigation Association awarding the prize to the winner of the PLA Blog Competition 2022, Rob Bailey, Associate, Burges Salmon, at the Joint PLA/PBA Summer Party at Lincoln’s Inn on 14 July

Chief Master Shuman would like to invite PLA Members to the JAC Chancery Masters Competition: Pre-Engagement Event on 27 April 17:00 – 18:30, followed by a short drinks reception.

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.