High Court Grants Year‑Long Injunction to Protect Chobham Common from Unauthorised Encampments
The High Court has granted a one year injunction against Persons Unknown to restrain unauthorised encampments and fly-tipping on Chobham Common. In granting the injunction, the Court recognised the important ecological significance and recreational value of the Common, and its need for protection against the harms associated with those activities. Unlike many other so-called ’Traveller injunctions’, […]
William Moffett has been appointed King’s Counsel
We are delighted to announce that William Moffett has been appointed King’s Counsel. William is a highly regarded barrister who is recognised for his expertise in wills, trusts, real estate and charity disputes. He is frequently instructed in High Court litigation and on appeals, often in critical, high-value cases. He is recommended by Chambers UK […]
Wolverhampton Traveller injunctions – where are we now?
Natalie Pratt recently featured in the Local Government Lawyer for her article ‘Wolverhampton Traveller injunctions – where are we now?’ In this piece, Natalie explores the developments in the law following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors, and highlights key considerations for local authorities […]
Jessie Barnett-Cox (Pupil)
Jessie has worked on complex commercial and international disputes since 2020, having spent five years as an Associate in Skadden’s top-tier International Litigation and Arbitration team before moving to the Bar. Jessie is currently supervised by Daniel Burton, having previously sat with Andrew Brown.
William Fitzalan Howard (Pupil)
GGF Fund Ltd v Anglian Windows Ltd & E Realisations 2020 Ltd [2025] EWHC 2397 (Ch)
The High Court has given directions as to the distribution of a surplus of approximately £4 million following the closure of the Glass and Glazing Federation’s Deposit Indemnity Fund (“the Fund”). The Court had to consider the construction of the Fund’s rules and their application in the context of various issues, including whether members who […]
Guaranteed Failure, the case of Peter Dunn and Kostas Kazolides
The case of Peter Dunn v Kostas Kazolides [2025] EWHC 2212 (Ch) addresses interesting questions about limitation periods, insolvency, the formal requirements for the execution of deeds, and how variation to the contract between the principal debtor and creditor may discharge a guarantor. Mr Dunn, a former chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner, claimed nearly £9m […]
Junior Programme: Property – 31st July 2025
In this Junior Programme: Property presented by Natalie Pratt and James Fagan, our speakers cover ‘Breaches of Restrictive Covenants’ and ‘Return to Vendor: Misrepresentation in Residential Property Conveyancing’. Breaches of Restrictive Covenants Natalie considers the remedies available for breaches of restrictive covenants, and the options available to a landowner under s84 of the Law of […]
Bishop v Jaques [2025] UKUT 141 (LC)
In a decision handed down today by the Upper Tribunal in Bishop v Jaques [2025] UKUT 141 (LC), Deputy Chamber President Martin Rodger KC considered, amongst other things, two interesting questions about boundary agreements: (1) whether they can be binding on proprietors of land and their successors in title even though the land on which […]
Planning dispute enforcement notice appeal – Tan House and Hillside Retreat
Tan House second enforcement notice appeal succeeds with a (second) costs award. By a decision letter and separate costs decision both dated 9 May 2025, planning Inspector John Braithwaite BSc(Arch) BArch(Hons) RIBA MRTPI allowed a ground B appeal, quashed the enforcement notice [alleging the making of a material change of use], and granted retrospective planning […]
