Jamie Cockfield
His recent cases include: Otitoju v Onwordi [2023] EWHC 2665 (Ch): Jamie acted for the Claimant in the case of Otitoju v Onwordi, in the High Court before (HHJ) Paul Matthews. The case an application for an injunction and order pursuant to s.116 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 involving a burial dispute over which […]
(1) Thurrock Council (2) Essex County Council v Persons Unknown & Ors
Caroline Bolton and Natalie Pratt were instructed on behalf of Thurrock Council and Essex County Council and secured urgent injunctive relief on 24 April 2022 to restrain acts (and also apprehended acts) of trespass and public nuisance on the highway, which had occurred in connection with recent anti fossil fuel protests linked to the Just […]
Proprietary Estoppel and Farming Cases and Unlawful interference with land – Junior Programme: Real Estate
Junior Programme: Property webinar on “Proprietary Estoppel and Farming Cases” and “Unlawful interference with land” presented by Jonathan Edwards and Natalie Pratt. Proprietary Estoppel and Farming Cases Jonathan Edwards will discuss how the court weighs up proprietary estoppel claims and decides what relief to grant in farming cases, looking specifically at some of the more […]
‘Break clauses and Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services Ltd’ and ‘Interfering with easements’ (Radcliffe talks Real Estate)
In this webinar, Marie-Claire Bleasdale reviews the law applicable to break clauses and break notices and the recent Court of Appeal decision on whether a tenant’s break notice was effective in Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 995. Matthew Mills discusses what amounts to an actionable interference with an […]
Favourite Cases: Central London Property Trust v High Trees House – Article by Paul Burton
When Central London Property Trust v High Trees House was called on for hearing, few of those involved, including counsel, would have expected it to be anything other than a fairly ordinary landlord and tenant case. Lord Denning had other ideas. Paul Burton selects the influential decision as one of his favourite cases. Read the […]
Video: Untangling encroachment and adverse possession (Radcliffe talks Real Estate)
In this Radcliffe talks Real Estate webinar, Edward Hicks explores the doctrine of encroachment by which tenants may obtain rights in their landlord’s or third party land beyond the extent of the demised premises, in particular in the context of a cynical land grab by the tenant. The discussion includes: How the doctrine generally operates […]
Government pilot scheme testing digital tools in planning processes – a welcomed change? – Article by Clive Moys
Clive Moys was invited by Property Week to discuss the digital pilot scheme, announced by the Government, to test the use of digital tools in the planning process. Is this a welcomed change for a discipline often seen as archaic? Subscribers can read the piece here.
Isle Investments v Leeds City Council – Article by Clive Moys
Non-domestic rates (aka business rates) payable by “the owner” of empty property is both topical and hotly contested. Schemes to avoid or mitigate empty property rates abound. Clive Moys’ article Shams, snails and empty property rates, first published in the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation Valuer magazine (June edition) considers the recent important billing […]
Video: Boundary Determination under s 60 of the Land Registration Act 2002 Radcliffe talks Real Estate
In this Radcliffe talks Real Estate webinar Simon Williams is in conversation with boundary surveyor Carl Calvert FRICS about the pros and cons of applying for a determined boundary from both the legal and surveying points of view, and about alternative means of resolving boundary disputes. Radcliffe talks Real Estate is a series of short […]
LB Barking and Dagenham & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors [2021] EWHC 1201 (QB)
On 12 May Nicklin J handed down judgment in LB Barking and Dagenham & Ors v Persons & Ors [2021] EWHC 1201 (QB), in which Traveller Injunctions and the issue of whether final injunctions against Persons Unknown bind only the parties to the proceedings and not ‘newcomers’ was considered. Caroline Bolton and Natalie Pratt appeared […]
