Property Disputes weekly highlights—15 October 2020

Table of contents

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Coronavirus—HMCTS publishes updated operational summary for week commencing 12 October
• Lord Chief Justice considers coronavirus impact in virtual conference
• Enforcing security and property insolvency
• Regulations proposed to ‘tighten up on regulation of the pre-pack process’
• Contractual issues
• Appeal against costs order and declaration regarding covenants to upkeep roads and pathways dismissed (Terracorp Ltd v Mistry and others)
• Disputes and remedies
• Acquisition of property by local authority—whether held on resulting, constructive or charitable trust (London Borough of Brent v Johnson)
• Agricultural tenancies

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Article summary

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes a summary of recent measures and guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) and High Court decisions on the interpretation of covenants to upkeep roads and pathways, acquisition of land by local authority, and the interpretation of Case B(b)(ii) of Schedule 3 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.