Master the tactical complexities of protecting creditor interests when property is pledged as security. Stay informed on the essential procedural steps and judicial precedents that can influence the enforcement process, ensuring you navigate the challenges adeptly. This topic also covers property insolvency, offering practical insights on handling the various stages of insolvency proceedings, prioritising creditor claims, and managing distressed assets with expert precision.
The following Property Disputes news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Property Disputes weekly highlights—24 July 2025
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Forfeiture of a leaseWhen can a landlord exercise the right to forfeit a lease?Forfeiture is a landlord’s right to bring a lease to an end as a result...
A leaseholder company was dissolved, and the property and rights vested in it passed to the Crown (bona vacantia). In reference to this: (1) Can the landlord claim possession of the leased property and if so, how?; and (2) can the landlord claim money owed to it under the lease, and if so how and
Disclaimer of a lease—impact on landlords, tenants and third partiesThis Practice Note covers what happens to a lease on disclaimer, the impact on landlords, tenants, sub-tenants, former tenants and guarantors, and the effect of a vesting order.Ending the tenant’s interest in the leaseA liquidator
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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