Andrew Francis
Barrister
Andrew Francis, barrister, Serle Court, & author of Restrictive Covenants and Freehold Land, a Practitioner’s Guide; 4th Edn. (2013) (Jordans) & and co-author of Rights of Light, The Modern Law ; 3rd Edn. (2015) (Jordans) (www.serlecourt.co.uk)
Barrister
Andrew Francis, barrister, Serle Court, & author of Restrictive Covenants and Freehold Land, a Practitioner’s Guide; 4th Edn. (2013) (Jordans) & and co-author of Rights of Light, The Modern Law ; 3rd Edn. (2015) (Jordans) (www.serlecourt.co.uk)
Andrew Francis welcomes the court’s much-needed clarity on rights of light
Andrew Francis looks back at six pieces of 1925 property legislation, brought into effect by vigorous effort & with a legacy that remains largely intact
Andrew Francis considers two ‘subterranean’ property cases, highlighting the importance of knowing what’s underneath the surface—literally & metaphorically
Andrew Francis on the application of three important principles advising upon the meaning & effect of legal documents
The separation of the two systems can be frustrating to lay people & adds to the burden on their advisers. Andrew Francis helps make us at home in this area of the law
A trio of recent cases has proven the value of knowing the law of limitations: Andrew Francis sets out some key lessons on avoiding the perils they demonstrated
Private nuisance, from overlooking to knotweed: what is the remedy? Andrew Francis presents a property drama in five acts
Andrew Francis takes a good look at Fearn v Tate Gallery Trustees: what lessons can property practitioners learn from the Supreme Court’s judgment?
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Pillsbury—Steven James
Firm boosts London IP capability with high-profile technology sector hire
Clarke Willmott—Michelle Seddon
Private client specialist joins as partner in Taunton office
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DWF—Rory White-Andrews
Finance and restructuring offering strengthened by partner hire in London
NEWS
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) continues to stir controversy across civil litigation, according to NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School—AKA ‘The insider’
SRA v Goodwin is a rare disciplinary decision where a solicitor found to have acted dishonestly avoided being struck off, says Clare Hughes-Williams of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) imposed a 12-month suspension instead, citing medical evidence and the absence of harm to clients
In their latest Family Law Brief for NLJ, Ellie Hampson-Jones and Carla Ditz of Stewarts review three key family law rulings, including the latest instalment in the long-running saga of Potanin v Potanina
The Asian International Arbitration Centre’s sweeping reforms through its AIAC Suite of Rules 2026, unveiled at Asia ADR Week, are under examination in this week's NLJ by John (Ching Jack) Choi of Gresham Legal
In this week's issue of NLJ, Yasseen Gailani and Alexander Martin of Quinn Emanuel report on the High Court’s decision in Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT) v Solo Capital Partners LLP & Ors [2025], where Denmark’s tax authority failed to recover £1.4bn in disputed dividend tax refunds
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