Andrew Francis

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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)

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Andrew Francis provides a masterclass on how best to deploy an expert witness in a property dispute

Victory in the Court of Appeal: Andrew Francis tackles the enforceability of covenants

Andrew Francis looks at trips, traps & compensation disputes in restrictive covenant matters

What can we learn from the Supreme Court’s judgment in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd, asks Andrew Francis

Why is the ability of a tenant to modify certain restrictive covenants in leases under s 84(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 not better known, asks Andrew Francis

Andrew Francis explains why the recent decision in Beaumont has importance beyond the world of rights of light

Andrew Francis explains why trees cannot & should not be ignored in right of light claims

As demand for housing rises, lawyers are deploying s 84 applications to overcome the barrier of restrictive covenants. Andrew Francis offers advice

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NLJ this week: Motor commissions & fiduciary duties

The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings

NLJ this week: The power of Interpol red notices

Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Approach with caution post-Mazur

Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?

Philip Sales is selected as next Deputy President

Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year

Tax shock ahead for partners?

Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget

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Andrew Francis

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington