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A zoo that never materialised, misrepresented restaurant ventures & the question of a tenant’s ‘principal’ home. Edward Peters KC & Ashpen Rajah discuss three useful new cases
Definitely maybe: Edward Blakeney & Taylor Briggs take a closer look at redevelopment in the context of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Seven decades on, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 continues to keep the courts busy with cases on ‘previously unanswered questions’, particularly in the context of redevelopment. In this week’s NLJ, Edward Blakeney & Taylor Briggs, Falcon Chambers, cover recent case law on redevelopment of a landlord’s property, in connection with the 1954 Act

Daniel Bacon explains the new court duty scheme—& how it could help both tenants & landlords
Government proposals to introduce radical reform in the leaseholder’s favour will have a huge impact on practitioners when acting for landlords, says Shabnam Ali-Khan

Radical leasehold reform is on its way—but will it deliver, for whom, and how will the profession respond?

Daniel Bacon looks at tax & other issues driving landlords from the residential housing market
Lawyers have given a cautious welcome to the inclusion in the King’s Speech of legislation to help leaseholders, with some warning reform will be complex and difficult while others predict little will change
The ban on ‘no fault’ evictions in the Renters Reform Bill will be delayed until after court reforms take place, housing secretary Michael Gove has told MPs
The government has published guidance on the legal duties of social and private rented housing landlords regarding damp and mould in the home.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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