Property

An exclusive Q&A for legal professionals with Henry Dannell

From moths in the attic to the right to manage, 2024 provided a plethora of landmark real estate litigation cases. In this week’s NLJ, Ben Hatton, director of property litigation, Jordan Gulwell, lawyer, and Natasha Vij, trainee solicitor, at Clifford Chance, survey the stand-out cases and set out some lessons to learn from each.

Ben Hatton, Jordan Gulwell & Natasha Vij explore 2024’s stand-out cases in real estate litigation: what can we learn for the coming year?

Who owns lost treasures once they have been found? Michael L Nash unearths some peculiarities in the law of possession & ownership

Digital identity services and other reforms will be introduced to streamline searches and speed up conveyancing times, the government has said.

Imogen Dodds & Jamie Sutherland consider a Hong Kong case that gives clarity on limitation periods in constructive trust claims

The Law Commission is consulting on proposals to simplify, consolidate and modernise the law of compulsory purchase.

Property and other immovables in England and Wales are protected from the reach of foreign judicial decisions, the Supreme Court has confirmed.

What happens when a regulated mortgage contract is breached? A recent Supreme Court decision gives some welcome guidance, write Cecily Crampin & Caroline Shea KC

Conveyancing lawyers are scrambling to deal with a stamp duty hike, while lawyers’ representative bodies welcomed extra funds but highlighted the need for more investment in justice, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget 2024