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New Bill to bring in immediate ban on no-fault evictions

Can we ever truly know what lies beneath? The worst fears of property lawyers & their clients can come alive, as Andrew Francis, barrister at Serle Court, writes in this week’s NLJ

Andrew Francis considers two ‘subterranean’ property cases, highlighting the importance of knowing what’s underneath the surface—literally & metaphorically
A shake-up of the residential leasehold property system is on the horizon, writes Kate Rigby. What will this mean for all the parties involved?

A ‘new era in home ownership’ beckons, but what shape will it take?

The Law Society has hired independent company 2CV to conduct research with conveyancing lawyers on controversial changes to the TA6 property form

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
Property lawyers disputing the controversial TA6 form have lost their vote of no confidence challenge to the Law Society
The TA6 property law controversy resulted in a close call for the Law Society this week, as a vote of confidence took place at Chancery Lane
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is consulting on changing the Legal Ombudsman levy on firms so firms that generate complaints pay 50% of the cost, rather than the current 30%
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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