TL4: UK Commercial Property Litigation and Disputes Forum 2024

February 29, 2024, 9:00 am to 5:10 pm

The only forum to bring together the key stakeholders under one roof. Hear solicitors, surveyors and consultants address disputes arising from property litigation.

Learn from an experienced lineup of speakers including solicitors, surveyors and consultants who navigate the complexities of building safety, tenancy feuds and more.

Explore issues both perennial and recent that impact the field of property litigation and disputes.

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Programme:

9:00 – Registration

9:30 – Chair’s Opening Remarks

Liz Peace CBE – Adviser on Property, Politics and the Built Environment –

9:40 – Navigating the Building Safety Act: Impacts, Amends and Ramifications

How the Building Safety Act 2022 applies to mixed-use buildings
Liability for historic defects
Regulation of Higher-Risk Buildings

Ed John – Partner – Keystone Law
Douglas Rhodes – Partner – Trowers & Hamlins

10:20 – Analysing the Law Commission’s Review of the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act

Did the review achieve the Law Commission’s aim of modernising and simplifying the Act
Can a more productive relationship between landlords and tenants be achieved
Were the finds of the consultation paper adequate or insufficient

Paul Greatholder – Partner – Russell Cooke
Professor Graham Chase – Senior Surveyor – Chase Sinclair Clark
Julia Tobbell – Partner – Forsters

11:00 – Networking & Refreshment Break

11:20 – Understanding Rights to Light Disputes and How They are Resolved

Measures to mitigate risk of disputes
Effective remedies for infringements
How surveyors measure the adequacy of light in a given area

Rashpal Soomal – Partner – Eversheds Sutherland
Gary Lawrenson – Partner – Osborne Clarke
Liam Dunford – Senior Director – Point 2

12:00 – Identifying Recent Developments in Service Charges

Leaseholder points of contention
Charging orders and enforcing judgments
Estate management fees
Best practice for avoiding litigation

Scott Goldstein – Partner – Payne Hicks Beach

12:40 – Examining ESG and Sustainability in Relation to Property Litigation and Disputes

How can ESG legislation lead to property disputes
Are councils enforcing ESG legislation on their properties
The impact and implication of green leases

Greg Barden – Partner – Jones Day

13:10 – Networking & Lunch Break

14:10 – Exploring Disputes Arising from Dilapidations Claims

Ensuring both landlords and tenants meet their responsibilities and obligations
What factors surveyors take into account
Assessing a dilapidation claim
Repair obligations

Jo Ord – Partner – Farrer & Co
Iain Feasey – Director – Hollis
Bryan Johnston – Partner – Dentons
John Campbell – Barrister – New Square Chambers

14:50 – An Overview of Forfeiture Rights and Applications

Understand the relief application process
Implications of waiving the right to forfeit
Reforming rules to allow for forfeiting and claiming rent

Jamal Demachkie – Barrister – Gatehouse Chambers

15:30 – Coffee Break

15:50 – Insights into Valuation Disputes and Remedies

Ensuring property is correctly valued and represented
Litigating for contesting valuations
How valuation can assist in disputes

Ian Mackie – Managing Director – Berkley Research Group

16:30 – Addressing Challenges Stemming from Insolvency

Challenges faced by landlords and tenants during periods of insolvency
Managing parties feeling disgruntled
Impacts recessions can have on tenants

Julie Gattegno – Partner – CMS
Paul Zalkin – Managing Director – Quantuma
Luke Harrison – Partner – Keidan Harrisonapt our advice around specific client circumstances

17:10 pm – Chair’s Closing remarks