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Restrictive Covenants – can I build a house in the garden?
12th October 2017
The lure of profit can make the construction of a new house in the back garden a tempting prospect. Surely with the constant...
Tanfield Chambers – Legal 500 2017
11th October 2017
Following a year of substantial growth, Tanfield Chambers has once again been ranked highly in the Legal 500 directory. The...
Be mindful of the distinctions: requests for consent
5th October 2017
Tanfield's Harriet Holmes and Mark Reading of Mishcon de Reya consider applications for consent in real property contracts:...
Fixing the broken housing market – where are we now?
27th September 2017
In February this year, the Government published its Housing White Paper which was entitled "Fixing our Broken Housing...
Real Property Update: September 2017
12th September 2017
Editors Comment Kerry Bretherton QC I am delighted to introduce the first edition of the Tanfield real property...
Grim Determinations
11th September 2017
Andrew Butler explores a recent case which illustrates the limitations of expert determinations. Expert determinations are...
Welford v Graham [2017] UKUT 297 (TCC)
11th September 2017
When considering the burden of proof in relation to an alleged easement by prescription, the Upper Tribunal held that,...
West End Commercial Ltd v London Trocadero (2015) LLP [2017] EWHC 2175 (Ch)
11th September 2017
Mr Justice Snowden held that proprietary estoppel could not be relied upon to prevent a party exercising a contractual right....
NRAM Plc v Evans [2017] EWCA Civ 1013
11th September 2017
The Court of Appeal held that the registration of a voidable disposition was not a mistake within the meaning of schedule 4...
Tanfield shortlisted for two awards at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2017
5th September 2017
We are delighted to announce that Tanfield Chambers has been shortlisted for Real Estate Set of the Year at the Chambers UK...