Alan Riley

Wonder if there are any restrictive covenants to interpret on this new one too? (Morrells of Oxford Ltd v Oxford United Football Club [2001] Ch 459).

@propertylaw1925 As in: I got a 2:1 inequity.

“Inequity” was the pangram today. There is no escape from this creeping jurisdiction.

Schedule 31, English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: business tenancies - prohibited terms as to rent. Where did this come from?

@sportingintel Categorical and inarguable are other ways of saying ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ which is the test placed before a jury.

I still have no idea whether Lucy Letby is guilty or innocent, but still think her convictions were unsafe (as per bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…). Evidence in such heinous cases has to be categorical and inarguable, surely.

“This is an unusual probate claim in that the deceased says she is very much alive.” Ashimola & Anor v Samuel & Anor [2025] EWHC 502 (Ch) (10 March 2025) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

@mtpennycook How about “prompt registration of transfers and leases” as a priority? The slowness of registration is the number one issue you should be prioritising.

I’ve written to the Chair of HM Land Registry to set out the government’s priorities for the organisation over the coming year. These include opening up existing data and widening and deepening transparency of land ownership and control. gov.uk/government/pub…

@propertylaw1925 TOLATA? Why the ‘of’ and not the ‘and’?

TOLATA was not recognised in today’s spellbee. (Nor was TLATA). Mystifying. It’s joins puisne, donee and feeofee in discriminatory exclusion.

Law Com to publish a consultation paper on 19 November 2024 to ask key questions about possible options to reform Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. lawcom.gov.uk/project/busine…

@PrivateEyeNews "MD looks at possible tactics for appeal". I thought he was a doctor?

Lucy Letby has instructed a new barrister, Mark McDonald, to draft her application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. McDonald has told MD his first task will be to conduct a review of the scientific and clinical evidence using the best available named experts, and publish it. If it draws very different scientific conclusions from those of Dr Dewi Evans, the lead prosecution expert, the CCRC will be under pressure to refer the case back to the appeal court. In the current issue of Private Eye, MD looks at possible tactics for appeal. Available in shops now. Read our previous special reports into the lessons of the Lucy Letby case online. Parts 1, 2 & 3 here: private-eye.co.uk/special-report…

Leasehold reform in England and Wales: What’s happening and when? (Published 27 August, 2024): commonslibrary.parliament.uk/leasehold-refo…

@nearlylegal A pity, but so very understandable. You tip so many people off to what’s happening. Thanks, and I will look out for you.

@lawsocgazette Activist?

• Breaking • Activist conveyancers lose vote of no confidence in Law Society: lawgazette.co.uk/news/breaking-…

@HMLandRegistry Remember the heady days of the early 2000s when forthcoming electronic conveyancing would result in simultaneous completions and registrations…

If you're remortgaging or selling property within 18 months of exchanging, you can have your conveyancer check the registration status and request our free fast-track (expedite) service if the prior application has not yet been processed. Find out more: gov.uk/guidance/reque…

@propertylaw1925 That’s mean.

“Mesne” is unknown in on line spelling bee. Devastated. Life’s work for nothing.

@AdamBienkov @nearlylegal The key word would be ‘damage’. Does the action or thing cause damage. A malodorous person is unlikely to cause damage to the environment.

Gillian Keegan says she doesn't think homeless people should be criminalised for smelling, but then admits not having read the bill she's defending, which suggests they will be. Here's what it says

Amendments to Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill new today - ban leasehold houses; amends to #BuildingSafetyAct ss124 125 also

Just published today - a Law Society Guide to the Building Safety Act 2022: lawsociety.org.uk/topics/propert…

Biodiversity Net Gain launch date confirmed as 12 February 2024 defralanduse.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/18/bng…

Non-payment of a deposit is a repudiatory breach of contract (time being of the essence), including in relation to an option agreement. But maybe not in a tenant's option to purchase a reversion? See IAA Vehicle Services Ltd v HBC Ltd [2024] EWHC 1 (Ch) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

@alastairfrew An opportunity for search providers to remind conveyancers of their UXO search products.

@RileyPSL This is a logical conclusion and a good reminder that “war” doesn’t just mean “new war”. It does seem a bit rough though!!

University of Exeter v Allianz Insurance PLC [2023] EWCA Civ 1484: Whether a 2021 controlled detonation of WW2 bomb caused damage "occasioned by war" which was excluded by an insurance policy. (Yes, it was excluded).