Sarah Jackman

The Birmingham office of Clarke Willmott has recruited two partners from Reed Smith’s Coventry office to join its real estate and construction practice.

The potential for SDLT returns to be processed incorrectly will be significantly reduced from 30 September, when HMRC will begin rejecting case management software returns that do not contain the…

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has issued further guidance for lenders in respect of commonhold, which came into force on 27 September 2004.

Land Registry has clarified its guidelines on adverse possession following Nicholas Strauss QC’s ruling in Beaulane Properties Ltd v Palmer [2005] 14 EG 129 (CS).

Land Registry has launched two new practice guides: Easements (Practice Guide 62) and Leases – determination (Practice Guide 26). Easements deals with the registration of leases under the Land Registration…

Neuberger LJ has underlined the growing expertise of the Chancery Division in property-related cases, an evolution that may, he noted, ultimately lead to judges specialising in hearing certain types of…

The Law Commission has announced its ninth programme of law reform, to begin on 1 April 2005. This year’s initiatives will include a review of three property-related areas of law:…

SJ Berwin was named Real Estate Team of the Year at the 2005 Legal Business Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 10 February 2005.

Consolidation, codification and simplification of the existing compulsory purchase laws are required to improve accessibility. That was the conclusion of the Law Commission, which today launched its Final Report on…