Law reform
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Law commission 13th programme of reform: the property perspective
Emily Wood and Natalie Johnston run the rule over the Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Reform, and find it a disappointing programme for commercial property
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PP 2009/73
Company law reform
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PP 2004/6
Imagine a house that has stood for centuries. It has been altered on countless occasions, in a variety of styles, and for reasons now forgotten.
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PP 2004/4
Landlords and tenants may have to review their position in the light of the forthcoming changes to Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
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PP 2003/34
New Act will sort out surrender problem. A business tenant wishes to assign, but cannot do so without first offering to surrender the lease to the landlord, this requirement having…
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PP 2002/200
Storm clouds gather over the new right of inspection. Under the current (unreformed) land registration system, the public right to inspect registry entries does not extend to mortgages and leases.
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PP 2003/9
Proposed widening of local authority compulsory purchase powers. A power for an authority to act if it thinks certain circumstances exist has to be wider than a power to act…
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PP 2002/201
A hostile reception for standard-form registrable leases. The current (unreformed) land registration regime requires the registration of leases granted for a term of more than 21 years.
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PP 2002/199
Developing the Land Registration regulations. It is no secret that the full impact of the Land Registration Act 2002 will not be felt until the relevant regulations have been hammered…
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PP 2002/198
Is time running out for the institutional lease?. Your client plans to open a shop in the high street. The business plan is sound, but he is well aware that…
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PP 2002/185
Consultation overload. Even if you lack the time and resources to respond to all of the government consultation papers presently in circulation, it may pay to look at Time to…