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🎥 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 – 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 🎥 The recording of Landmark Chambers' The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – what’s in, what’s out and will it work? webinar which took place yesterday (Thursday 20 March), is available on Landmark Chambers' YouTube channel. Join Landmark’s barristers for an initial review of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and what it might mean for planning in practice. Topics covered: • Introduction by chair – Tim Morshead, KC • Streamlining the determination of planning applications - national scheme of delegation and reduced statutory consultee involvement – Neil Cameron KC • Development and strategic scale nature recovery – an answer to the nutrient neutrality and water neutrality conundrums? – Jenny Wigley KC • Measures for streamlining national infrastructure planning plus proposals for community benefits – Reuben Taylor KC • Hope Value and other changes to Compulsory Purchase – an overview –Jacqueline Lean • Q&A and panel discussion Please follow the link to access the recording and presentation - https://bit.ly/43EOWj9

🎥 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀 – 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟰 – 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 🎥 The recording of Landmark Chambers' Property Nuts and Bolts – Part 4 – Boundary disputes webinar which took place on Tuesday 18 March, is available on Landmark Chambers' YouTube channel. This event is part of our popular Property Law Nuts & Bolt webinar series. These webinars are designed to introduce key topics that are likely to crop up for property litigators. The talks will provide an overview of the legal and procedural landscape. Topics covered: • Welcome and introduction – Tom Morris • An overview of the legal principles – Tom Morris and Harley Ronan • Procedure for determination – Harley Ronan • The role of experts – Tom Morris • Questions and discussion Please follow the link to access the recording and presentation - https://bit.ly/4kL2yjc

𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 On Tuesday 1 April 2025, from 6.30pm – 9pm, Jon Wills is hosting a drinks reception to celebrate his book launch - The Electronic Communications Code: A Guide for Property Lawyers. This event is free to attend and will take place in person in Central London. Jon Wills is a barrister at Landmark Chambers, practising in all areas of property law and specialising in the Electronic Communications Code. The Electronic Communications Code: A Guide for Property Lawyers provides comprehensive and expert guidance on the key provisions of the Code. Alongside detailed reference to case law, this book considers the different parts of the Electronic Communications Code, including: - Definitions of the key Code terminology- How Code rights are acquired and resisted - How the terms of Code agreements are determined - The valuation of consideration (rent) - Applications for compensation - Termination and renewal of agreements Please note this event is taking place in person only. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so please request your place early to secure your spot. There will also be limited books available for sale at the event. To request a place at the book launch and drinks reception, please fill in the booking form linked below: https://bit.ly/4kYBtsH

📖 𝟱𝟰 - 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 📖 Below is a snippet of the latest Aarhus blog post published today, Wednesday 19 March 2025. . . . . . . . Author – Jacqueline Lean 𝟱𝟰 - 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 In blog post 25 (https://bit.ly/4buM1vc) we discussed the Planning Court’s decision in Friends of the Earth Limited v Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities [2023] EWHC 3255 (KB) (the West Cumbria mining case) in which Ouseley J refused the Claimant’s application for specific disclosure of policy advice given to the Secretary of State in a Ministerial Submission. Fast-forward 16 months to the FTT which has directed that the Submission (and the Minister’s response to the same) be disclosed (subject to the withholding/redaction of those parts which contain or refer to legal advice and personal data of junior civil servants/other relevant personal data), allowing an appeal against the ICO’s decision which held that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was entitled to withhold it under reg 12(4)(e) of the EIR: Lucas Amin v Information Commissioner and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2025] UKFTT 00221 (GRC). . . . . To read the full blog post on our website, please follow this link - https://bit.ly/3Rhy0bb . . . . . . . For those that missed the announcement, Landmark Chambers Aarhus blog publishes a new blog post every fortnight which includes topics such as: updates on domestic cases on Aarhus and cases before the Aarhus Compliance Committee, CJEU case-law, similar conventions to Aarhus (e.g. the Escazú Agreement), guides to the main Articles of the Convention and the ways in which Aarhus influenced domestic law. To subscribe to the Aarhus blog and to receive the blog posts directly to your inbox, please follow this link - https://bit.ly/3y2ub00 #EnvironmentalLaw #InternationalLaw #PlanningLaw #Aarhus

𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 Sheldon J will today hear the judicial review of the Charity Commision's report into Kids Company. Alex Goodman KC acts for the Claimant Mr Kerman, who has been substituted for the late Camila Batmanghelidjh.  Natasha Jackson acted with Alex Goodman KC in the Claimant substitution proceedings before Swift J in October 2024. For more information, please follow this link - https://bit.ly/4icSuxR #PublicAndAdministrativeLaw #JudicialReview

Join us tomorrow at 11:00 AM UK (GMT)! 📅 We welcome Ian Heaphy of IN Construction Consulting Limited and Melissa Murphy KC of Landmark Chambers as they discuss NEC contracts and the Infrastructure Bill. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e_pnj9J4 Can't make it? Register to join us, and you will be sent a recording of the webinar after it has taken place. #Webinar #ConstructionLaw #NEC #Infrastructure

The Court of Appeal is hearing two Building Safety Act appeals over five days this week: Adriatic Land 5 Ltd v The Long Leasehold Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and (1) SVDP & (2) Get Living Plc v Triathlon Homes LLP. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is intervening in both appeals. Simon Allison and Mattie Green act for the appellant in the Hippersley Point appeal, with Malcolm Birdling. The live stream is available here: https://lnkd.in/e3Qdu7Pq For more information on the two appeals, please follow this link - https://bit.ly/4idHfoK #BuildingSafetyAct #CourtOfAppeal #PropertyLaw

𝗝&𝗝 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽 𝘃. 𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝘁𝗱 [𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱] 𝗘𝗪𝗛𝗖 𝟰𝟯𝟲 (𝗖𝗵) - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 This short recording by Tim Morshead, KC is about a recent decision of Fancourt J, discharging an order obtained by a claimant on an ex parte basis, for breach of the duty of full and frank disclosure / fair presentation. Nothing unusual about that: but Tim draws attention to something that is perhaps distinctive about this case. Watch the video on Landmark Chambers' YouTube Channel linked below: https://bit.ly/4kWxFbr #PropertyCaseLawUpdate #PropertyLaw

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 - 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄 Through this webinar series, practitioners will learn about key principles and upcoming reforms in the area of inquiry law and hear specialist counsel’s top tips on best practice in the field. During each live webinar, the audience can submit questions via the Q&A chat, which will be addressed toward the end of the session. This event is free to attend and will take place online (via Zoom). Session 1: Introduction to Inquiry Law | Thursday 24 April 2025 | 5.00pm - 6.00pm This session will go over the differences between non-statutory and statutory inquiries and the key provisions of the Inquiries Act 2005 and the Inquiry Rules 2006. In addition, the panel will cover some of the issues arising for core participants at public inquiries and practical tips. Speakers: • Samantha Broadfoot KC (Chair & Speaker) • Harriet Wakeman • Claudia Hyde Session 2: Issues of Evidence | Wednesday 14 May 2025 | 5.00pm - 6.00pm The panel will speak about tools available to victims and their representatives wishing to access evidence, issues of legal privilege and upcoming duty of candour reforms. Speakers: • David Blundell KC (Chair) • Fiona Scolding KC • Chris Jacobs • Katharine Elliot Session 3: Challenging (& Challenge Proofing) Inquiries | Monday 2 June 2025 | 5.00pm - 6.00pm The panel will discuss grounds for legal challenges to inquiries and how they can be pre-empted. Speakers: • Fiona Scolding KC (Chair & Speaker) • Carine Patry KC • Galina Ward KC 🔗 To find out more and register for this event, please follow the link - https://bit.ly/3XQWVWK

Yesterday, Russell Harris KC spoke at the London Stand at MIPIM alongside Fred Pilbrow (Pilbrow & Partners) and Jane Groom (LCA). The panel debated Retrofit vs. Demolition: Is London's Planning fit for purpose post Marks and Spencers.