Category: practice directions

“Stay” no more: the future for possession claims. Practice Direction 55C (and Christmas?) – Falcon Chambers

Posted July 30th, 2020 in civil procedure rules, news, practice directions, repossession, stay of proceedings by sally

‘First it was CPR PD 51Z. Then CPR 55.29. Not to mention Arkin v Marshall [2020] EWCA Civ 620; Hackney LBC v Okoro [2020] EWCA Civ 681; TFS Stores Ltd v Designer Retail Outlet Centres (Mansfield) General Partner Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 833. Has any other element of civil procedure law, not least one with a mere 5 month lifespan, ever received consideration no fewer than three times by the Court of Appeal? Such is the significance of the coronavirus-related general stay of possession claims.’

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Falcon Chambers, 20th July 2020

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Court of Appeal stands firm on stay of landlord possession claims – Wilberforce Chambers

Posted July 30th, 2020 in appeals, civil procedure rules, leases, news, practice directions, stay of proceedings by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has given important clarity and breathing space to commercial and residential tenants in its recent judgment in TFS Stores Ltd v BMG (Ashford) Ltd & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 833 by confirming that all parts of proceedings involving a claim for possession brought by a landlord are automatically stayed.’

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Wilberforce Chambers, 23rd July 2020

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Non-molestation orders: Valid Service in the time of Coronavirus (Part 2) – Family Law Week

Posted July 29th, 2020 in coronavirus, enforcement, families, family courts, injunctions, news, non-molestation orders, practice directions, service by sally

‘Rachel Cooper and Michael Horton from Coram Chambers further consider the service of non-molestation orders in the time of Covid-19.’

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Family Law Week, 27th July 2020

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The Spotlight Review on domestic abuse – where does it fit in with other court reforms? – Transparency Project

Posted July 27th, 2020 in children, domestic violence, families, family courts, Ministry of Justice, news, practice directions by sally

‘The work undertaken by the “spotlight panel” appointed by the Ministry of Justice, reported in what is being referred to as the “harm report”, has already been commented on here and here. Its full title is “Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Cases”. The purpose of this blog post is to try to see how the harm report fits in with the wider reforms discussed by the President’s Private Law Working Party (the PrLWG) in its two reports.’

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Transparency Project, 24th July 2020

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Reactivation! – Nearly Legal

Posted July 24th, 2020 in case management, civil procedure rules, housing, landlord & tenant, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘After the mystery of the Rules laid last Friday, we now had the text of Practice Direction 55C, which will come into effect on 23 August 2020 at the end of the Part 55.29 stay of possession proceedings.’

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Nearly Legal, 21st July 2020

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Mystery directions – Nearly Legal

Posted July 20th, 2020 in civil procedure rules, coronavirus, delay, housing, landlord & tenant, news, practice directions, pre-action conduct, repossession by sally

‘In the evening of Friday 17 July, The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 appeared, having apparently been laid earlier that day. These will come into force on 23 August 2020.’

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Nearly Legal, 18th July 2020

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The Even Longer Arm of PD51Z: An Update – Guildhall Chambers

Posted July 10th, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, civil procedure rules, landlord & tenant, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘In the conjoined cases, the tenant (TFS Stores Limited) was the same, but the landlord was different. The tenant will be better known to many as The Fragrance Shop, and the cases at first instance focused on whether the leases in the actions were excluded from the 1954 Act protections. According to HHJ Davis-White QC, they were, and possession orders were made in respect of 5 of the 6 premises caught up in proceedings.’

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Guildhall Chambers, 6th July 2020

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London Borough of Hackney v Okoro [2020] EWCA Civ 681 – Tanfield Chambers

Posted July 8th, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, civil procedure rules, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘If possession proceedings were initially “brought” under CPR Part 55, and are not caught by one of the exceptions set out in CPR PD 51Z Para.2A, then the automatic stay imposed by the practice direction takes effect.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 30th June 2020

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Covid-19 Update: CPR PD51Z Applies to Appeals – Becket Chambers

Posted June 16th, 2020 in appeals, civil procedure rules, coronavirus, news, practice directions, repossession, stay of proceedings by sally

‘London Borough of Hackney v Okoro [2020] EWCA Civ 681

This case follows the Court of Appeal decision in Arkin v Marshall [2020] EWCA Civ 620 which was recently handed down on 11 May 2020.’

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Becket Chambers, 1st June 2020

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Regulatory Update: The Tobacco Products Directive – 3PB

Posted June 12th, 2020 in chambers articles, EC law, news, practice directions, sale of goods, smoking by sally

‘The Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) (“the Directive”) came into force on 19 May 2014, becoming applicable in Member States on 20 May 2016. This article provides a brief update on UK product regulation law as applicable from 20 May 2020.’

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3PB, 4th June 2020

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Suspension of evictions extended by 2 months – St Ives Chambers

Posted June 10th, 2020 in chambers articles, civil procedure rules, coronavirus, housing, landlord & tenant, news, practice directions, repossession, time limits by sally

‘Despite the government’s general stance on relaxation of lockdown and the recommendations of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, the ban on taking active steps in possession claims or seeking to enforce possession orders has been extended until 23 August. This was following advice from the Lord Chancellor and the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.’

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St Ives Chambers, June 2020

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Your Appeal Fails: London Borough of Hackney v Okoro [2020] EWCA Civ 681 – Falcon Chambers

Posted June 5th, 2020 in appeals, case management, chambers articles, civil procedure rules, housing, local government, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘Is an appeal from a possession order (or other order) made in a possession claim commenced under Part 55 of the CPR caught by the stay on “all proceedings brought under CPR Part 55” imposed by paragraph 2 of Practice Direction 51Z (as amended on 20 April 2020)?’

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Falcon Chambers, 28th May 2020

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Covid-19 Update: CPR PD51Z Applies to Appeals – Becket Chambers

Posted June 3rd, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, civil procedure rules, coronavirus, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘This article seeks to provide a further update from my colleague Paul Tapsell’s article on residential possession and lease forfeiture proceedings during Covid-19.’

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Becket Chambers, 1st June 2020

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Court of Appeal says coronavirus stay also covers appeals against possession orders – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 28th, 2020 in appeals, coronavirus, housing, local government, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘The suspension of possession proceedings due to the COVID-19 outbreak applies to appeals as well as new cases, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th May 2020

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When 52 is also 51 because 55. – Nearly Legal

Posted May 28th, 2020 in appeals, civil procedure rules, housing, local government, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘An appeal to the Court of Appeal on the issue of whether appeals of possession orders (or indeed appeals from Part 55 possession proceedings generally) are caught by the Practice Direction 51Z stay of part 55 possession claims.’

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Nearly Legal, 27th May 2020

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Court of Appeal rejects challenge over lawfulness of PD51Z staying possession proceedings: report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 13th, 2020 in appeals, civil procedure rules, coronavirus, emergency powers, housing, local government, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the lawfulness of Practice Direction 51Z, the Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA) has reported.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th May 2020

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Not Arkin any more – Nearly Legal

Posted May 12th, 2020 in civil procedure rules, coronavirus, news, practice directions, repossession, stay of proceedings by sally

‘This is the Court of Appeal judgment in the appellant’s challenge to the lawfulness, extent and effect of the stay of Part 55 possession proceedings until 25 June 2020 under Practice Direction 51Z.’

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Nearly Legal, 11th May 2020

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Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Covid-19 stay – Litigation Futures

Posted May 12th, 2020 in civil procedure rules, coronavirus, news, practice directions, repossession, stay of proceedings by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to the emergency practice direction issued by the Master of the Rolls to stay all possession proceedings for three months in response to Covid-19.’

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Litigation Futures, 11th May 2020

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Residential Possession Proceedings: Coronavirus Lockdown – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Posted May 12th, 2020 in civil procedure rules, coronavirus, news, practice directions, repossession, stay of proceedings by sally

‘Thus far, the two major steps taken in housing law to address the
current coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis are:
– CPR PD 51Z
– Coronavirus Act 2020 s.3 and Sch.29’

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 28th April 2020

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Stay? Maybe Stayed? No Stay? – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Posted May 11th, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, civil procedure rules, coronavirus, housing, landlord & tenant, news, practice directions, repossession by sally

‘Without, hopefully, being too flippant, the above are, essentially, the questions that the Court of Appeal will be considering tomorrow in relation to Practice Direction 51Z, in Arkin v Marshall.’

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 29th April 2020

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