The UK Commercial Property Litigation and Disputes Forum: 2nd Annual

Networking & Registration
9.00am

Chair's Opening Remarks
9.30am

Revisiting the Building Safety Act: Impacts Amends and Ramifications
9.40am

• Developments over the last 12 months 
• Practical points for registering parties and registration gap issues 
• Issues arising from retrofitting buildings 

Exploring the Use of Arbitration In Property Disputes
10.25am

• Advantages of arbitration to resolve property disputes 
• Pitfalls to avoid 
• How arbitration compares to other methods of ADR 

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.10am

Understanding Effective Remedies for Telecoms Disputes
11.30am

• Where are we now with telecoms disputes
• Understanding how code rights work 
• Actions of operators that result in litigation 

Navigating Restrictive Covenants and Development Constraints
12.15pm

• How development restrictions can impact landowners 
• Section 84
• Impacts of the Alexander Devine Supreme Court ruling 
• Navigating how the courts work 

Networking and Lunch Break
1.00pm

Insights into Business Rates and their Effects on Property Disputes
2.00pm

• Mitigation schemes 
• Anti-avoidance inquest  
• Mitigating business rates 

Addressing Challenges Arising from Rights to Light Disputes
2.45pm

• Should reforms be introduced 
• Is the methodology and landscape changing 
• Is insurance being challenged more frequently 

Networking and Refreshment Break
3.30pm

Examining the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
3.50pm

• The Law Commission and its report
• What are the merits and otherwise of the Commission's Proposals
• How can the Act be modernised

Case Law Update: Exploring the Most Significant Cases Over the Last 12 Months 
4.35pm

• How has the property litigation landscape shifted in the last year
• What lessons can be taken from them 
• What can be we expect from them going forward 

Chairs Closing Remarks
5.00pm