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19 May 20

Property in the pandemic: Update 15 May 2020

Since the original “Property in the pandemic” was written, on 20 April 2020, there have been further major developments in practice and procedure; even more significantly, the government has again promised wide-ranging reforms to insolvency law that are likely to have a dramatic effect on real property litigators....

29 Apr 20

Property in the pandemic: A toolkit for commercial real estate litigators

A month into the lockdown, what is the state of play in real property litigation? What developments can we expect in the near future?...

17 Apr 20

Guaranteed adjournment due to Covid-19? Think again…

Many litigants and court users will be assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on forthcoming hearings and trials....

14 Apr 20

The Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction - Preparing for the Side-Effects of Covid-19

This new practice direction came into force on 6 April, and provides important changes to the procedure in insolvency proceedings....

08 Apr 20

Wrongful trading suspension: Does it create a false sense of security?

Wrongful trading laws have been suspended. But other relevant laws remain unchanged. Critically directors remain subject to the creditors’ interest duty. Read our article which examines the current position and highlights other key issues to be kept firmly in mind by directors and those advising them in these challenging times....

08 Apr 20

Forfeiture beyond the Covid-19 moratorium

Looking beyond the current moratorium, what place will forfeiture have in the post Covid-19 commercial real estate market?...

06 Apr 20

20th Edition of Lewin on Trusts published

The 20th Edition of Lewin on Trusts, of which Thomas Fletcher is an editor, was published on 31 March 2020....

12 Mar 20

Maitland welcomes Rowena Page

Maitland Chambers is pleased to announce that Rowena Page will be joining Chambers on Monday 16 March 2020....

06 Feb 20

Maitland supports outreach scheme

We are proud to have become sponsors of Cambridge Law Faculty's new Access and Widening Participation Scheme...