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Estates Gazette Awards 2018
Davitt Jones Bould were nominated for the ‘Legal Team of the Year’ award at the 2018 Estates Gazette awards. On the 19th of September,...
Oct 4, 2018


Break Clauses and the Case of the £20 Million ‘And’
The High Court recently ruled on a case involving a £20 million lease break of Goldman Sachs’ London office. The case turned on the...
Jul 10, 2018


DJB Shortlisted for EG Awards
DJB is pleased to announce that we have been nominated for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award in Estates Gazette’s EG awards...
Jun 18, 2018


Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts
Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts Summary: The Supreme Court recently decided that a clause...
Jun 11, 2018


DJB Welcomes New Partner Richard Holmes
DJB is pleased to welcome Richard Holmes as a partner in our Manchester office. Richard has advised on the full range of commercial...
Jun 11, 2018


Commercial Property Partner Mary Anderson Joins DJB
DJB are pleased to welcome Mary Anderson as a commercial property Partner to our team. Mary has practised for over 33 years at national...
Jun 11, 2018


DJB appointed to Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Framework
National real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould were appointed to the Property and Planning panels for the Lawyers in Local Government...
Jun 1, 2018


Commercial Property Partner Melanie Greer-Walker Joins DJB
DJB is pleased to welcome Melanie Greer-Walker to the firm’s London office. Melanie has formerly worked at top firms including...
May 14, 2018


DJB Welcomes New Litigator Janani Puvi
We are pleased to welcome to DJB Janani Puvirajasingham (Janani Puvi). Janani joined DJB last September and has over 19 years of post...
Mar 9, 2018


Local Authority Wins Judicial Review of Using LLP Structure for a Housing Joint Venture
In the recent case of Peters v Haringey LBC, the Queen's Bench Division decided that Haringey London Borough Council was acting within...
Feb 23, 2018


The Government Has Responded to Its Consultation on The Prudential Framework of Capital Finance
While the response confirms that the prudential code forbids Local Authorities from borrowing in advance of need solely to invest in...
Feb 16, 2018


Briefing: Local Authority Property Investment
Local Authorities have been investing increasingly in commercial property in recent years. As specialist property legal advisors to Local...
Jan 9, 2018


Davitt Jones Bould Completes £72m Purchase of Dukes Court for Woking Borough Council
Woking Borough Council has completed the purchase of Dukes Court, an office complex including some 224,000 square feet of prime office...
Dec 13, 2017
DJB Ranked in Chambers and Partners
DJB has maintained its rankings in Chambers and Partners. The firm is ranked for real estate, planning and property litigation. Both...
Nov 3, 2017


DJB Recognised in The Legal 500 Rankings
DJB has once again been recognised in the latest 2017 edition of The Legal 500, winning particular praise for being an ‘excellent niche...
Oct 12, 2017


Estates Gazette Awards 2017
DJB attended the Estates Gazette Awards last week as a nominee for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award. The firm was joined in...
Sep 29, 2017


DJB Hires New Planning Lawyer Rachel Lindop
DJB has hired a new planning Senior Associate, Rachel Lindop. Rachel is an experienced planning solicitor who, prior to joining DJB,...
Sep 25, 2017


Property and title fraud targeted by Law Society and HM Land Registry
HM Land Registry and the Law Society have released a joint note on property and title fraud. The document highlights examples and key...
Sep 21, 2017


Case Bulletin: Can Fraudulent Title Holders Claim Adverse Possession?
Executive Summary: The upper tribunal has held[1] that a defendant who had fraudulently obtained title to a property could not claim...
Sep 13, 2017


Developers beware: Courts give narrow definition of ‘new build’ for VAT purposes.
The Upper Tribunal recently ordered a developer to pay VAT on a redeveloped dwelling after deciding it was a reconstruction of an...
Aug 10, 2017
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