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![Building Blocks: Betty's Cafes Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd [1959]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Betty's Cafes Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd [1959]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Betty's Cafes Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd [1959]
Richard presents the dispute in Betty’s Cafes Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd (No.1) [1959]. The landlord opposed a new lease...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Bakewell Managements Ltd v Brandwood [2004]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Bakewell Managements Ltd v Brandwood [2004]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Bakewell Managements Ltd v Brandwood [2004]
In this Building Blocks episode, Richard goes into vehicle access as per s.193(4) of the Law of Property Act 1925 with Bakewell...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Federated Homes Ltd v Mill Lodge Properties Ltd [1980]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Federated Homes Ltd v Mill Lodge Properties Ltd [1980]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Federated Homes Ltd v Mill Lodge Properties Ltd [1980]
In this Building Blocks episode, Richard presents the concept of passing the benefit of restrictive covenants as exemplified in Federated...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Wheeldon v Burrows [1879]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Wheeldon v Burrows [1879]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Wheeldon v Burrows [1879]
In this Building Blocks episode, Richard is interviewed about Wheeldon v Burrows, an 1879 case which set the standard for implying...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Aldred's Case [1610]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Aldred's Case [1610]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Aldred's Case [1610]
Decided by the same justice as in Spencer's Case, another seminal land law case which can be found in our Building Blocks series, Richard...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Spencer's Case [1583]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
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Building Blocks: Spencer's Case [1583]
Richard brings us back in this Building Blocks episode to 1583, to discuss Spencer's Case. Mr & Mrs Spencer granted a 21-year lease to...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Walsh v Lonsdale [1882]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Walsh v Lonsdale [1882]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Walsh v Lonsdale [1882]
In this episode of Building Blocks, Richard outlines the significance of Walsh v Lonsdale, an 1882 case which relates to the role of...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: R (on the application of Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council [2010]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: R (on the application of Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council [2010]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: R (on the application of Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council [2010]
In this Building Blocks episode, Richard discusses how town and village greens became a very prevalent way of stopping developments with...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: O'May v City of London Real Property Co Ltd [1981]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: O'May v City of London Real Property Co Ltd [1981]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: O'May v City of London Real Property Co Ltd [1981]
In this Building Blocks episode of Unpacking the Case, Richard explores O’May v City of London Real Property Co Ltd, a House of Lords...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Roberts v Lawton [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Roberts v Lawton [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Roberts v Lawton [2016]
In this Building Blocks episode, Richard presents the case of Roberts v Lawton (2016) which caused a monumental shift in rentcharges,...
Jun 16, 2022
![Building Blocks: Tulk v Moxhay [1848]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
![Building Blocks: Tulk v Moxhay [1848]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d27f6_4cc8e506e295475e9c38d8e8bb4bde6a~mv2.webp)
Building Blocks: Tulk v Moxhay [1848]
In our first episode of our new Building Blocks series, which discusses the fundamental and seminal cases in Real Estate law, Richard...
Jun 16, 2022


*NEWSFLASH* High Street Rental Auctions - Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
Following the Queen's Speech on May 10th, in this newsflash episode of Unpacking the Case, Richard discusses high street rental auctions...
Jun 9, 2022


Anjani Purohit, Property Litigation Specialist, joins DJB as Partner
Property Litigation Specialist Anjani Purohit joins DJB as a Partner. Anjani has over 15 years’ experience advising on the full spectrum...
May 24, 2022


Unpacking The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and When it Applies - A Guide for Property Professionals
Following up from our webinar on the 12th of May, Richard delves into seminal cases regarding the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and its...
May 20, 2022


*NEWSFLASH* Building Safety Act 2022
In this Newsflash episode, Richard discusses the provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 which received royal assent on the 28th...
May 20, 2022


Bronwyn Higgins joins DJB as an Associate Director
With over 25 years’ experience in commercial real estate law, Bronwyn advises on landlord & tenant matters, asset management, portfolio...
May 20, 2022


Planning reform is still needed
"Although planning reform was hinted at in the Queen’s Speech, we are not getting it with the new Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill....
May 19, 2022


Rima Gasperas joins DJB as Partner, bringing over 20 years’ experience in Commercial Property law
Rima has a keen focus on the retail sector, having worked with some of the largest retail brands in the UK. She has particular expertise...
May 16, 2022


Planning Specialist, Stephanie Hall, joins DJB as Partner
Stephanie Hall has substantial experience in Planning, CPO, Highways and Local Government law. She has advised both public and private...
May 11, 2022


Michael Mulcare joins DJB as Consultant
Michael Mulcare joins DJB as a Consultant, specialising in property and other areas of civil litigation, including liability claims....
May 8, 2022


Lucy Hathaway joins DJB as Associate Director
Lucy Hathaway, commercial property lawyer with over 15 years’ experience, joins DJB as an Associate Director. Prior to joining DJB, Lucy...
May 4, 2022


Gillian Lewis joins DJB as Partner
Gillian Lewis joins DJB as a Partner from Scottish Law Firm Burness Paull, having previously worked for Brodies and Berwin Leighton...
Apr 26, 2022


*NEWSFLASH* Milton Keynes Council v Wilsher
In this newsflash, Richard discusses the recent High Court Case of Milton Keynes Council v Wilsher, in which a judgment on adverse...
Apr 26, 2022


We're finalists! Property Awards 2022
We're finalists at this year's Property Awards for the Legal/Professional Team of the Year - Commercial Property! Our submission focused...
Apr 11, 2022
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