Annual Property Seminar 2026 – Manchester
8:50 – 9:15 – Coffee and Registration
9:15 – 9:30 – Welcome and Opening
9:30 – 10:10 – Andrew Williams – Rights of Way: 6 cases that every property litigator should know
10:10 – 10:50 – Rachel Coyle – Mortgagee Duties to Act in Good Faith and Surrenders or Sales to Connected Companies
Rachel will look at What are those duties – a reminder. Good faith -is there a presumption that the knowledge of one director of the mortgagee is the same knowledge held by the buying company that shares said director.
10:50 – 11.20 – Coffee break
11:20 – 12:00 – Peter Dixon & Jonathan Lowe – Mediating Property Disputes and Reaching Settlement
Property disputes of all kinds are often capable of being resolved by mediation but reaching a settlement is not guaranteed and requires preparation and commitment to the process by all concerned: the parties and the mediator alike.
12:00 – 12:40 – Lawrence McDonald & Tanita Cross – A Century of the Law of Property Act 1925
The LPA 1925 came into force on 1 January 1926 and so it has been the bedrock of the law of property in England and Wales for the last century. This talk will look at a number of sections of the Act that are still of key importance for property litigators today.
12:40 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 14:10 – Paul Lakin & Penny Emmott – A Practical Guide to Leasehold Encroachment
Penny and Paul will be examining the law and practice relating to leasehold encroachment through the recent Lands Tribunal case of Relins v Gill. Penny will examine the legal basis of the doctrine and Paul will discuss his recent case and consider the practical implications for applications to the Land Registry when seeking registration under the doctrine
14:10 – 14:50 – Graham Sellers – The Impact of Murder/Manslaughter on Property Rights and the Consequences of the Forfeiture Act 1982
14:50 – 15:10 – Coffee break
15:10 – 15:50 – Brynmor Adams & Georgia Cooper (Manchester) –The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future
On 1 May 2026, the AST will finally be abolished ushering in the new world of assured periodic tenancies and novel grounds for possession. Are we venturing into the unknown or can private residential landlords learn something from commercial and social landlords?
15:50 – 16:20 – Eleanor d’Arcy & Kirsty Malloch – Open Panel Discussion
Topical panel discussion for property litigators with questions from the floor
16:20 – 16:30 – Questions and Close followed by drinks.
To book your place, please contact our Seminars Team.
