On 12 November 2020 His Honour Edward Bailey gave a webinar for the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors on the subject of “Proper Conduct for the Party Wall Surveyor”. It starts: “The aim of this Webinar is to consider what Read More

On 12 November 2020 His Honour Edward Bailey gave a webinar for the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors on the subject of “Proper Conduct for the Party Wall Surveyor”. It starts: “The aim of this Webinar is to consider what Read More
From 1st to 15th February Nick Isaac QC will be running a series of 5 webinars aimed primarily at party wall practitioners, on the topics listed below. The links will take you to the appropriate Zoom registration page, and also Read More
Anyone who has heard me speak about boundaries will know that one of my particular bugbears is the widespread ignorance about the effect of the general boundaries rule in section 60 of the Land Registration Act 2002 – for those Read More
Party walls; third surveyor awards; appeals by way of review. A full copy of the judgment can be found here
Starting on Monday 5th October 2020, I will be running a series of 4 lunchtime masterclasses via Zoom webinars. You can find full details of each webinar, and can register for them at the links below. The cost is £40 Read More
Party walls; boundary disputes; surveyors’ jurisdiction; third surveyor referrals; refusal to act A full copy of the judgment can be found here
Party Walls: whether Act can be invoked absent a notice; jurisdiction of surveyors N.b. permission to appeal is currently being sought against this decision. A full copy of the judgment can be found here
From Monday 25th May 2020, I ran a series of 10 lunchtime masterclasses via Zoom webinars. Each webinar cost £30, and all of them lasted between about 60 and 75 minutes. The titles were as follows: The Perfect Award- 25 Read More
Summary: An application to transfer a claim for breach of duty against a party wall surveyor was refused by the High Court. Facts: Mr Chliaifchtein had commenced proceedings in the County Court against Mr Jessop, alleging breach of duty and Read More
Summary: Addendum Award, awarding compensation to the building owner for damage caused by authorised notifiable works, successfully overturned on appeal on the basis that “no actual dispute had arisen”. Facts: Brighton and Hove City Council (“the Council) were refurbishing the Read More