Real Insights - Property Update

Women Property Shapers - Irene Barclay

In this edition we feature Irene Barclay who in 1922, following the passage of the Sex Disqualification Removal Act 1919 exactly a century ago, became the first woman in Britain to qualify as a chartered surveyor.

Forever greener? More laws to combat climate change

The real estate sector is responsible for more than 20% of the world’s carbon emissions, according to the 2016 World Economic Forum report.

One step closer to e-signing in real estate transactions?

In September 2019 we wrote an article about the Law Commission's recent report which confirmed that electronic signatures are valid under English law, for both contracts and deeds.

Solicitors Journal: A matter of intention

Property Litigation Managing Associate Mark Reading and Associate Isabel Lich analyse the first application of the Franses conditional intention test for landlords in the context of telecommunications.

Professional Negligence: When the claim depends on hypothetical actions of a third party

In a recent negligence case against a firm of solicitors, the High Court decided that where the claim depended on the hypothetical actions of a third party, it was appropriate to assess the claimant's case on the "loss of chance" basis rather than on the balance of probabilities.