News and Events from Five Paper

New Renters Bill

18th May 2023

The Renters’ (Reform) Bill 2022-23 was introduced to Parliament on 17 May 2023. This is a whistle stop tour of the Bill following its first reading to give a flavour of the proposals. The Bill proposes to make substantial amendments to existing legislation. Here are the highlights:  The Housing Act 1988 – Excluding any tenancy…

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Ben Leb joins Five Paper

12th April 2023

Five Paper is pleased to announce that Ben Leb has joined Chambers. Ben a specialist real property and chancery barrister is a member of our Property Division and specialist Practice Groups, including Real Property, Landlord & Tenant and Family, Inheritance and Trusts. Ben acts in the full spectrum of property matters, including leasehold disputes, mortgage…

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Spring Housing Conference

27th March 2023

Date: Friday, 19th May 2023 Time: 09:00 AM – 4:30 PM Location: Ashworth Centre, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TL Fee: £95.00 + VAT CPD points: 5 CPD Hr(s) Five Paper’s team of Social Housing barristers presents a one-day conference for housing lawyers working with local authorities, RPs and in private practice. The conference…

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Commercial Division webinar series

16th March 2023

Five Paper is pleased to present the Commercial Division webinar series. Please click here to see the individual webinar descriptions in the programme. All seminars will be delivered online from 1 – 2pm. To register your attendance, please click the links in the programme. Each webinar has its own link. After registering, you will receive…

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Cannes MIPIM Property Conference

13th March 2023

Members of Chambers and the Clerking Team will be in Cannes on 14-16 March 2023 for the MIPIM Property Conference. If you are attending and wish to arrange a formal, or informal meeting, please contact our Senior Clerk, David Portch. Five Paper’s Property Division is comprised of 30 members with specialisms across a broad range…

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Possession proceedings, the masterclass(es)

27th February 2023

Five Paper’s Social Housing team brings you a fortnightly round of seminars guiding through possession proceedings from service to trial. The seminars will help you avoid the common mistakes and provide top tips for efficient possession proceedings. All seminars will be delivered online at 5pm. To register your attendance, please click the links in this…

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Court of Appeal gives guidance on sentencing in ASBI Committals

3rd January 2023

The Court of Appeal in Lovett v Wigan Borough Council [2022] EWCA Civ 1631 has provided useful guidance on sentencing options following breach of an Injunction under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. Sam Phillips and Tristan Salter appeared in conjoined appeals where the Court of Appeal provided clarity on sentencing options for…

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Proud sponsors of the SHLA Annual Conference 2022

16th November 2022

We are proud to be sponsoring the SHLA Annual Conference, a conference organised by and for social housing professionals and their lawyers. The conference will be taking place on Thursday 17th November 2022 at the at the Ashworth Centre, Lincoln’s Inn. Speakers from Five Paper include Nicholas Grundy KC, Jennifer Moate, Tristan Salter and Elizabeth…

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Nicholas Grundy KC and Jennifer Moate succeed in the Court of Appeal on the issue of overcrowding and whether it is reasonable for a homeless applicant to remain in accommodation in an HMO

26th October 2022

Nick and Jenny represented LB Haringey (“LBH”) before the Court of Appeal in Shellett Rowe v LB Haringey [2022] EWCA Civ 1370. This was a second appeal against the LBH’s review decision that Ms Rowe was not homeless because the room in an HMO of which she had a tenancy was reasonable for her to…

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Satinder Gill and Zachary Kell successfully resist interim injunction application brought against a major charity worth £40million

25th October 2022

Satinder Gill leading Zachary Kell appeared before Michael Green J in Kaur v Malhi [2022] EWHC 2219 (Ch) acting for the Executive Committee of the largest Gurdwara organisation outside of India (a charity worth over £40million in assets). They were successful in resisting an interim injunction brought by individuals seeking to prevent the charity from…

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Thomas Norton v LB Haringey [2022] EWCA Civ 1340

21st October 2022

Nick Grundy KC and Sean Pettit represented the LB Haringey (“LBH”) the Respondent on Mr Norton’s 2nd appeal against a decision of LBH that an offer of accommodation made to him was a Private Rented Sector Offer (“PRSO”) for the purposes of the Housing Act 1996, s. 193(7AA) and thereby brought the housing duty that…

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Simon Mills and Alexander Kingston-Splatt successfully appear in the Arena litigation involving the largest hire purchase fraud ever seen in the UK

12th October 2022

Simon Mills and Alexander Kingston-Splatt successfully appear in a Summary Judgment application before Mr Justice Michael Green in the Arena litigation. The Arena litigation has been widely reported in the media and involves the largest hire purchase fraud ever seen in the UK with funders nursing losses in excess of £280 million. A copy of the…

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Five Paper ranked a top tier set in the Legal 500

10th October 2022

We are delighted to announce we have increased our set ranking to Tier 1 for Social Housing. We are further delighted that we have three individuals newly ranked in Insolvency, Sports and Social Housing; who we congratulate along with our other barristers who have retained or moved up a tier in our other practice areas…

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Five Paper mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

9th September 2022

The members and staff of Five Paper wish to pay tribute to the lifetime of dedication and service of Queen Elizabeth II.  Her example of commitment, resilience, wisdom and good humour will be with us always. Our thoughts are with King Charles III and the Royal Family at this sad time.  

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Vinesh Mistry joins Five Paper

1st September 2022

Five Paper is pleased to announce that Vinesh Mistry has joined Chambers. Vinesh specialises in commercial litigation, property (including property damage) and landlord and tenant. He was previously employed as a barrister in a large multi-national firm of solicitors and so has considerable experience being sole counsel and working as part of a larger team of…

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The Building Safety Act 2022 – recent changes in Building Safety Law

24th August 2022

On the 21st September, members of the Five Paper Property Division will be presenting an in-person seminar, to discuss the Building Safety Act 2022 and the recent changes that have been made in Building Safety Law. Sessions will include an overview of Part 5 of the Act; pros and cons of leaseholder protections currently in…

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Five Paper Pupils offered Tenancy: Joseph Mahon and Scarlett Taylor-Waller

25th July 2022

We are delighted to announce that our current pupils, Joseph Mahon and Scarlett Taylor-Waller, have accepted invitations to join Chambers following successful completion of pupillage. Joseph and Scarlett will commence practice as tenants at the conclusion of their pupillages, on 1 October 2022. Members of Chambers warmly congratulate both pupils on their well-deserved success.

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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames v Baptie [2022] EWCA Civ 888 (30.6.2022)

18th July 2022

Nick Grundy QC and Victoria Osler were successful on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (“RBKT”) in overturning the decision on Ms Baptie’s statutory appeal pursuant to the Housing Act 1996 (“the Act”), s. 204. Click here for the judgement. The Background This case concerns the procedure that a Council must adopt…

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