Blog | Davitt Jones Bould

Dec 10, 2018

Supreme Court Decides Landmark Case in Favour of Tenants

Summary: The Supreme Court held[1] that a landlord could not rely on Section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“ground (f)”)...

Dec 3, 2018

DJB Wins a Place on the New CCS Panel

Davitt Jones Bould has been appointed to the new CCS Wider Public Sector panel (RM3788). Under the new Framework we can provide property...

Nov 1, 2018

Christen Mulingani Joins DJB’S Award Winning Commercial Property Team

DJB is pleased to announce that commercial property solicitor Christen Mulingani has joined the firm as an Associate Director. Christen...

Oct 31, 2018

DJB rise up the London tables in the Legal 500 2018

“DJB is an extremely client-focused, solutions driven firm” Legal 500 2018 DJB’s excellent year has been recognised in the Legal 500 2018...

Oct 4, 2018

How Councils Can Use Their Property Portfolios to Balance their Budgets

Continuing cuts in funding to Local Government are making it increasingly harder for Local Authorities to balance their budgets. This...

Oct 4, 2018

Estates Gazette Awards 2018

Davitt Jones Bould were nominated for the ‘Legal Team of the Year’ award at the 2018 Estates Gazette awards. On the 19th of September,...

Jul 10, 2018

Break Clauses and the Case of the £20 Million ‘And’

The High Court recently ruled on a case involving a £20 million lease break of Goldman Sachs’ London office. The case turned on the...

Jun 18, 2018

DJB Shortlisted for EG Awards

DJB is pleased to announce that we have been nominated for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award in Estates Gazette’s EG awards...

Jun 11, 2018

Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts

Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts Summary: The Supreme Court recently decided that a clause...

Jun 11, 2018

DJB Welcomes New Partner Richard Holmes

DJB is pleased to welcome Richard Holmes as a partner in our Manchester office. Richard has advised on the full range of commercial...

Jun 11, 2018

Commercial Property Partner Mary Anderson Joins DJB

DJB are pleased to welcome Mary Anderson as a commercial property Partner to our team. Mary has practised for over 33 years at national...

Jun 1, 2018

DJB appointed to Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Framework

National real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould were appointed to the Property and Planning panels for the Lawyers in Local Government...

May 14, 2018

Commercial Property Partner Melanie Greer-Walker Joins DJB

DJB is pleased to welcome Melanie Greer-Walker to the firm’s London office. Melanie has formerly worked at top firms including...

Mar 9, 2018

DJB Welcomes New Litigator Janani Puvi

We are pleased to welcome to DJB Janani Puvirajasingham (Janani Puvi). Janani joined DJB last September and has over 19 years of post...

Feb 23, 2018

Local Authority Wins Judicial Review of Using LLP Structure for a Housing Joint Venture

In the recent case of Peters v Haringey LBC, the Queen's Bench Division decided that Haringey London Borough Council was acting within...

Feb 16, 2018

The Government Has Responded to Its Consultation on The Prudential Framework of Capital Finance

While the response confirms that the prudential code forbids Local Authorities from borrowing in advance of need solely to invest in...

Jan 9, 2018

Briefing: Local Authority Property Investment

Local Authorities have been investing increasingly in commercial property in recent years. As specialist property legal advisors to Local...

Dec 13, 2017

Davitt Jones Bould Completes £72m Purchase of Dukes Court for Woking Borough Council

Woking Borough Council has completed the purchase of Dukes Court, an office complex including some 224,000 square feet of prime office...

Nov 3, 2017

DJB Ranked in Chambers and Partners

DJB has maintained its rankings in Chambers and Partners. The firm is ranked for real estate, planning and property litigation. Both...

Oct 12, 2017

DJB Recognised in The Legal 500 Rankings

DJB has once again been recognised in the latest 2017 edition of The Legal 500, winning particular praise for being an ‘excellent niche...

Sep 29, 2017

Estates Gazette Awards 2017

DJB attended the Estates Gazette Awards last week as a nominee for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award. The firm was joined in...

Sep 25, 2017

DJB Hires New Planning Lawyer Rachel Lindop

DJB has hired a new planning Senior Associate, Rachel Lindop. Rachel is an experienced planning solicitor who, prior to joining DJB,...

Sep 21, 2017

Property and title fraud targeted by Law Society and HM Land Registry

HM Land Registry and the Law Society have released a joint note on property and title fraud. The document highlights examples and key...

Sep 13, 2017

Case Bulletin: Can Fraudulent Title Holders Claim Adverse Possession?

Executive Summary: The upper tribunal has held[1] that a defendant who had fraudulently obtained title to a property could not claim...