# Commercial Property Leases: Shaping New Law into Solution-Focused Advice for Your Clients

> Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to the 7 Thorniest Legal Matters Facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Rated KCs and Solicitors

- Format: Hybrid
- Date: Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- On-demand: 27 May 2025 until 30 September 2025
- Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: On-Demand Single £199.00 + VAT per person; On-Demand Team £259.00 + VAT per team
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/comprop25

## Programme

- Chair's Introduction: Commercial Property Leases: Shaping new law into solution-focused advice for your clients
  - Chaired by James Styles, Stephenson Harwood
- Renewals: How far can you push the court when opposing lease renewals on redevelopment grounds, including the actual extent of the work, their effect on the premises, and the need for early expert reports and disclosure?
  - Answered by Caroline Shea KC
- Dilapidations: What is the latest judicial thinking on dilapidation clauses and repairing obligations, in particular what constitutes disrepair, and the impact on client advice?
  - Answered by Michael Pryor, Maitland Chambers
- MEES/EPC: How do you control – and overcome – the difficulties with MEES/EPC in commercial tenancies? Who carries out the work, pays for it, and is liable? How might minimum standards evolve?
  - Answered by Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC
- Forfeiture: How has Tropical Zoo v Hounslow London Borough Council [2024] changed existing thinking on waiving the right to forfeit a lease?
  - Answered by Julian Greenhill KC
- Insolvency: How much leeway do landlords have to protect their position and enforce their rights when tenants become insolvent or enter restructuring regimes, backed up with practical examples?
  - Answered by Camilla Lamont, Landmark Chambers
- Break Clauses: Where is the room for manoeuvre over break clauses, looking at vacant possession, reinstatement, and obligations to remove chattels and fixtures, supported by case law and practical examples?
  - Answered by Andrew Walker KC
- Fire Safety: What are the legal and practical options for carrying out fire safety remedial work? Can the costs go via service charges, does the work qualify as landlord repairs or improvements, and can lessees claim for loss and disruption?
  - Answered by Christopher Heather KC

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