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Property
Joanne Wicks KC
Monday 7 September 2026
Property
Thursday 15 May 2025
Burges Salmon, Bristol
Wilberforce is delighted to partner with the Property Litigation Association to deliver talks to members in the South West and Wales on Thursday 15th May. Please see below for further information.
Event details
Date: Thursday 15 May 2025
Registration: 3.30pm
Event times: 4-6.30pm followed by networking drinks until 7.30pm
Venue: Burges Salmon, One Glass Wharf, Bristol BS2 0ZX
Cost: FREEProgramme
When are negotiating damages available? – John McGhee KC
Property meets Fraud – Tiffany Scott KC, Daniel Scott and Francesca Mitchell
- Whodunnit – Impersonator fraud in the age of online scams
- Cluedo – Who takes the blame? Conveyancing pitfalls and mortgagee’s remorse
- Rectification at the Land Registry: is indemnification a Trivial Pursuit?
Monopoly – Is the fraudster passing go & collecting £200 or heading straight to jail?Tea break
Planning for property litigators – Harriet Holmes
The most important points of planning law every property litigator needs to know:
- Types of planning applications, when they are made, and why it matters
- Changes to planning permissions: variations, amendments and reserved matters
Planning Use Classes in user covenantsDrinks reception

Recent Cases
Property
Joanne Wicks KC
Monday 7 September 2026

Articles
Article by Tiffany Scott KC and Ernest Leung, published 1st September 2026 This article was originally published by Estates Gazette here. There have been several recent and important developments in the jurisprudence considering the procedural and other requirements for seeking and... Read more
By Tiffany Scott KC | Ernest Leung
Tuesday 1 September 2026

News
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in four categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026. Chancery Set of the Year Company/Insolvency Set of the Year Real Estate Set of the Year Real Estate Junior of... Read more
Wednesday 12 August 2026
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External Conferences
Thursday 12 November 2026 | 9.15am - 4.30pm
The Royal Society of Medicine, London
Speakers:
Joanne Wicks KC | Mark Galtrey