St John’s Chambers Chancery and Commercial team have created a compelling channel for lawyers which will provide news, insights, and some personality to complex legal cases.

Our podcasts will convey thought leadership throughout our episodes as well as simplify and discuss implications of key cases in chancery and commercial law. We will also aim to save solicitors some time in summarising and explaining developments.

Episode 7: Deploying qualified defences in probate claims

In this episode, Wills, Trusts, and Tax barrister Georgina Thompson discusses with Oliver Wooding the procedural rules and substantive law regarding qualified defences in probate claims. How do you run a qualified defence? Why would you want to? Does it pay off? Listen and find out!

In Part 1 Natasha Dzameh and Jack Pankhurst of our Commercial and Chancery Team share tips on instructing counsel, in particular deciding who to instruct, when to instruct and how to prepare instructions to counsel in respect of written work.

The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the case of Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2023] UKSC 16. They have overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal, and have found that where Japanese knotweed spread to the claimant’s land before breach of duty, the defendant is not responsible for the cost of treating knotweed on the claimant’s land or the residual diminution in value after treatment.

Matthew White, Head of Chambers, represented the defendant in the Supreme Court and has recorded this short podcast which explains the outcome of the case.