Success in the Court of Appeal for the respondents

In the matter of Gold Harp Properties v McLeod & Oths [2014] EWCA Civ 1084 Kerry Bretherton and Robert Bowker succeeded in the Court of Appeal for the respondents.

The Court of Appeal clarified the position in relation to priority of leases on the Register and what has been described as ‘retrospective rectification’ and endorsed the approach of the Deputy Adjudicator in Knights Construction (March) Ltd v Roberto Mac Ltd. [2011] EWLandRA 2009/1459, [2011] 2 EGLR 124,