<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Tier 1 set across five practice areas and a Tier 2 set across two practice areas in The Legal 500 2026 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been listed as Tier 1, the highest ranking a set can achieve, across the chancery, probate and tax; clinical negligence; employment; family and children law and personal injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is also the only set to be ranked for both chancery, probate and tax and clinical negligence on the North Eastern circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as Tier 2 for both inquests &amp; inquiries and court of protection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Individual members received 82 rankings and 8 clerk rankings in this year’s edition across:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Court of Protection (Health and Welfare)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Private Wealth, Probate and Tax</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Clinical Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Employment</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Children and Domestic Violence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Personal Injury</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Property and Construction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Professional Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Inquests and Inquiries</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is pleased to announce that Giorgia Sessi has been appointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge, assigned to the Mental Health Chamber.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers would like to congratulate Giorgia on her new appointment.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Triathlon: Remediation Contribution Orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Part Two Review</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following the earlier <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/rcos-orders-under-the-building-safety-act-2022-part-one/">podcast</a> examining Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs), PLP chancery, commercial and property barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/bryan-patterson-whitaker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bryan Patterson-Whitaker</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/dominic-crossley/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Crossley</a> look at the recent Court of Appeal case <em>Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership</em> [2025] EWCA Civ 846.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After finding significant building safety defects in five residential towers in East London, Triathlon Homes applied to the First-tier Tribunal for a RCO against the site’s developers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The RCO was granted and a leapfrog appeal was launched by the developers to the Court of Appeal. Bryan and Dominic look at the two key grounds behinds the appeal.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first ground was whether it was just and equitable to grant an RCO. Sub-grounds to this included whether the First-tier Tribunal had wrongly created a presumption that it was just and equitable to grant an RCO, Triathlon’s motivations behind applying for an RCO as well as the availability of public funding for remedial works. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In its ruling upholding the RCO, several significant points were made about validity of the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in its interpretation of the Building Safety Act.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These include primary responsibility for costs, the changing identity of beneficial owners and the relevance of pursuing claims against other parties such as contractors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two also examine the grounds as to whether RCOs can be made retrospectively so that they have application before the provisions laid out in the Building Safety Act came into force.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finally, Bryan and Dominic consider what the likely implications are from this ruling for different parties including developer and funders, managing agents and leasehold owners as well as legal practitioners.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Helpful resources and further reading:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://d34xi2cisccwsg.cloudfront.net/reported-cases/Triathlon-v-SVDP.pdf">Court of Appeal ruling</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join our Chancery Team for our latest breakfast seminar, where our specialists&nbsp;<a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/stuart-roberts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stuart Roberts</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/cait-sweeney/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cait Sweeney</a>&nbsp;will be discussing the implications of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Nazir v Begum [2025] EWCA Civ 587.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>‘When a trust is not a trust?’</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Adverse possession of land held by PRs – a review of Nazir v Begum in the Court of Appeal.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join us from 8:00 am for a light breakfast, coffee, and the chance to speak informally with our speakers before the session begins at 8:30 am.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Parklane Plowden Chambers, 19 Westgate, Leeds, LS1 2RD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you haven't received this invite directly and would like to sign up, please register&nbsp;<a href="https://lexlinks.parklaneplowden.co.uk/doForm.aspx?a=0xF15D4A97E0E04123&amp;d=0x49EB4C9596DBE1A5^0xBDC0B87423493533|0x40F3E49C83A12815^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|0xF1B146662D144B75^0x8A1CDD2DB76555E3|0x9CB58EF48012E032^0x440EABE993E0B752|0xA14B30AADF25AF0D^0x4538EA01547C6D9520542FC6B6F63C93|0x43D48F22BB6859DF^0x440EABE993E0B752|0xD52134AC788FF0FE^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers is delighted to announce the election of two deputy heads of chambers, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sarah-harrison/">Sarah Harrison</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sara-anning/">Sara Anning</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sarah was first elected as deputy head of chambers in 2023. Following her re-election, she will continue in her role as a director of Plowden Facilities. Sarah was also the head of the chancery and commercial team at Parklane Plowden until 2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sara Anning was appointed as a Recorder (Family) on the North Eastern Circuit and has sat as a Fee Paid Judge of the Mental Health Tribunal since 2018. As deputy head of chambers, Sara will lead on career progression for members of chambers and pastoral issues.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Commenting on their elections, head of chambers, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/elizabeth-hodgson/">Elizabeth Hodgson</a>, said:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I am delighted to be supported as head of chambers by Sara and Sarah, who are not only leading barristers in their respective practice areas but have exceptional skills that make them well-suited for the specific roles that each will fulfil as deputy heads of chambers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“Their appointments are significant for Chambers, not least because for the first time the head and deputy heads of chambers are an all women team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I look forward to working closely with them, our head of teams, and our senior management team as we continue to develop our ambitious and progressive Chambers for the benefit of our clients, our staff and our members.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Part one</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Remediation contribution orders (RCOs) and their operation under section 124 of the Building Safey Act are a clear example of how first-tier tribunals are interpreting new statutory mechanisms.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLP chancery, commercial and property barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/bryan-patterson-whitaker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bryan Patterson-Whitaker</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/dominic-crossley/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Crossley</a> look at the likely implications of the appeal into the Triathlon Homes ruling.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryan and Dominic look at the factors behind the initial ruling alongside providing background into RCOs, what they are, which parties they are relevant to alongside how these impacted the first ruling for <em>Triathlon Homes</em> and the subsequent appeal hearing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Band One set across five practice areas and a Band Two set across two practice areas in the Chambers &amp; Partners 2025 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been listed as Band One, the highest ranking a set can achieve, across the Chancery, Clinical Negligence, Employment, Family: Children and Personal Injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is the sole set to be ranked in Band One for both Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury on the North Eastern Circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as a Band Two set for both Family: Matrimonial Finance and Inquests &amp; Public Inquiries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Individual members received 67 rankings in this year’s edition across:<br><br>• Chancery<br>• Clinical Negligence<br>• Commercial Dispute Resolution<br>• Employment<br>• Family: Children<br>• Family: Matrimonial Finance<br>• Inquests &amp; Public Inquiries<br>• Personal Injury<br>• Personal Injury: Industrial Disease<br>• Professional Negligence<br>• Real Estate Litigation</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Tier 1 set across five practice areas and a Tier 2 set across two practice areas in The Legal 500 2025 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been listed as Tier 1, the highest ranking a set can achieve, across the chancery, probate and tax; clinical negligence; employment; family and children law and personal injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is also the only set to be ranked for both chancery, probate and tax and clinical negligence on the North Eastern circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as Tier 2 for both inquests &amp; inquiries and court of protection &amp; community care.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Individual members received 83 rankings in this year’s edition across:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Court of Protection and Community Care</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chancery, Probate and Tax</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Clinical Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Employment</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Children and Domestic Violence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Personal Injury</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Property and Construction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Professional Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Inquests and Inquiries</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLP is continuing to expand and develop its clerking team, as it seeks to build upon its stellar reputation for client service.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following the February 2024 appointment of Stephen Render as the Senior Practice Director of the Family, Chancery and Commercial Teams, PLP has now appointed three new Assistant Practice Directors:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Callum Byrne has been appointed as an Assistant Practice Director in the Family, Chancery and Commercial Teams with a focus on Care, Court of Protection and Private Children.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Emma Frazer has been appointed the Assistant Practice Director for the Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence and Employment Teams in Newcastle and will cover all areas of work within these areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Hannah Townsend has been appointed the Assistant Practice Director for the Family, Chancery and Commercial Teams with a focus on Chancery, Commercial and Family Finance work.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is pleased to announce that <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/nicola-phillipson-tep/">Nicola Phillipson</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sean-kelly/">Sean Kelly</a> are the new joint heads of the Chancery and Commercial Team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nicola and Sean will be taking the place of <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sarah-harrison/#">Sarah Harrison</a>, who is now the Deputy Head of Chambers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers would like to thank Sarah for her hard work during this role and thanks Nicola and Sean for stepping into this role. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->