PLA Northern Training Day 2026

The Property Litigation Association’s Northern Training Day returns to Manchester on Thursday 17 September 2026.

Taking place at The Midland Hotel, the event will feature a programme of presentations from leading names at the Property Bar, followed by networking drinks and canapés.

Date: Thursday 17 September 2026
Time: 12:30pm–7:00pm
Location: The Midland Hotel, 16 Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS
Tickets: £75 + VAT

The event is open to PLA members and associated trainees, apprentices and paralegals.

Programme:

12:30pm – Registration and refreshments

1:00pm – Welcome and introductions – Matt Pugh, Hagan Wolf & PLA North Chair

1:05pm – Bond is Back – A Licence To Kill: The role of licences in adverse possession and prescriptive easements – Brynmor Adams, Exchange Chambers

1:40pm – Sometimes Life Is Just Unfair: Retrospectivity in legislation, through a leasehold lens – Simon Allison KC, Landmark Chambers

2:15pm – Break

2:35pm – Can I get “My” Land Back? Understanding vesting orders following corporate dissolution and insolvency – Stephanie Tozer KC and Gavin Bennison, Falcon Chambers

3:10pm – Re-Writing Reality: The power and perils of rectification for common mistakes – Jamal Demachkie, Gatehouse Chambers

3:45pm – Break

4:05pm – Leasehold Consents: All you need to know: 5 scenarios, 3 points on each, memorise and win! – Tiffany Scott KC, Wilberforce Chambers

4:40pm – Neighbourly Matters Beyond The Party Wall Act: Stories, celebrities and insight from world of construction nuisance

5:15pm – Networking drinks and canapes

7:00pm – Event ends