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Lana Wood M.A., B.C.L
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Call: 1993, Gray's Inn, Scholar of Gray's Inn.
MA (law), Selwyn College, Cambridge.
BCL, St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Lana Wood specialises in real property, both contentious and non-contentious.
Her practice encompasses a wide spectrum of land and property matters including: conveyancing, easements and restrictive covenants, boundaries, adverse possession and property contracts. She acts for developer clients as well as individuals.
She undertakes landlord and tenant work both commercial and residential, as well as leasehold enfranchisement (flats and houses), right to manage and rights of first refusal.
Lana Wood has developed a particular expertise in co-habitation and disputes relating to the family home.
She has a special interest in the law relating to common land and village greens and has sat as Inspector in five Public Inquiries within the last 12 months and is instructed in several other matters.
She has extensive advocacy experience in the courts and property tribunals.
Recent cases of note:
- Morris v. Thrush - co-ownership dispute - Cardiff County Court [2008]
- Wilson Street, Derby - village green inquiry [2007]
- Woodcock Hill, Borehamwood - village green inquiry [2007]
- Baverstock v. Livings - adverse possession/boundary dispute - Adjudicator to Land Registry [2007]
- Land at Cornfield, Penrith - village green inquiry [2007]
- L'Aimable v. Nash - co-ownership dispute - Central London County Court [2007]
- Lomax v. Evans - co-ownership dispute - Manchester County Court [2007]
- Luxmoore v. Brookes - co-ownership dispute - Central London Count Court [2007]
- Editha Mansions - Access to Neighbouring Land- Mayors and City County Court [2007]
- Knox v. Mackay - co-ownership dispute - Reading County Court [2007]
- Croxley Green - village green inquiry [2007]
- Alstonefield - village green inquiry [2007]
- Penhaligan Court - service charge dispute - LVT [2006]
- Land adjoining Fenwick Drive, Meadway and Lingdale Road - village green inquiry [2006]
- Land at Coven Heath - village green inquiry [2006]
- Barnett v. Barnett - co-ownership dispute - Telford County Court [2006]
- Marshall v. Owen - co-ownership dispute - Chichester County Court [2006]
- Owen v. Stares - co-ownership dispute - Guildford County Court [2006]
- Poets Chase v. Sinclair Gardens - enfranchisement - Central London County Court [2006]
- Hughes - adverse possession - Adjudicator to Land Registry [2006]
- Re 72 and 72A The Green - Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 - Central London County Court [2006]
- Bawtree - adverse possession - Adjudicator to Land Registry [2006]
- Penhaligon Court - service charge dispute - LVT [2006]
- Perry v. Hunt - co-ownership dispute - Ipswich County Court [2005]
- Warren v. Jenkinson - co-ownership dispute - Central London County Court [2005]
- Lofthouse v. Sharp - co-ownership dispute - Grimsby County Court [2005]
- Thakkrar v. Maguire - boundary dispute - Northampton County Court [2005]
- Re Adini House - joint venture constructive trust - Adjudicator to Land Registry [2005]
- Angel Properties - service charge dispute - LVT [2005]
- Tee-Hillman - profit a prendre/ rights of common in gross - Southampton County Court [2005]
- Shapiro v. Mayhew - landlord and tenant - Central London County Court [2004]
- Shepherds Hill RA v. Underwood - service charge dispute - LVT [2004]
Reported cases:
- Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Ltd v Poets Chase Freehold Co Ltd [2007] EWHC 1776 (Ch), [2007] 49 EG 104 - Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
- Cobbold and others v Bakewell Management Ltd [2003] All ER (D) 38 (Sep) - rights of way over a common
- Great Future International Ltd v. Sealand Housing Corporation [2002] EWCA Civ 1183 - substantial property fraud
- Bhullar v. McArdle [2001] EWCA Civ 510 - boundaries and adverse possession
- Groundpremium Property Management Ltd v Longmint Ltd - [1998] 1 EGLR 131 - landlord and tenant
- Crown Estate Commissioners v Signet Group plc and another - [1996] 2 EGLR 200 - landlord and tenant
She sits as a Deputy District Judge in civil and family.
She lectures regularly for CPD course providers on land and property topics (CLT, local Law Societies and 9 Stone Buildings Seminar Programme)
Memberships:
- Chancery Bar Association
- Property Bar Association
Interests outside work: Music: cellist and soprano. Walking. Skiing.
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