Charles Russell Speechlys Podcast Channel

Property Patter: What lies ahead for property law in 2026?

Emma Humphreys and Laura Bushaway are joined by Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers to look at what lies ahead for property law during 2026. Themes discussed include:

• How to satisfy ground (f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
• Proposed changes to commercial lease rent reviews
• Getting ready for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
• What’s happening with leasehold reform?      
• Working with the Building Safety Act 2022
• Developments in case-law on protestors

For more detail on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, listen to: Property Patter Podcast: Top 5 Changes under the new Renters’ Rights Act 2025

To stay up-to-date on residential property changes, keep an eye on our Essential Residential Hub | Charles Russell Speechlys

Cases and legislation referred to in this episode of Property Patter are:

• Spirit Pub Company (Managed) Limited v. Pridewell Properties (London) Limited [Unreported, Mayor’s and City of London County Court, 14 March 2025] – being appealed to the High Court to be heard in March 2026
• S Franses Ltd v. Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62
• Peachside Limited v. Lee [2024] EWHC 921 (TCC)
• English Devolution and Empowerment Bill
• Law Commission project page on Landlord and Tenant Act 1954: https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/business-tenancies-the-right-to-renew/
• Renters’ Rights Act 2025
• Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
• Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership and Others [2025] EWCA Civ 846
• Adriatic Land 5 Limited v. Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and Another [2025] EWCA Civ 856

Extra Time: Football Beyond Borders – the Lost Boys taskforce

This episode of Extra Time turns to the philanthropic side of the game and how sport can be used to address some of the challenges that young people in society, young men in particular, are confronted with.

Football Beyond Borders recently launched the Lost Boys Taskforce, an initiative designed to respond to the increasing pressures adolescents experience during their formative years and the long-term consequences these pressures can have. At the heart of the initiative is the Trusted Adult Guarantee, a nationwide call to train 10,000 adults to act as mentors outside a young person’s immediate family—providing a support network, positive encouragement, and consistent guidance.

David Savage, Social Mobility Champion and Partner in the Construction and Real Estate team, sat down with Paul Barber OBE, Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion FC, to highlight the urgent need for meaningful intervention—and the role trusted adults can play in positively shaping decision making at critical moments in a young person’s life.

Property Patter: Top 5 Changes under the new Renters’ Rights Act 2025

The Renters’ Rights Act represents a significant shift in relations between landlords and tenants in the private rented sector. Lauren Fraser and Laura Bushaway join Emma Humphreys to discuss their “Top 5” changes to prepare for.

For further information on the detail of the changes and to keep up-to-date as the legislation takes effect, head to our Essential Residential Hub.

Disputes Over Donuts: AI in Arbitration - Innovation, Risk, and the Road Ahead

Welcome to Disputes Over Donuts, our podcast series where we explore the diverse world of dispute resolution with leading experts across various fields. Each episode features different hosts and guests, bringing unique perspectives to the evolving landscape of disputes.

In this episode of Disputes Over Donuts, hosts Thomas R. Snider, Partner and Head of International Arbitration, and Simon Le Wita, Partner, are joined by Jehad Kazim, Executive Director of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), and Jean-Rémi de Maistre, CEO & Co Founder of Jus Mundi, for a practical discussion on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the arbitral landscape.

The conversation explores real world use cases of AI in arbitration - including legal research, document analysis, drafting, and arbitrator selection - and examines the recently announced DIAC - Jus Mundi AI and innovation partnership. The guests assess the benefits and risks of accelerated adoption, from efficiency gains and enhanced decision support to concerns around confidentiality, bias, and explainability, and consider how current regulatory approaches measure up. They also discuss market attitudes, how scepticism can be addressed and how institutions can build trust, and look ahead to the next five years.

Extra Time: Family Law and Finances

Join us for another episode of our podcast series Extra Time. While often undocumented, professional athletes and footballers often face legal and financial pitfalls during their playing careers, which, if not managed with attention, can sometimes lead to financial hardship once they’ve retired. 

Joshua Green, Senior Associate in the Family team, sat down with David Blows, a well-known financial planner at FLM, to discuss the reasons for the rate of bankruptcy among athletes, such as the impact and duration of a playing career, biology, lack of quality financial advice, lifestyle creep, divorce and separation, and more, can sometimes have adverse consequences on them once their playing days are over. We also discuss the advice that’s given to athletes to avoid financial problems through adapting their habits and being as disciplined off the pitch as they are on it. 

Disputes Over Donuts: Mediation - An International Perspective

Welcome to Disputes Over Donuts, our podcast series where we explore the diverse world of dispute resolution with leading experts across various fields. Each episode features different hosts and guests, bringing unique perspectives to the evolving landscape of disputes.

This episode offers a concise, practical view of international mediation - what it is, where it adds value, and how to approach it in cross-border disputes. Hosted by Tamasin Perkins, Partner, the episode contains insights from Peter Smith, Legal Director, and guest speakers Michael Patchett-Joyce, Barrister (3 Hare Court), and Frank Eijkman, Dispute Resolution Advisor and Foundation Co-ordinator at the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).

The discussion covers core definitions and benefits of mediation, sector use-cases, global and UK trends, what makes an effective mediator, and how barrister experience informs mediation practice. It also addresses preparation and client strategy, common misconceptions, confidentiality, cost and accessibility, the rise of online mediation, and culturally informed, creative outcomes. The episode closes with quick tips for lawyers and clients considering mediation for the first time.

Property Patter: Service Charge miniseries: The Future of Commercial and Residential Service Charges

In this episode Georgina Muskett, Senior Associate at Charles Russell Speechlys is joined by her colleagues Chandni Pandya and Harriet Durn, both associates in the Real Estate Disputes team, and James Fieldsend, a specialist property barrister at Tanfield Chambers. This episode looks to the future of leasehold reform and considers the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and considers the impact of the Building Safety Act 2022 on all things service charge related. 

This podcast also looks at the following Court of Appeal decisions: Adriatic Land 5 Limited v Long Leaseholders of Hippersley Point [2025] EWCA Civ 856 and Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership [2025] EWCA Civ 846

Light Bites, expert nuggets for the seasoned developer: episode 6

In this episode, our hosts and rights of light experts, James Souter and Jerome Webb are joined by Peter John, the Leader of Southwark Council between 2010 and 2020, to explore how Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 can be used by developers to overcome the rights of light risk.
 
If you have any questions regarding rights of light or the topics discussed in this episode, please feel free to reach out to James Souter or Jerome Webb.

Overview of Light Bites, expert nuggets for the seasoned developer.

Hosted by rights of light experts James Souter of Charles Russell Speechlys and Jerome Webb of GIA Surveyors, this podcast mini-series features leading industry and legal experts discussing the recent Bankside decision and analysing how it might help shape the approach to the mitigation of the rights of light risk by developers.

James Souter is recognised as a rights of light expert. He specialises in disputes relating to the use, occupation and development of land and has a significant advisory practice focused on dispute avoidance. James is a member of the UK Executive Committee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Jerome Webb is a fellow of the RICS with over 30 years of surveying experience. He is a highly respected professional in the UK property sector, specialising in Rights of Light and Daylight & Sunlight. Jerome’s background spans property, planning, property law, development, and strategic planning, enabling him to offer comprehensive support to clients from site acquisition through planning to on-site delivery and beyond. He is also a highly regarded Expert Witness in Rights of Light litigation and Planning Appeals.

To conclude our mini-series, we will be hosting a roundtable for developers and other stakeholders in the rights of light world to continue the conversation. If you wish to participate and help shape the mitigation of the rights of light risk going forward, please register your interest here.

Light Bites, expert nuggets for the seasoned developer: episode 5

In this episode, our hosts and rights of light experts, James Souter and Jerome Webb are joined by barristers, Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC and Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Falcon Chambers to discuss the biggest challenge faced by developers in rights to light claim, namely the vexed question of whether the court will grant an injunction or damages in lieu. 
 
If you have any questions regarding rights of light or the topics discussed in this episode, please feel free to reach out to James Souter or Jerome Webb.

Overview of Light Bites, expert nuggets for the seasoned developer.

Hosted by rights of light experts James Souter of Charles Russell Speechlys and Jerome Webb of GIA Surveyors, this podcast mini-series features leading industry and legal experts discussing the recent Bankside decision and analysing how it might help shape the approach to the mitigation of the rights of light risk by developers.

James Souter is recognised as a rights of light expert. He specialises in disputes relating to the use, occupation and development of land and has a significant advisory practice focused on dispute avoidance. James is a member of the UK Executive Committee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Jerome Webb is a fellow of the RICS with over 30 years of surveying experience. He is a highly respected professional in the UK property sector, specialising in Rights of Light and Daylight & Sunlight. Jerome’s background spans property, planning, property law, development, and strategic planning, enabling him to offer comprehensive support to clients from site acquisition through planning to on-site delivery and beyond. He is also a highly regarded Expert Witness in Rights of Light litigation and Planning Appeals.

To conclude our mini-series, we will be hosting a roundtable for developers and other stakeholders in the rights of light world to continue the conversation. If you wish to participate and help shape the mitigation of the rights of light risk going forward, please register your interest here.

Extra Time - Early Careers: Sports Law

The focus of this episode of Extra Time, shifts to a discussion about becoming a lawyer in the sport sector. Thus far, the debate has looked at the operational side of sport and the legal infrastructure around it, but how does one actually become a sport lawyer? Richard Davies, Partner and Head of the Sport Group at Charles Russell Speechlys, sat down with Danielle Sharkey, Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team, and Anna Sowerby, Associate in the Commercial team, to discuss how their mutual passion for sport propelled them into a career which allowed them to blend a personal passion with their respective careers. 

The team share key insights on their routes to becoming sport lawyers, top tips for establishing your sport law practice, high-lights, as well as some of the challenges that come with being a lawyer in such a dynamic and constantly evolving industry.