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EVENTS, NEWS AND PEOPLE A warm welcome to Laura Regan who joined our Private Wealth team in February. Laura joins us from Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co where she trained and qualified. Laura advises UK and non-UK domiciled clients on Wills, tax and succession planning. She also advises trustees and beneficiaries on their rights, powers and duties and provides advice to charities and their trustees on governance and incorporation. Congratulations to Rolanda Esler, a member of our Residential Real Estate team, who recently became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. FAMILY BUSINESS FORUM Fifteen representatives from seven different family businesses attended the tenth in our series of Family Business Forums in March to discuss branding. The topics discussed included encapsulating family values in a brand, protecting the brand, understanding what your brand means to others, dealing with threats to the brand and branding partnerships. Participants commented that the diverse range of businesses made for a very interesting discussion. Those that attended went away with plenty of ideas and were really pleased to have engaged with the other families present. If you would like to participate in future forums, please contact Andrew Drake on 0207 591 3352 or at a.drake@pglaw.co.uk. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Damian Greenish chaired the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) Spring conference in March. Anna Favre also presented at the conference discussing the minefield of measuring non- residential areas under the 1993 Act including relevant case law on the meaning of common parts and occupation for residential purposes. Anna also chaired and lectured at the Enfranchisement and Lease Extension Conference in April discussing the enfranchisement of houses under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and tricky areas in flat lease extensions. Suzie Haydon and Amy Chance attended the Spears 500 directory launch party reception and panel discussion on the future of international wealth in February. Suzie and Amy both feature among the top property lawyers in the Spear’s 500 Guide to the top private client advisory services for High Net Worth individuals. IN THE PRESS Jason Tann, Head of Commercial Real Estate wrote an article for Spears Magazine in January entitled, “How a ‘Great Estates’ approach can help the modern property sector” exploring how estates such as Grosvenor, Cadogan and Portman can help inspire the longevity of modern property investment projects. Our senior partner, Robert Barham, commented for the Law Gazette on the first known case under the London Squares Preservation Act 1931, helping to preserve the integrity of London’s gardens from encroachment by neighbouring owners and developers. PG advised the Courtfield Gardens West Garden Committee, an interested party to the proceedings. SPORT PG staff represented the female majority at this year’s London Unite Boris Bike Challenge, an 11 mile bike ride around Regents Park in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Anna Favre, Sophie Craven, Katie de Kauwe and Holly King were four of five ladies who took part in the event alongside surveyors, agents and other property industry experts. Congratulations to Anna Favre who put the firm in the trophies winning best female. Jason Tann, Anna Favre and Alex Gallyer recently took to the track at an exciting cycling session at the Olympic Park Velodrome in March. Thanks goes to Ian Norris from Jones Norris Adams for organising a highly enjoyable event. The Newton Perkins squash tournament is a must in any racquet players’ calendar and this year marked the fortieth anniversary of the event. The tournament is contested by an array of professionals from the property sector. PG were well represented by George Coleman, George Calvert, Alex Gallyer, Amy Chance and Corina Penna who all gave an enthusiastic and energetic performance. A huge thank you to Newton Perkins for organising the tournament and providing an excellent final’s day at The RAC club. 16 pg lore summer 2015 NEWS Andrew Drake on 02075913352