With the general stay on possession proceedings now at an end, Diane Doliveux and Richard Alford discuss new guidance from the Master of the Rolls setting out how the county courts will deal with the backlog of cases, and what parties will need to do to speed that process on. As well as new procedural steps intended to get casework in order before a hearing, this episode considers which cases will be listed as a priority, and which may fall by the wayside. 

For more information on today’s topic, we recommend our Edward Blakeney’s article of 5 October, ‘Possession Proceedings: Where are they now?’ available at the Tanfield Chambers website via the following link: https://www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk/2020/10/05/possession-proceedings-where-are-they-now/

‘Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings in England and Wales’, the guidelines dated 17 September 2020 and discussed in this episode, can be found on the website of the courts and tribunals judiciary via the following link: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Possession-Proceedings-Overall-Arrangements-Version-1.0-17.09.20.pdf