The Legal 500

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

Within M&A: smaller deals up to £50m, Wallace LLP is a second tier firm,

Wallace LLP continues to thrive in the technology, sports and media sectors. The firm counts Enic, the majority shareholder in Tottenham Hotspur FC, as one of its regular corporate clients. Rex Newman is popular with clients, and David Judah is also recommended.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation

Real estate

Within Commercial property, tier 7

Wallace LLP’s ‘impressive’ hospitality and leisure practice acted for Paramount Restaurants, one of the UK’s largest private restaurant companies, in selling over 30 sites.

Within Property litigation, tier 5

Wallace LLP’s ‘highly responsive’ and focused team is best known for its leasehold enfranchisement work. It recently advised Westbrook Partners in a collective enfranchisement dispute relating to its Dolphin Square housing block. Simon Serota is recommended.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property, tier 5

At Wallace LLP, Matthew Pryke’s ‘extensive knowledge of IP law adds significant value’. He is acting alongside Craig Thompson in trade mark infringement matters for Fine & Country. Other clients include Wayne Hemmingway.

Within Media and entertainment, tier 5

Wallace LLP’s head of commercial and IP, Matthew Pryke, advised Models One agency and nightclub impresario Piers Adams. John Woodhouse advises high-profile musicians and artist managers, as well as the Lovebox festival organisers.

Within Sport, tier 6

Wallace LLP advises Chevron Racing on various matters, and advises professional footballers on playing contracts and image rights agreements.


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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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    A premium service for sponsors will be launched by the UKBA on 6 April 2012. The service is designed specifically for companies that sponsor international employees under tier 2 and 5 of the points based system and aims to provide them with enhanced support.