CPO Talking Heads: February 2023

Business Disturbance Claims

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from this months topic "Business Disturbance Claims". It will discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

The CPA have partnered with CPT Events to bring you CPO Talking Heads.

Start Date	Venue	Price
6 February 2023	Virtual Monthly Discussion

Note: All prices are to be paid in GBP and are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate

Event duration: 1 Hour Topical Panel Discussion.
Registration from: 12.55. Event starts at: 13.00. Event finishes at: 14.00.

Booking Note for CPA Members: The CPA discount code needs to be added during the booking process, followed by selecting 'invoice' to complete your booking.

February's Discussion: Business Disturbance Claims?

Determining compulsory purchase compensation in a ‘business disturbance’ claim is complex. How is compensation assessed and what are the procedures and rules to follow to deliver fair and full compensation?

This area of CPO practice is where surveying valuation methodology interact with accounting business valuation methodology. Optical Express (Southern) Ltd v Birmingham City Council [2004] was the big bang between these two approaches.

These days, few Business Disturbance disputes seek to promote one valuation approach over the other; it is more a case of using both and understanding when it is appropriate to use them both, and how much weight should be applied to the numbers. Claimant representatives need to understand both approaches and how they are applied and so too acquiring authorities reviewing such claims.

It is an area which can cause confusion and conflict. The event will look at:

Entitlement to disturbance compensation
What can go into a heads of claim?
How to value, and which approach to take - valuers, business transfer agents and accountants have different valuation methodologies
Gathering and weighing appropriate evidence
When negotiation fails, the causes of business disturbance disputes

These and many more questions, including those from the audience will be addressed in this live virtual event.

Speakers

David Holland, Immediate Past Chair of the CPA and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
Tom Aslin, Partner, Kingston Smith LLP
James Dewey BSc MRICS, Director - Head of Compulsory Purchase & Compensation, Gateley Hamer
Melissa Murphy KC, Barrister, Francis Taylor Building