George has a busy specialist practice in rating,
land valuation, planning and infrastructure. He is editor of Ryde on Rating and
regularly appears in the Lands Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal in
rating and council tax matters. Recent cases of note include FC Brown Steel
Equipment Ltd v Hopkins (conveyor bridge over highway and application of
geographical test), Avison Young Ltd v Jackson (scope of reg. 38 in the Lands
Tribunal and the Court of Appeal), Isle Investments Ltd v Leeds City Council
(rates mitigation), Co-operative Group v Virk (res judicata and abuse of
process), Newham LBC v Rad Phase 1 Type B Property Co No.1 Ltd (completion
notices) and Buzz Group Ltd v Salmon (valuation of bingo halls).