Law firm

Bird & Lovibond

Bird & Lovibond is named as solicitors in at least 7 UK judgments from 2012 to 2025, most often in real estate and trusts, wills and private client.

7
judgments
2
in the last five years
2
in the Court of Appeal

Practice areas

  • Real estate3
  • Trusts, wills and private client2
  • Personal injury2
  • Construction and engineering1

Courts

  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)2
  • High Court5

Judgments by year

  • 20260
  • 20251
  • 20240
  • 20231
  • 20220
  • 20211
  • 20201
  • 20190
  • 20180
  • 20170
  • 20160
  • 20151
  • 20140
  • 20130
  • 20122

Cases later courts cite most

Cases Bird & Lovibond acted in that later judgments cite most often.

Date Case Cited by
9 Jul 2012
[2012] EWHC 1437 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A landlord’s repairing covenant extending to the structure of a dwelling may include safety features integral to a staircase, including bannisters. Their…
4

Recent cases

Date Case Cited by
21 Apr 2025
[2025] EWHC 983 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Liability under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 requires proof that the highway was dangerous, that the danger resulted from failure to maintain or repair…
30 Jun 2023
[2023] EWHC 1640 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Part 36 is a self-contained and prescriptive regime. An offer qualifies only if it relates to the whole or part of a pleaded claim, or to an issue arising in…
12 Feb 2021
[2021] EWHC 229 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
An express declaration of trust in a transfer is the starting point for determining beneficial ownership. The court should give effect to it unless a…
14 Feb 2020
[2020] EWHC 293 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
An appellate court must assess whether the trial was fair overall where a judge rejects a witness’s evidence on a significant ground that was not put to that…
10 Nov 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 1525 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Permission to appeal should be refused where the proposed challenge concerns factual valuation findings that fall within the trial judge’s reasonable…
9 Jul 2012
[2012] EWHC 1437 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A landlord’s repairing covenant extending to the structure of a dwelling may include safety features integral to a staircase, including bannisters. Their…
4

Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Bird & Lovibond is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Bird & Lovibond. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.