P U B L I C A T I O N S  

Urgency in Property Disputes:
When the Court Rewards (and Punishes) Firm Injunction Tactics
By Dan Shah.

This note explores how English courts approach boundary and possession disputes under pressure. Focussing on interim injunctions, it provides structured guidance on without-notice relief, evidential control, and procedural balance. Suitable to help property litigators, pupil supervisors, and students interested in court-facing commercial work.

Proprietary Estoppel:
What Minecraft Can Teach the Commercial Court
By Dan Shah.

This note explores Minecraft multiplayer gameplay to clarify one of equity’s most complex doctrines: proprietary estoppel. Through vivid analogy and grounded case law, it explains how informal assurances, reliance, and unconscionability create enforceable property rights even in the absence of formality. Essential reading for future barristers navigating real-world disputes in commercial equity.

Stop Treating Section 18 as an Accounting
Exercise:
What Makes Most Dilapidations Claims Fail in Court By Dan Shah.

This note explores why dilapidations claims often collapse in court. It sees how landlords lose by skipping valuation evidence, overclaiming on repair costs, or ignoring redevelopment plans. Section 18 is a cap, not a refund; and this note shows how to litigate within it.