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Fields of Practice
My practice is more or less exclusively dispute based. I do not
generally get involved with drafting documents that are not involved
with some form of dispute. If there is a dispute that has already arisen
or is anticipated, however, I am willing and able to help with a very
wide range of subjects.
The dispute may give rise to litigation, which is to say
determination by the court but with increasing frequency the dispute is
resolved by arbitration or mediation. Sometimes an attempted mediation
takes place alongside litigation or during a period during which the
litigation is stayed to facilitate the mediation.
SUMMARY
My fields of practice can be summarised very briefly as: property,
business, commercial or building and construction disputes.
IN DETAIL
In greater detail the fields of practice are as given below, but even
this list is not exhaustive. If you are in any doubt please ask me or
one of my clerks who will provide you with further information related
to your dispute. This will be done informally, quickly and entirely
without obligation. Inquiries about fee and costs levels will be dealt
with in the same way.
| Banking |
including loan arrangements, bankers’ securities
and guarantees |
| Building and Construction Disputes |
most cases within the jurisdiction of the
Technology and Construction Court |
| Contract |
including any sort of business or commercial
contract, whether the dispute concerns the existence of the contract
itself, the performance of it or remedies for breach |
| Companies |
including shareholder disputes, petitions to wind
up on the “just and equitable ground”, unfair prejudice petitions,
company charges, directors’ duties and disqualification proceedings |
| Fraud |
all civil aspects, but especially claims involving
constructive trust, abuse of property, duty or position |
| Injunctions and Equitable Relief |
pre-trial or at trial, tracing claims, specific
performance, search orders and freezing orders |
| Insurance |
construction, claims under or avoidance of
insurance contracts |
| Insolvency |
whether of individuals (bankruptcy) or of limited
companies, claims in winding-up, misfeasance, recovery of assets,
setting aside transactions, security and priority disputes,
receivership and administrations |
| Intellectual Property |
most aspects, including copy right, passing off,
trade secrets and trade marks |
| Landlord and Tenant |
whether commercial or residential |
| Mortgages |
all aspects |
| Partnership |
disputes between partners or with third parties;
winding up of partnerships |
| Pensions |
most contentious aspects, including claims against
employer companies in respect of employee schemes or against the
trustees |
| Professional Negligence |
particularly of lawyers, accountants, financial
advisers or connected with building and construction |
| Real Property |
including conveyancing, sale of land, restrictive
covenants, easements and similar rights, boundary disputes |
| Sale of Goods |
all aspects, domestic and foreign |
| Torts |
in the property and commercial field, including
negligence, nuisance, trespass and strict liability |
| Trusts Wills and Gifts |
interpretation, enforcement of obligations, breach
of trust, disputes about validity (including testamentary or other
capacity), undue influence |
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