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Practice Areas
All aspects of property litigation; commercial disputes; modern chancery. Recent work includes: major landfill lease arbitration; Folgender v Letraz (specific performance, unjust enrichment, breach of trust); Monarca v. Burkey (development dispute); substantial internal LLP dispute; Ashbourne Beech v. Asda (substantial development agreement dispute); Mayfair car park lease renewal arbitration; Lisle-Mainwaring v. Charles Russell (rights over solicitor’s file); St Pauls Mews v. Stitt (conveyancing negligence); NatWest v. Papa-Adams (mortgages, unjust enrichment, land registration); Tuscola v. Y2K (mortgages); Overton v. Sammons (art theft); Law Society v. Cassam (Compensation Fund recoupment); R Square v. Shiv Saaj (apportionment, business tenancy renewal); Remkis v. Warnes (priorities, breach of trust); Jordan v. Star Energy (sale of energy business); Sycamore Bidco v. Breslin (warranties); HMRC v. Begum (conspiracy, abuse of process); Halliwells’ guarantees arbitration; Cadogan v. 26 Cadogan Square (enfranchisement); IIG v. Van de Merwe (guarantees); advising FSA (mortgages); Russian aluminium concerns major LCIA arbitration. Property expertise includes: development, conveyancing disputes; easements; restrictive covenants; mortgages; adverse possession; registration; nuisance and trespass; enfranchisement; service charges; rent review; forfeiture and break notices; business tenancies; dilapidations; landlord and tenant in general.
Career
Called 2001
Professional Memberships
ChBA, COMBAR, FSLA, PBA
Publications
Contributor to 31st Edition Snell's Equity, and LexisNexis’ Commonhold
Personal
Born 9/10/1976. Educated Wellington College, and University College Oxford (Greats, scholarship)