Career Details
National Farmers Union (NFU), Shropshire 1976 – 1991
Articles at Lanyon Bowdler, Shrewsbury 1992 – 1995
Solicitor, Roythorne & Co, Nottingham 1995 – 1999
Associate/Senior Associate, Burges Salmon 1999 – 2007
Partner, Clarke Willmott, Taunton 2007 – 2009
Legal Director, Burges Salmon 2009 – 2010
Partner, Ebery Williams, Bristol 2010 – 2011
Partner, Michelmores 2012 – 2020
Memberships
Member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
Member of the Agricultural Law Association (ALA)
Member of the Property Litigation Association (PLA) and served on PLA Education Committee from 2008 to 2013
Notable Cases include
Court of Appeal
Jewell v McGowan (2002): definition of “agriculture only” in user covenant
Ministry of Defence v Spencer (2003): rent review cycle triggered by variation in size of holding
Michael v Miller (2004): the lender’s duty in relation to the sale of charged property
Uglow v Uglow (2004): proprietary estoppel, farm and farming business
Wormall v Wormall (2004): proprietary estoppel equestrian training business
Drew v Daniel (2005): undue influence
USA (Pennsylvania)
Dallas-Chapman v Steckler (2007): testamentary capacity and undue influence
High Court/Court of Protection
Jones v Jones (2006): testamentary capacity and execution of documents
Re Valerie Ann Bishop (2007): Registration of Enduring Power of Attorney
Davies-Cooke v Steen (2009): Permission to bring proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975 out of time
Kearns v Boyle (2010): Wills – Due execution and testamentary capacity
Wielkopolski v Buckingham (2013): Accounts and Inquiries
Wakefield v Masefields Solicitors (2013) : Professional negligence in relation to a Will
Scottish Equitable Plc (AEGON) v Jackson (2013): Accounts and Inquiries
Thomas v Calmady-Hamlyn (2013): Application for directions under CPR Part 64
Scott deceased v Williams (2014): Contested Probate
Scott-Walby v Scott-Walby (2014): Contested Probate
Luton v Luton and Chislet (2014): Possession of land
Dewes v Dewes (2015): Possession of land
Derbyshire v Derbyshire (2015): Claim for financial provision under the 1975 Act
Wakley v Crown Estate Commissioners (2016): Damages for breach of tenancy agreement and misrepresentation
Price v Saundry (2016): Trustee removal Accounts and Inquiries
Bradshaw deceased v Bradshaw (2016): Beddoes relief
Davies v Austin (2016): Claim for provision under the 1975 Act
Crabbe v Townsend (2016): Enforcement of a concluded agreement
Read v Day (2017): Claim for financial provision under the 1975 Act
Doherty v Pryor (2018): Removal of trustees
Naviede deceased v Urban fetch Man (2018): Court approval of administration of insolvent estate
Pike v Pike (2018): Proprietary estoppel
Mills v Sephton (2019): Trust Accounts and Inquiries
Auliffe v Ellis (2019): Service of notices to quit
Price v Saundry (2019): Rectification of trust document
A E Walters v G H Walters (2019): Appointment of trustee under the Trustee Act 1925
M G Walters v G H Walters (2019): Dissolution of partnership
Whitaker v MNI (Scarcroft) Ltd (in receivership) (2019): Application for succession to an AHA 1986 tenancy on retirement