Career Details
Articled at Burges Salmon 1984-86
Solicitor/Associate at Burges Salmon 1986-92
Partner at Burges Salmon 1992-2020
(including 8 years as Head of Real Estate Disputes)
Professional Commitments
Bristol Chancery Users Committee (2012 to 2020)
Former Chairman of South West Division of Property Litigation Association
Qualifications and Memberships
Committee Member of South West Division of the Property Litigation Association
Notable Cases include
Court of Appeal
Rowan v Dann (1992) – farming joint venture
Nichols v Kinsey (1994) – section 38 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
National Westminster Bank v Jones (2001) – section 423 Insolvency Act/tenancies – mortgages
Lavin v Johnson (2002) – possession of farms/section 137 Consumer Credit Act 1974
High Court
Ward v Ward – Case 9/ Rent Act 1977
Williams v Mayo and Perkins – claimant professional negligence
Thomas v Osborne & Shellard– professional negligence claim against former land and development advisers
Cook v Pope-proprietary estoppel
Munday v Severn Trent – negligence claim
Heywood v Temperley Taylor – professional negligence claim against former land agents
Greenwood v McDougall – mixed use / 1954 Act /1986 Act claim
Jenkins v Jenkins – proprietary estoppel
Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd v Chambers Cooke & Stillman – mortgage valuation issue
Hill Samuel Bank Ltd v Zamparelli – Possession claim
Lloyds bank v Ashley – Section 90 of Law of Property Act 1925 sale application.
Bristol Stadium PLC v Charlier -Possession claim
Hodge v Mansfield – 1954 Act renewal claim
Royal Bank of Scotland v Corrall -Farm possession claim
Gerrards Cross Fish Farms Ltd v Hills of Swindon Ltd – 1954 Act possession claim.
Staplefell Ltd v Leitch & Co – professional negligence claim.
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England v Isambard Estates Ltd – Rent review / section 27 Arbitration Act 1996
Ward v Bank of Ireland -promissory estoppel claim
Nicolglen v Bowles – easement/fishing rights
Thomas v Phillips – Land Option dispute
Certegy v GMV Six Ltd – commercial service charge dispute
Gosling & Othrs v Brimsdown & Othrs – service charge/drainage issues
Harris v Berkley Homes – overage claim
Bristol City Council v Persons Unknown – significant number of squatters occupying infrastructure development land.
Eden, Matthews and Starling v Sainsbury`s – keep open covenant
Bates and Another v Affinity Water – Easement / statutory rights
Land Registry/Upper Tribunal
Hodgetts v Allen – removal of freehold restrictive covenant
Bath Spa University v Trustees of the Methuen settlement – modification of leasehold covenant.
Authorship
Joint Author of Farm Receiverships / RICS publication: Chapter on Mortgage Possession; Numerous Briefing Notes.
Lecturing
Has lectured to RICS and others on numerous topics including Farm Cottages; Farm Receiverships; Forfeiture; Dilapidations; Service Charges; Possession claims; Case Law updates
Legal Directories
Has been ranked as Highly Recommended in Chambers and Leading Individual for Property Litigation in Legal 500 for many years