Guy Vickers

Commercial; Insurance

Guy has a broad commercial practice, divided between traditional chancery litigation concerning land and probate disputes, and commercial litigation concerning the protection and enforcement of contractual rights and remedies.

Guy’s areas of practice include breach and enforcement of commercial contracts, boundaries and rights of way, freezing/search and seizure orders, The Inheritance Act 1975, professional negligence, the interpretation of wills and commercial landlord and tenant. Guy also undertakes work involving building and construction disputes, sale of goods, personal and corporate insolvency and partnerships. He has recently been involved in various disputes arising out of the insolvency of a major solicitors’ practice in the North West.

His property practice encompasses rights of way, easements, covenants, contracts for the sale of land, adverse possession, nuisance, proprietary estoppel and trusts for sale, Breach of Covenant, 1954 Act, underletting, and service charges.

Guy has considerable experience litigating in relation to Share Purchase agreements.

Guy regularly acts for a leading Private Healthcare Insurer, both advising on strategic issues and handling litigation.

He acts and has acted for a number of artistes in the entertainment world, in particular in relation to issues arising out of performers’ royalties and neighbouring rights.

Guy has also, as a result of his involvement in the Autofocus fraud litigation and the Bent appeal, become a leading expert in Credit Hire issues.

Malvern College (1977-81) Corpus Christi, Oxford (Law Scholar) (1982-5) The Inns of Court Law School (1985/6)