Jonathan Stork

Partner - Disputes - Armed Forces, Military and Courts Martial

Commercial litigation of a broad nature, including: – contentious probate and disputed trusts: acting for both claimants and defendants in Inheritance Act, will invalidity, constructive and resulting trust and proprietary estoppel claims, frequently of high value. Removal of executors and trustees applications. Applications for trustee disclosure. Proceedings within the Court of Protection. Contentious Insolvency: claims for wrongful trading, preferences and under personal guarantees and defence of insolvency proceedings in both the County and High Court. Professional negligence: acting against solicitors, agronomists and financial advisers. Regulated investments: claims for recovery of regulated investments from a principal following bankruptcy of a financial agent under the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000. Intellectual property: defence and enforcement of trade marks and UK and community design rights. Commercial litigation including shareholder and partnership disputes, warranty and unfair prejudice claims, enforcement of insurance contracts and contractual disputes of all kinds. Common law: claims for nuisance arising out of odour and flooding and termination of shooting rights. Property and land disputes: claims under TOLATA, rights of way (private and public), adverse possession, boundary disputes, recovering possession of both commercial and residential premises and dilapidation claims. Land Registry and Traffic Commissioner proceedings: including defence of road hauliers in proceedings for revocation of goods vehicles operator’s licence. Consumer: matters including misrepresentation, sale of goods and consumer credit. Complex and high value personal injury: predominantly claims against the Ministry of Defence for non-freezing cold injuries and hand-arm vibration syndrome, and also claims involving complex causation and arguments relating to fraud and chronic pain syndromes. Miscellaneous: actions arising from defamation, breach of data protection and breach of confidence. Enforcement: by way of charging order, order for sale, warrants, third party debt orders etc.

Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School; University of Nottingham (2002 BA History (Hons) 2:1); Nottingham Law School (2004 DipLaw); Nottingham Law School (2005 LPC)