3PB

Commercial; Property and Estates; Mediation

Overview

Jack is a civil law practitioner specialising in Property and Commercial law. He regularly appears in the County Court, High Court and First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and enjoys a busy advisory and drafting practice. Outside this practice, Jack happily accepts legal aid and pro-bono instructions in housing-related disputes.

Overview

Jack is primarily instructed in complex, high-value commercial disputes. Recent cases include:

• A v L [Ongoing] – Advising and representing the executor of an estate in this multi-day commercial loan dispute, worth £100,000.00. County Court (Bristol).
• L v M [2023] – Successfully representing the defendant product-manufacturer in this one-day mediation between two household brands, worth £700,000.00. High Court (KBD).
• D v K [2022] – Drafting particulars of claim on behalf of an American cable-television channel in this international breach of contract dispute, worth USD $2,300,000.00. High Court (ChD).

Additional areas of practice comprise:

• Plevin – Jack is regularly instructed on behalf of lenders to provide advice and representation in disputes raising s.114 Consumer Credit Act 1974.
• Animals – Jack provides advice and representation in equine and marine animal disputes, particularly those involving elements of misrepresentation, breach of contract and veterinary negligence.
• General – Jack is particularly good at getting to grips with his client’s industry: in the last few years he has successfully represented clients in disputes concerning classic cars and their restoration, government procurement, commercial MFDs and toner, domestic construction, commercial construction, IT systems, accountancy, park homes and vegan flapjacks.

Property and Estates

In addition to his commercial practice, Jack undertakes a range of property and chancery work, comprising of both commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters, boundary disputes and disputed registration of land. Recent cases include:

• F v H [2023] – Representing the Respondent in this 4-day trial where the Applicant alleged a plot of land had been transferred by means of forged Power of Attorney. Value of £100,000.00. First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).
• L v L [2023] – Advising, preparing pleadings, and assisting in the settlement of this complex 4-day boundary dispute where the Claimants’ costs were in excess of £125,000.00. County Court (Central London).
• W v F [2022] – Advising the Defendant in this claim for injunctive relief concerning an easement to enter upon the Defendant’s land to access an outfall pipe and soakaway. County Court (Stoke-on-Trent).

Jack is regularly instructed on the following:

Landlord & Tenant

• Residential and Commercial possession claims
• Breach of Covenants
• 1954 Act terminations
• Forfeiture and Relief from Forfeiture
• Rent Arrears and Service Charge disputes
• Social Housing, with growing expertise in ASBI applications, Equality Act claims, and committal hearing.

Real Property

• Boundary Disputes
• Nuisance
• Trespass
• Easements.

Mediation

In addition to representing parties at mediations, Jack has recently become an accredited mediator in his own right (Society of Mediators, January 2021). He is literate in remote conferencing software and keen to develop this area of his practice.

Year of call 2016

Accredited mediator (Society of Mediators, 2021)

Law with Politics (LLB) - The University of Manchester: First Class (Hons) BPTC - The University of the West of England: Outstanding