Commercial; property and estates; environment; planning.
Jay is a leading commercial and chancery junior and is recognised as such in the leading directories, where he is recognised in three different practice areas in both directories. He is the head of the Property and Estates team in Chambers. His work and experience extend across all areas of commercial and property litigation and principally involves work in the Business & Property Courts and specialist property tribunals. In addition to his commercial and chancery work, Jay also a has considerable advisory and litigation experience on matters relating to environmental and energy law.
Jay has been involved in a number of leading cases, including a case ranked in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2018 (the Premier Motorauctions litigation, at first instance and in the Court of Appeal), Anderson v Sense (at first instance and in the Court of Appeal) and, most recently, in the very significant test case of Adams v Options (formerly Carey) (in the Court of Appeal). He has appeared in courts and tribunals up to and including the Court of Appeal.
Jay advises on all aspects of the law of real property and trusts (particularly those with a property element). He is the head of Chambers’ leading Property, Trusts & Estates team and is separately recognised in both directories as a leading junior for his property litigation work. He was recently involved as sole counsel at first instance and as co-counsel on appeal in the significant leasehold enfranchisement case of Field and others v Freehold Properties 250 Ltd [2020] Ch 665.
Jay has litigation and advisory experience in the following key areas:
Landlord and tenant (residential and commercial) Boundary disputes and adverse possession Easements and profits Restrictive covenants Cohabitation disputes and trusts of land Mortgage disputes Enfranchisement Nuisance (private and statutory) Pre-emption Highways and public rights of way Village greens Torts affecting land Conveyancing disputes Title and registration Trusts Statutory compensation claimsJay undertakes a wide variety of commercial work and has a particular interest in banking and financial services litigation. He is separately recognised in the directories as a leading junior for his commercial, professional negligence and banking and finance work, and has been involved in a number of significant cases.
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