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Philippa Daniels

Philippa Daniels

The 36 Group, London

Position

Barrister at 36 Bedford Row practising across the full range of chancery and chancery commercial litigation, drafting and advisory work. Her practice includes real property litigation (easements, co-ownership, restrictive covenants, land registration, adverse possession, boundary disputes, conveyancing, mortgages) as well as landlord and tenant (residential and commercial). She also has experience acting and advising in company and partnership disputes and personal and corporate insolvency including directors disqualification proceedings as well as trusts and estates together with associated professional negligence. Notable cases include: Edginton v Sekhon [2012] EWCA Civ 1812 (costs of a discontinued counterclaim); Quaintance v Tandan ChD Unreported, 24 July 2012 (change of common intention in jointly owned property); Ibuna v Arroyo [2012] EWHC 428 (Ch); [2012] WTLR 827 (Grant of letters of administration to the partner and daughter of a deceased Filipino politician); RMS Properties v Singh [2012] EWCA Civ 533 (Adverse possession – judge made errors in analysis of the evidence); Bowling & Co v Edehomo [2011] EWHC 393 (Ch); [2011] 1 WLR. 2217; [2011] PNLR 18; [2011] 2 EGLR 45; [2011] 21 EG 96; [2011] 10 EG 106 (CS); [2011] NPC 27 (Accrual of limitation period runs from date of exchange of contracts rather than completion).

Career

Called 1995, Inner Temple. Publications of note: Tolley’s Corporate Recovery and Insolvency – several articles published on the subject of bankruptcy and the family home; New Law Journal July 2012 – Body of Evidence.

Languages

English

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; Property Bar Association.

Education

Redhill School, Johannesburg, South Africa; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (1989, BA Hons); University of Westminster, London (1994, Common Professional Exam).

Leisure

Sailing, rock climbing, cycling.