Barrister specialising in commercial Chancery litigation; in particular, banking and financial services, property litigation (especially involving mortgages and property investment), litigation concerning the commercial application of trust principles, professional liability litigation relating to these principal areas of practice (especially involving solicitors, barristers, surveyors or valuers); together with associated areas of Chancery practice (including pensions, insolvency, company and partnership law). Illustrative cases: (banking and financial services) numerous recent cases involving the alleged mis-selling of pension and other financial products and especially cases with limitation issues, e.g. Anderson v Openwork Ltd [2015] EW Misc B14, Jacobs v Sesame Ltd [2015] PNLR 6 (CA), Evans v Santander UK plc [2013] EW Misc B55; Williamson v Bank of Scotland [2006] BPIR 1085; Rayner v FSA, Townsend v FSA (2004) (009) (Financial Services & Markets Tribunal); (property litigation) Morningside Residents Association Ltd v Martin [2015] EWLandRA 2014/0193; Graves v Capital Home Loans Ltd [2014] CTLC 233 (CA); Design Progression Ltd v Thurloe Properties Ltd [2005] 1 WLR 1; (commercial trust litigation) Horler v Rubin [2013] 1 BCLC 1 (CA); Dyson Technology Ltd v Curtis [2010] EWHC 3289 (Ch); Public Trustee v Bailey [2005] All ER (D) 12 (Dec); (professional liability) Ikbal v Sterling Law [2014] PNLR 9; (insolvency and other areas of Chancery practice) Butterworth v Soutter [2000] BPIR 482.
Called 1992, Lincoln’s Inn; formerly worked in the City as a fund manager in the asset management division of a leading investment bank; holds ACCA’s Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance; participated in the London Business School Investment Management Programme.
Chancery Bar Association; Financial Services Lawyers Association; Society of English and American Lawyers.
Tonbridge School; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (MA, History); Polytechnic of Central London (now University of Westminster) (Dip Law); Inns of Court School of Law (Everard ver Heyden prize for advocacy).