David Gilchrist

Commercial and property group. Commercial and Chancery specialist with emphasis on litigation. In particular: mortgages and guarantees; land disputes, including easements, conveyancing, co-ownership, nuisance and highways; landlord and tenant: both business and residential including forfeiture and renewal of business tenancies; commercial, including insolvency, partnership, construction disputes, sale of goods, franchises and commercial agents; trusts, wills and estates, including Inheritance Act proceedings, construction of wills, administration of estates and post-death variations; professional negligence, including claims against solicitors (particularly in connection with land transactions), surveyors and accountants. Notable cases include: Peckham v Ellison [1999] 77 P&CR 27, CA (implied reservation of easements); Re Grattan [2001] WTLR 1305 (rectification of wills); HM Customs & Excise v Akbar [2002] BPIR 62 (enforcement of VAT assessment); Bristol & West v Bartlett [2003] 1 WLR 284, CA (limitation for mortgage arrears); Scottish Equitable v Thompson [2003] HLR 690, CA (limitation for mortgage arrears); Cheltenham & Gloucester v Appleyard The Times 29th March 2004, CA (mortgagee’s remedy of subrogation).

Durham University (BA).