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Christopher is a specialist in land law, housing and all matters property related. He is equally well experienced and specialises in commercial matters and regulatory prosecutions of the utmost severity including fatalities. He has particular expertise in land disputes (including boundary disputes, easements, restrictive covenants) and the recovery of property together with housing and commercial litigation. He conducts trials and produces written advices, pleadings and schedules/counter schedules on both the fast and multi-track with particular emphasis on the quick and efficient turnaround of paperwork. He is recommended by senior partners of leading law firms.

Christopher also specialises in Health and Safety regulatory offences both prosecuting and defending. He is currently prosecuting a number of high profile health and safety fatality cases for local authorities in North Wales and continues to be instructed in breaches of the utmost severity by prosecuting authorities and large organisations alike.

Christopher is often instructed in high value property cases and cases involving the most serious anti- social behaviour in respect of social housing. His work is particularly valued by social landlords and private landlords alike.

Additionally Christopher appears extensively for both Claimant and Defendant in mediation hearings (Christopher was recently recommended by one of the country’s leading mediators) and before the lands tribunal.

Christopher undertakes a substantial amount of work for local authorities and housing trusts and other such organisations also regularly appears in the County and High Courts for local authorities in housing, ASBI and possession cases.

Christopher’s property litigation expertise includes boundary disputes, restrictive covenants, easements (including rights of way), nuisance, trespass (including damage by tree roots and all tree related matters including breach of tree preservation orders) and matters pertaining to environmental enforcement/protection including prosecuting and defending those enforcing/defending such breaches.

Christopher was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 2002 and joined St John's Buildings in 2009.