Year of call: 1996

Specialist areas: professional negligence, commercial litigation, costs

Education: Magdalen College, Oxford (Modern History, First Class); City University (Diploma in Law); ICSL School of Law (Gray's Inn Prince of Wales Scholar)

Committees: Member of Bar Council Law Reform Committee

• Page v Hewetts & Fuller [2011] EWHC 2449 (Ch), Lawtel, Susan Prevezer QC - application of ss. 21 and 32 of Limitation Act 1980 to claims against fiduciaries/solicitors; deemed date of service of Claim Form under CPR Part 7.

• Bank of Ireland v McAteer (6/9/11), Lawtel - enforcement of a mortgage and circumstances when bank in possession has accepted tenancy.

• Leel v FBC Manby Bowdler (SCCO, Master Howarth, 21/1/11, Bailii) - costs - ss. 69 and 70 of the Solicitors Act 1974. Interim statute bills.

• Potteries Diesel v Bannister Preston (Ch Div, Paul Chaisty QC) Lawtel, 10/12/10. Five day solicitors' negligence trial - planning permission - claim for £1.8 million.

• Solomon v Cromwell (2/8/10, HHJ Platts, Lawtel) - application of Part 36 to pre-action offers to settle. Part 45 "fixed costs" regime.

• Smith v Countrywide (QBD, 11/2/10, HHJ Seys Llewellyn QC, Lawtel)

• McDaid v Lawcomm (Central London CC, HHJ Dight, 3/6/9). Seven day professional negligence trial - brought by litigant in person against former solicitor.

   

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