We recognise that clients demand specialist knowledge from barristers who are technically astute, excellent in court and aware of wider commercial issues and personable.
The team draws upon the specialist knowledge and experience that its members have built up throughout the vast range of work in which such allegations are made. Its core work involves breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty, restitution, misrepresentation and transactions entered into at an undervalue to put assets beyond the reach of creditors. Its members are regularly involved in cases in which interim remedies are sought, often on an urgent basis.
The team’s membership is characterised by their breadth of experience. Its quality is reflected in the endorsements its members have obtained in legal directories and the reputation that their work has earned for them throughout the Midlands and further afield.
The team aims to be of service whether the demands of a particular piece of work call for the instruction of leading counsel with vast experience in the field or an up and coming junior practitioner with an affinity and interest in this field of work.
Justin Luckman, Ross Hands, Jake Smithers, Tom Kelly and Ella Ballard.
We are pleased to share that Raghav Trivedi has been elected to the Bar Council for a three-year term commencing in 2027. He was elected in the “Self-employed Junior Counsel...
The Upper Tribunal has handed down a run of decisions in 2026 dealing with s.84 applications to modify or discharge restrictive covenants. For developers, the message is broadly encouraging: planning...
Raghav Trivedi appeared in the Rolls Building last week before an ICC judge acting for a property developer on an urgent validation order application under s.127 Insolvency Act 1986. Contracts had...
Our Annual Real Estate Conference is taking place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at The Exchange, Birmingham. We are currently finalising the full programme and speaker line-up, but this year’s conference promises a...
In a nutshell In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court has now confirmed that a bankruptcy petition can be presented on an unrecognised and unregistrable foreign judgment. Such a judgment creates a “debt”...
In this edition of Lay of the Land, Gavin McLeod examines the acquisition constructive trust, an important but often overlooked tool for protecting beneficial interests in land without requiring proof of detrimental...
In this article, new tenant Abigail Collier, considers the position where a deceased person’s estate is found to be insolvent, in circumstances where no bankruptcy petition had been presented before...
Abigail Collier joins chambers from the South Eastern Circuit, where she completed pupillage and developed a broad civil practice. Having recently relocated to the Midlands, she accepts instructions across all Business...
Following a 2-day trial in the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham, Charles Towl successfully represented the Claimant in defending against a will validity challenge. The challenge was brought by...
I have recently had the privilege of writing a practical guide on conflict of laws issues in property disputes. A key component of that guide considers jurisdictional issues that arise...
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