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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.
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...
Summary The Supreme Court’s decision in Saxon Woods v Costa is now the leading authority on the scope of the good‑faith obligation under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006...
Our Business & Property Juniors are pleased to invite fellow junior lawyers to their forthcoming seminar: “Spot the Bot: Responding to AI Generated Documents in Proceedings”. Join Raghav Trivedi and Eloise...
Can the purchase of an income interest in an offshore trust escape inheritance tax under section 10 IHTA 1984? The First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) has just said no. In Burles...
OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF A NEW BUSINESS TENANCY ON THE GROUND IN SECTION 30(1)(F) – Landlord’s intention to demolish, reconstruct or carry out substantial work In this month’s Lay of...
Welcome to the second quarterly case update of 2026, which seeks to summarise a particularly busy three months in the field of Probate and Trusts. We hope that you find...
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