Practice

Christopher continues to be instructed by solicitors from his pupillage and undertakes a full range of civil paperwork and court instructions including:

• Commercial Chancery / Consumer Credit / Company and Trust disputes / Art Law
• Insurance / Personal Injury / Professional negligence
• Property & Land / Planning / Landlord and Tenant / Leasehold Disputes
• Aviation and compensation claims
• Employment
• Advisory, document review and disclosure

Aviation

Having undergone rigorous in-house training, Christopher welcomes court and paperwork instructions, from both solicitors and airlines directly, in the following areas:

• Compensation claims for delay, cancellation or denied boarding.
• Montreal Convention claims.
• Claims arising from unruly passengers.
• Insurance claims, including in relation to vessels and vehicles; and
• Package Holiday Regulation claims and Athens Convention claims

Commercial & Chancery

Christopher has a wide range of experience at advising and assisting clients at all stages of litigation from pre-action through to costs and enforcement. He is also able to advise clients how to manage legal and regulatory risks. He has had experience in the following:

• Contract claims
• Consumer Credit
• Trust disputes including Beddoe cost protection and Unit Trust structuring.
• Art law and Heritage Assets
• Costs
• Bonds and construction of terms
• Banking and Funds – including AIFMD, Investment Management and Agreements.

Examples of experience gained:

• Madoff Securities Trustee in Bankruptcy litigation in claims relating to Alternative Advantage, Kalix and HSBC
• Restoration of Ivory artefacts seized on importation
• Inheritance of purported Constable painting
• Disputed Bond redemption on behalf of Barclays Wealth
• Danish Polish Telecommunication Group I/S .v. Telekomunikacja Polska

SA opposing the adjournment of or non-recognition of an arbitral award

• Public interest grounds for departing from normal costs rules in appeals

Property

Christopher has a busy property practice and welcomes both court and paperwork instructions in the following areas:

• Landlord and Tenant
• Planning
• Leasehold
• Land including Easements and Covenants

Examples of work Christopher has undertaken:

• Assisting the Athlone House Working Group in the Athlone House Planning Enquiry.
• Successfully mediating settlement in a two day multi track possession trial.
• Successfully settled service charge dispute with construction issues.
• Assisted in asserting a construction easement against Railtrak.

Insurance, Personal Injury & Professional Negligence

Christopher has gained significant in-depth expertise in a wide range of personal injury, professional negligence, and any general tortious claim, through being regularly instructed by the Ministry of Justice Private Litigation Team on the Attorney General’s Off-Panel Junior Counsel list (“Junior Junior scheme”).

Work undertaken includes:

• Advice as to coverage Small claims and fast track trials and case management hearings Quantum and settlement hearings
• Letters of response, advice on liability and quantum, witness statements, and disclosure exercises
• Small claims and fast track trials and case management hearings
• Quantum and settlement hearings

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