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A former solicitor who transferred to the Bar in 1997, Mark acts for a broad range of clients in a wide range of civil disputes. He is a tenacious and bold advocate in Court, while being approachable and providing pragmatic advice outside of it.
Mark is qualified to accept instructions under the Bar Council Public Access Scheme. |
1997 Middle Temple call |
- Degree/University
- MA (Cantab)
- Areas of Practice
- General chancery, commercial & common law litigation
- Contested probate, capacity and undue influence
- Inheritance (Provision For Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Co-ownership, cohabitees' property disputes and TLATA
- Commercial & residential property incl. boundary disputes, rights of way and other easements
- Reported Cases
- Titshall v Qwerty Travel Ltd. [2011] EWCA Civ 1569; [2011] All ER (D) 107 (Dec)
- Contract/Travel - Acting for successful Appellant in appeal concerned with whether the Defendant travel retailer had sold a package holiday within the meaning of the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992, SI 1992-3288, where the Appellant had seen the holiday advertised on Teletext and made the booking at the last minute and where the flights and accommodation had been booked with different providers through the defendant.
- Morris v Davies & Ors. [2011] EWHC 1773 (Ch); [2011] WTLR 1643
- Chancery/Wills - Trial of issue in probate proceedings concerning the principles applicable to acquisition of a domicile of choice in a foreign jurisdiction as against the tenacity of a domicile of origin.
- Morris v Davies & Ors. [2011] EWHC 1272 (Ch); [2011] All ER (D) 234 (May)
- Chancery/Wills - Anti-suit injunction proceedings brought by Claimant executor to English probate dispute against Defendant family members of deceased who had commenced proceedings against beneficiary in Belgium. First decision where Court considered the principles applicable to anti-suit relief in a matter falling outside the scope of the Brussels Convention, where the injunction applicant was not a party to the foreign proceedings.
- Sharp & Bryson v Adam & Adam [2006] EWCA Civ 449; [2006] WTLR 1059
- Chancery/Wills - Acting for daughters of testator suffering from terminal Multiple Sclerosis whose last will broadly disinherited them. Trial Judge's order setting aside will for want of testamentary capacity upheld on appeal.
- Shah v Gale; Gale v Grant & Ors. [2005] EWHC 1087 (QB); [2005] All ER (D) 457
- Tort - Acting for mother of murder victim in case establishing liability for joint criminal enterprise leading to homicide.
- McDonald & Anor. v Fernandez & Anor. [2003] EWCA Civ 1219; [2003] 4 All ER 1033; [2003] 42 EG 128; The Times, October 9, 2003
- Housing - Acting for tenants in case establishing invalidity of landlord's notice seeking possession of dwelling for purpose of s. 21(4)(a) Housing Act 1988.
- Outside Interests
- Raising offspring/ reading/ playing the guitar/ concerts/ trying to keep the ravages of time at bay by swimming, doing battle with the garden and/or dog, going on ludicrously long walks across Spain and, when the season allows, skiing.