Elizabeth Haggerty
Call
Called 1994
Practice group
Education
King's College, London University, LLB
Practice
All areas of property and commercial work including:
Property: Commercial landlord and tenant - the application of Part II of the 1954 Act, forfeiture and the continuation and termination of business tenancies
Mortgages, bank guarantees and related disputes
Residential landlord and tenant - service charge disputes (including declaratory relief), disrepair, nuisance, neighbour disputes, possession actions, leasehold enfranchisement
Housing law, Inheritance Act disputes
Planning and construction disputes
Commercial: Contractual disputes, supply of services, sale and leaseback agreements, employment
Experience
A broad range of experience including the Court of Appeal and High Court, regular appearances in the County Courts and also in tribunals (particularly the LVT). In addition to court work, advises corporate and individual clients (including lenders) on a wide range of significant matters.
Reported cases include
Contactreal Ltd v Davies & Davies LTL 17/5/01 - Charging clauses in long leases and the proper exercise of a judge's discretion when assessing costs
Re A Debtor (No 3 of 1999) LTL 25/2/2000 - the annulment of a bankruptcy petition
Susan Manning v Ann Hope CA The Times 18/2/2000 - the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 and causation
TSB Bank Ltd v Ashman & Beryl Ashman LTL 17/2/98 - persistent failure to comply with "unless order"
Articles
"Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and Possession Claims" - this article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal on 11 March 2005
Membership
Property Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Legal Action Group
