Richard Hayes
Call
Called 1995
Practice groups
Education
University of Durham, LLB Hons
Called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn 1995
Practice
Property and commercial disputes, in particular:
Property mortgages (experienced acting for lenders or borrowers); guarantees; disputes as to beneficial ownership and claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1995; all aspects of landlord and tenant (both business and residential with experience in relation to all major regimes of statutory protection); enfranchisement; rights of way and other easements; restrictive covenants; boundary and title disputes.
Commercial most forms of business/contractually based claim; sale of goods and supply of services; agency; corporate and personal insolvency; director and shareholder disputes. Experience in employment disputes, in particular wrongful and unfair dismissal and issues arising from termination such as the enforcement of restrictive covenants.
Professional Negligence for claimants and defendants, in particular in relation to solicitors and valuers with particular expertise in relation to limitation issues (Please see publications below).
Experience
Broad experience representing and advising PLCs, lenders and leading national charities, as well as small family companies and individuals with experience in the Court of Appeal; the High Court (Chancery and Queen's Bench Divisions); the TCC and the County Courts as well as specialist tribunals such as the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.
Publications
Co-author of Butterworths Law of Limitation
Articles
"Crunchtime", Solicitors Journal 24 February 2009: a discussion of the issues affecting landlords of commercial premises in the economic downturn, in particular in the case of tenant insolvency.
"They think it's all over" Solicitors Journal 21 July 2000: a discussion of the Court of Appeal's decision in Heaton v Axa Equity Law and Life Assurance Society.
Regularly lectures in relation to practice areas set out above.
Membership
Chancery Bar Association
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Interests
Sailing
