Christian Fox

Christian has developed a busy civil and contentious probate practice and appears regularly in the County Court and the High Court. He also appears in the First-tier and Upper Tribunal for property related matters.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Christian was legal counsel at a boutique property management firm of Chartered Surveyors in central London, dealing with complex commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, including super-prime commercial rent review arbitrations and service charge disputes.

Before working in law, Christian was a dairy farmer and before that, a soldier. He served on several dairy industry bodies at board level and is a past Chair of the Dairy Council. Christian was awarded the prestigious Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Societies (ARAgS) for his contribution to the dairy sector.

Christian retains a special interest in estate and farming matters and has extensive business experience, which helps him relate well to commercial clients from all sectors.

Further information

Memberships

The Property Bar Association
The Chancery Bar Association
Agricultural Law Association

Qualifications

BPTC (VC) – City, University of London
Law LLM (Distinction) – City, University of London
Law LLB (Hons) – Birkbeck College, University of London
Nuffield Farming Scholar (NSch) 2001
Associate of the Royal Agricultural Societies (ARAgS)

Farming, Estates and Rural Affairs

Christian draws on his practical experience as an organic dairy farmer to inform his rural practice. He is often instructed in boundary disputes, adverse possession claims, rural business landlord and tenant issues and disputes around succession.

Christian is an advocate of early advice before disputes become entrenched, protracted and expensive. He is also experienced at assisting with mediation and accepts appropriate instructions on a direct access basis.