Dominic Bright

Dominic practises primarily in commercial and property law.

He appeared as sole counsel on behalf of the first appellant in a conjoined, two-day appeal before the Court of Appeal. Dominic was seconded to the world’s largest publicly-traded property and casualty insurer. He attended what is ‘internationally recognised as arguably the best and most intensive advocacy course in the world.’

Dominic was judicial assistant to Sir Brian Leveson (then President of the Queen’s Bench Division).

Publications

Dominic assists authors to publish academic articles and professional texts on national and international law. He also publishes in his own right.

Books

‘A Practical Guide to the Small Claims Track (Second Edition)’ (Law Brief Publishing, December 2020)
‘Trespass to Land’ in volume 40(1) of Atkin’s Court Forms (Practice and Forms) (assisted the contributor, Simon Brilliant, LexisNexis, August 2019)

Articles

‘Academia, The Judiciary & Practical Legal Scholarship’ (Association of District Judges Bulletin, January 2022)
‘Staying on Track: Ten Key Points that PI Lawyers Should Know About the Small Claims Track‘ (PI Focus, March 2020)
‘The CICC and the Rule of Law: Fair, Transparent and Convenient? What You Need to Know About China’s New International Commercial Court’ (Counsel Magazine, September 2019)
‘Section 21 Sent Packing’ (New Law Journal, Issue 7838, 2 May 2019)
‘Treaty-Making Within the British Commonwealth’ (assisted the author, Sir Franklin Berman KCMG QC, [2015] Melbourne Law Review 4)

Seminars / training

Dominic attended the 2022 Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford. He accepts invitations to present seminars / training from professional clients and attends other professional events.

Recent events

‘Property Bar Conference 2023 – Torrents of Change and Reform in Property Law’ (Lincoln’s Inn, November 2023)
‘Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference 2023’ (Remote, October 2023)
‘Short Course: War in Ukraine in Context: History, Politics and Law’ (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, May-June 2023)
‘Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference 2022’ (Remote, November 2022)
‘Property Bar Association Conference 2022 – The Current State of Real Estate’ (Lincoln’s Inn, November 2022)
‘Team Working Tools for Barristers’ (Middle Temple, June 2022)
‘International Law in Future Frontiers’ (Chatham House, May 2022)
‘Mediation and Negotiation Masterclass’ (Property Bar Association, April 2022)
‘Revisiting: We, the Robots’ (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, March 2022)
‘PBA Annual Dinner 2021’ (Globe Theatre, London, December 2021)
‘PBA Conference 2021 – Property Litigation in a World of Change’ (November 2021)
‘Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference 2021’ (Remote, November 2021)
‘Junior PBA Webinar – Dilapidations and Disrepair’ (Remote, July 2021)
‘Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference 2020’ (Remote, November 2020)
‘Short Course: Public International Law in Practice’ (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, September 2020)
‘Short Course: Law of the Sea’ (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, September 2020)

Further information

Dominic holds two postgraduate qualifications, is an active member of various domestic and international professional associations, and enjoys gardening, travelling and learning about geopolitics when time permits.

Qualifications

Master of Laws (LL.M) in Professional Legal Practice (incorporating the BPTC), BPP University Law School, London Holborn, awarded Distinction
Master of Laws (LL.M), King’s College London, School of Law, awarded Distinction
Law (LL.B Hons) with European Legal Studies, King’s College London, School of Law (incorporating an Erasmus exchange at Uppsala University, Sweden)

Memberships

Interests

Training “Merlin” the German Shepherd, playing the VAD 706 V-Drums Acoustic Design, and horse-riding
Conserving a Sixteenth-Century, Grade II listed property of special architectural and historic interest, as a member of The Listed Property Owners’ Club
National, regional and global threats, challenges and opportunities including the changing nature of geopolitics in relation to sustainable growth, prevention of conflict, and development of the rule of law

Appeals

Dominic provides advice, drafting and representation in first appeals (against the judgment of a trial judge) and second appeals (against the judgment of an appeal court).

Second

London Borough of Islington v Borous [2022] EWCA Civ 1242: applied for permission to appeal and, having been granted, appeared as sole counsel on behalf of the first appellant in a conjoined, two-day, live-streamed appeal before the Court of Appeal (June 2022).

First

K v T – successfully made submissions, so applications to adjourn and for permission to appeal were refused, and judgment for over £32,000, over £2,000 interest, £14,000 costs and transfer to the High Court for enforcement was awarded (January 2024).
Conjoined appeals: B v A and G v A – successfully represented the respondents, so that, although the appeals were allowed, judgment was entered for less than £800 in the former and less than £1,300 in the latter, and, despite accepting that (different) trial counsel had led the judge into error, resisted a finding of unreasonable conduct (July 2022).
H v F – appellant’s notice and grounds of appeal alleging that the judge was wrong to hold that the burden of proving need to hire for social and domestic use was satisfied on the evidence of a bare assertion. Email from professional client, dated 15 July 2022: ‘We have reviewed these documents this morning and we are very happy with them’.
S v G & Anor – successfully resisted an appeal (against summary judgment in respect of the first appellant, default judgment in respect of the second appellant, and judgment against both appellants for more than £105,000, about £7,000 interest, and costs of £17,000) with costs awarded on the indemnity basis (May 2021).
K v K – successfully applied for permission to appeal on the basis that the judge fell into error in failing to award contractual costs in a possession claim (March 2020).
S v A & Anor – successfully settled an appeal on the day of the appeal hearing, so that the defendants agreed to give the claimant possession forthwith (November 2019).

Testimonials

Feedback from (lay and professional) clients includes:

‘Dominic is a great barrister’ (email from lay client and CEO to professional client, dated 17 November 2023).
‘great result’ (email from professional client, dated 29 September 2023).
‘Great result thanks Dominic!’ (Email from professional client and Partner, dated 25 July 2023).
‘[The lay client] thought you were great by the way’ (email from professional client, dated 12 July 2023).
‘a great outcome’ (email from professional client, dated 26 June 2023).
‘Cracking result’ (email from professional client, dated 13 March 2023).
‘Excellent result’ (email from professional client, dated 28 February 2023).
‘very successful … Dominic had fully mastered his brief and was able to argue the matter persuasively in an immaculate presentation.’ (Email from lay client to practice manager, dated 22 February 2022).
‘Dominic Bright was fantastic’ (email from professional client, dated 15 December 2022).
‘As ever an absolutely fantastic result on this one’ (email from professional client, dated 8 November 2022).
‘Dominic Bright … was an absolute bulldog and did not let any matter go unchallenged. … his knowledge in this area of law was outstanding and his professional manner and courtesy as well as attention to details was exemplary (email from lay to professional client, dated 6 December 2022).
‘Fantastic result Dominic … Brilliant!’ (Email from professional client, dated 2 September 2022).
‘great result’ (email from professional client, dated 20 July 2022).
‘amazing!’ (Email from professional client and Partner, dated 2 July 2022).
‘extremely impressed with Dominic’s performance’ (email from professional client, dated 1 July 2022).
‘Great result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 19 April 2022).
‘a real asset that you should look after’ (email from lay client, dated 14 April 2022).
‘I am still in shock. I blame brilliant advocacy’ (email from professional client, dated 13 April 2022).
‘excellent result yesterday’ (email from professional client, dated 29 March 2022).
‘sterling work yesterday’ (email from professional client, dated 3 March 2022).
‘Cracking result’ (email from professional client, dated 3 March 2022).
‘Fab result’ (email from professional client, dated 2 February 2022).
‘excellent result’ (email from professional client, dated 31 January 2022).
‘a stellar result’ (email from professional client, dated 17 December 2021).
‘the best person to fight this case. … His questions, his manner, just everything about him was brilliant’ (email from lay client, dated 16 December 2021).
‘Great result’ (email from professional client, dated 15 December 2021).
‘great result’ (email from professional client, dated 15 December 2021).
‘great outcome – reflected in the excellent costs order’ (email from professional client, dated 13 December 2021).
‘excellent job on this, always impressed with the time and detail you put into work on cases’ (email from professional client, dated 10 December 2021).
‘What a cracker of a result!!’ (Email from professional client, dated 1 December 2021).
‘Great results today’ (WhatsApp from professional client, dated 4 October 2021).
‘excellent’ (email from professional client, dated 1 October 2021).
‘Great result!’ (email from professional client, dated 7 September 2021).
‘great result!’ (email from professional client, dated 31 August 2021).
‘great result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 25 August 2021).
‘Amazing result, absolutely chuffed’ (email from professional client, dated 18 August 2021).
‘Excellent outcome’ (email from professional client, dated 20 July 2021).
‘Bril’ (email from professional client, dated 19 July 2021).
‘cracking result’ (email from professional client and Partner, dated 15 July 2021).
‘great result!!’ (Email from professional client, dated 13 July 2021).
‘great result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 5 July 2021).
‘fantastic outcome’ (email from professional client, dated 17 June 2021).
‘excellent result’ (email from professional client, dated 24 May 2021).
‘fantastic result as ever’ (email from professional client, dated 9 April 2021).
‘as always you’ve done an amazing job’ (email from professional client, dated 26 March 2021).
‘Brilliant result’ (email from professional client and Partner, dated 19 March 2021).
‘Brilliant outcome’ (email from professional client, dated 17 March 2021).
‘really good result’ (email from professional client, dated 16 March 2021).
‘fantastic result especially on costs (email from professional client (partner), dated 8 February 2021).
‘Great result as always’ (email from professional client, dated 3 February 2021).
‘Cracking result!!’ (Email from professional client, dated 21 January 2021).
‘smashing result!!’ (Email from professional client, dated 11 December 2020).
‘Fantastic result’ (email from professional client, dated 4 December 2020).
‘fantastic result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 7 October 2020).
‘an excellent win’ (email from professional client, dated 21 August 2020).
‘Great result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 13 July 2020).
‘wow.  Just wow’ (email from professional client, dated 7 July 2020).
‘I am 100% fully satisfied’ (message from lay client, received by professional client, dated 11 June 2020).
‘great result as always!’ (Email from professional client, dated 29 May 2020).
‘Great results’ (email from professional client, dated 15 May 2020).
‘Great result!’ (email from lay client, dated 13 February 2020).
‘Another brilliant result’ (email from professional client, dated 22 January 2020).
‘I was very impressed’ (email from professional client, dated 21 December 2019).
‘fantastic result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 15 November 2019).
‘a comprehensive and sterling defence’ (email from lay client, dated 18 September 2019).
‘What a brilliant result!’ (Email from professional client, dated 14 August 2019).
‘extremely pleased with the result’ (email from professional client, dated 18 February 2019).
‘fantastic outcome’ (email from professional client, dated 5 February 2019).

Property

Dominic’s property practice primarily includes commercial, residential and injunctive relief.

He represented the freehold owner of 24 flats during leasehold enfranchisement proceedings. Dominic has also secured possession and interim possession orders against “persons unknown”, a “warrant of restitution” and an “acquisition order”.

Dominic advised on express, implied and prescribed easements (rights of way) in relation to two pieces of land (one registered and the other unregistered) for which planning permission was granted for new developments utilising new entry and egress points.

He drafts statements of case, including applications for new commercial tenancies, relief from forfeiture and disrepair defences. Dominic also advises on breach of covenant, derogation of grant and arbitration clauses.

He wrote a leading article in the New Law Journal on the repeal of “no-fault” evictions: ‘Section 21 Sent Packing’. He also assisted Simon Brilliant to update ‘Trespass to Land’ in volume 40(1) of Atkin’s Court Forms (Practice and Forms).

Dominic is an Associate Member of the Property Bar Association.

Commercial

D v S – successfully applied to strike out the defence, judgment for over £16,000 in respect of service charges and about £5,500 costs (September 2023).
Particulars of claim for possession on the basis of forfeiture, judgment for about £40,000, mesne profits, interest of about £4,000 and costs (September 2022).
G v T & Anor – successfully applied for outright possession, judgment for about £150,000, about £6,000 interest, mesne profits and costs as claimed (September 2023).
G v D & Anor – successfully applied for permission to amend the claim form, outright possession, judgment for about £145,000, about £5,300 interest, mesne profits, and costs as claimed (September 2023).
M v F – drafted pleadings claiming possession of a commercial property following breach of covenant to pay rent and insurance rent (August 2023).
V v N – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for about £6,000, about £1,300 mesne profits, and contractual costs on the indemnity basis of over £10,500 were awarded (August 2023).
Advice on proceedings following peaceful re-entry by the landlord, forfeiture and the tenant then forcing his way back into the commercial property (August 2023).
Advice on non-payment of rent, dilapidations and forfeiture in respect of a commercial property (July 2023).
V v N – drafted pleadings claiming possession on the basis of breach of covenant to pay rent and forfeiture (June 2023).
Advice on the relationship between demanding rent, waiver and forfeiture in respect of a commercial property (June 2023).
Advice in relation to whether new rights of way by express grant were needed in relation to two pieces of land for which planning permission was granted utilising new entry and egress points (May 2023).
M v N – successfully applied to substitute the name of the claimant and for possession on behalf of a mortgagee (January 2023).
G v D & Anor – successfully applied for possession, judgment for over £160,000, mesne profits and costs as claimed (January 2023).
T v A – successfully made submissions on behalf of the applicant, so that unless the respondent responded to the applicant’s Scott schedule within 21 days, the First-tier Tribunal would proceed to a determination without the participation of the respondent (January 2023).
H v C – successfully made submissions, so that although the defendant admitted the claim for rent arrears, the claims relating to utility arrears, replacement of a lock, carpet cleaning and damage to the ceiling and walls were dismissed, the counterclaim for harassment was allowed, the claimant was not awarded any costs and the defendant was awarded costs on the basis that the claimant behaved unreasonably (October 2022).
Advice in conference on filing a reply to the defence and prospects following an application for a new commercial tenancy (November 2021).
Claim form and particulars of claim for a new commercial tenancy (August 2021).
Advice in conference on behalf of the owner of commercial property, where possible causes of action against the manager of the property included breach of contract and unjust enrichment (August 2021).
Advice in a potential claim of more than £75,000, where the issues included assignment, voluntary and involuntary bailees and abandonment, and possible causes of action included conversion and / or trespass to goods, negligence as far as it results in damage to goods or loss to or of an interest in goods and unjust enrichment (July 2021).
Advised leaseholders renting out a property to tenants on: prospects of successfully defending a claim for service charges, internal and external building costs; whether the incoming leaseholder is responsible for the unrecovered service charge of the outgoing leaseholder; how to challenge the service charge on the basis of reasonableness; and whether the landlord has a contractual right to costs on the indemnity basis (September 2020).
A v M – represented a bank seeking possession and money judgment for more than £135,000, pursuant to alleged mortgage arrears (June 2018).
Advised commercial tenant on prospects of successfully applying for relief from forfeiture, the impact of new legal protections for business tenants in the Coronavirus Act 2020, and the form and substance of a ‘Reactivation Notice’ requesting a hearing (September 2020).
Advice following grant of an overriding lease on how to regain possession, claim rent in the sum of over £30,000 and costs paid to the landlord under the terms of an authorised guarantee agreement (November 2019).
A v K & Anor – successfully applied to set aside judgment in a commercial property case and invited the court to include the following recital in the order: ‘UPON noting that the application was necessary due to an administrative error of the court AND UPON noting that the defendants may write to the court, requesting the costs of the application’ (September 2019).
Advice in a commercial property dispute, following alleged breach of contract for services to become the operator of a petrol filling station (February 2019).
P v I – successfully applied for the defendant’s costs on the indemnity basis, after relief from forfeiture was granted to the claimant (January 2019).
G v M – successfully secured permission to apply for relief from forfeiture out of time, file an amended defence, bring a counterclaim out of time and specific disclosure to provide bank statements (January 2019).

Enfranchisement

S v S – successfully represented the freehold owner of 24 flats in an application for determination of the terms of acquisition remaining in dispute, namely: the combined freehold vacant possession value of all flats; the ground rent capitalisation rate; whether seven parking spaces were appurtenant property; the value of the appurtenant property; and the total sum payable for the freehold interest (November 2022).

“Persons unknown”

I v Persons Unknown – successfully applied for outright possession forthwith and transfer to the High Court for enforcement (November 2023).
O v G & Persons Unknown – successfully applied for possession, the first defendant (who was a named party) pay for costs as claimed of over £4,000 and transfer to the High Court for enforcement (January 2023).
S v Persons Unknown re C Road – successfully applied for a possession order against “persons unknown” (February 2022).
S v Persons Unknown re P Road – successfully applied for an interim possession order (October 2021).
S v Persons Unknown re Q Road – successfully applied for an interim possession order (October 2021).

Residential

S & Two Ors v A – successfully applied for possession, judgment for over £20,000, about £1,000 interest, daily rent charges, contractual costs as claimed, release of the deposit and transfer to the High Court for enforcement (January 2024).
M v G & Two Ors – successfully applied for possession and judgment of over £310,000 against the first and second defendants (December 2023).
T v O – successfully applied for possession on the basis of rent arrears and daily rent charges, despite a defence of set off and counterclaim for damages limited to £25,000 (December 2024).
G v M – successfully made submissions, so that time for compliance with a previous order, permission to amend the particulars of claim, possession on a mandatory ground, judgment for about £15,000, daily rent charges and costs as claimed were granted (December 2023).
L v N – successfully applied for possession, judgment for about £7,000, daily rent charges, and costs as claimed (December 2023).
Drafted reply and defence in respect of a mortgage possession claim, where the issues included non est factum, misrepresentation, an overriding interest, priority of interests and subrogation (November 2023).
B v O & Anor – successfully applied for possession, judgment for about £1,000, rent charges and costs (September 2023).
S v J – successfully applied for possession, judgment for over £15,000, rent charges, contractual costs of about £2,000 and return of the deposit (November 2023).
E v D – successfully settled a claim for possession and counterclaim for disrepair on the day of trial (October 2023).
W v J & Anor – particulars of claim for an injunction and damages for obstruction of a right of way and an injunction and damages for trespass (November 2023).
Drafted particulars of claim for possession in respect of a property let on a long lease, mesne profits and contractual costs (September 2023).
S v H & Two Ors – successfully applied for possession forthwith, loss of use and occupation charges of about £3,000 and about £2,000 costs (September 2023).
Pleadings claiming forfeiture of a long lease following judgment that service charges were owed and service of a section 146 notice (August 2023).
Advice on prospects of injunctive relief, derogation from grant and the value of a potential claim in respect of a forecourt that was being used by a nearby hotel as a beer garden (August 2023).
M v S – successfully applied for an outright possession order within six weeks in a mortgage possession claim (August 2023).
F & Anor v G – successfully negotiated settlement in a mediation on the day of a fast track trial, in which judgment for about £35,000, about £3,500 interest and about £15,000 costs were claimed with a counterclaim pleaded up to £25,000 (August 2023).
J v M – successfully applied for possession, judgment for over £22,500, daily rent charges, costs, release of the deposit and transfer to the High Court for enforcement (July 2023).
Advice on applications surrounding an appeal (July 2023).
Advice in conference on the pleadings, issues, expert report, existing offers, future offers and costs (July 2023).
S v O – successfully applied for possession forthwith, judgment for £16,500, daily rent charges, contractual costs of about £1,500 and release of the deposit (July 2023).
A v T – successfully made submissions, so that the application to suspend the warrant and an oral application to set aside the possession order were dismissed and the defendant was ordered to pay the claimant’s costs (July 2023).
H v L – successfully applied for possession, judgment for about £8,000, daily rent charges, and contractual costs as claimed (July 2023).
E v E – drafted Part 35 questions to an expert in respect of alleged disrepair, including on issues relating to mice, blockages and a leak (June 2023).
G v K – successfully made submissions, so that the application to set aside a possession order was dismissed (June 2023).
G v G – successfully made submissions, so that a suspended possession order on terms was made (June 2023).
R v A – successfully applied for possession pursuant to a deed to surrender, judgment for about £3,000, interest, loss of use and occupation charges, costs of about £2,500 and a direction that the deposit may be released in part-payment of the above sums (May 2023).
X & Anor v A – successfully applied for possession, judgment for over £8,000 and costs as claimed (May 2023).
B v P – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for £24,000, loss of use and occupation charges and costs were ordered (April 2023).
N v M – successfully applied for permission to amend the pleadings and a suspended possession order on terms with a money judgment and costs suspended on those terms (April 2023).
B v T – successfully made submissions, so that the third party’s application to be added to proceedings was dismissed and possession and costs were ordered (April 2023).
N v R & Anor – successfully agreed directions for trial ahead of the hearing, including that the second defendant pay loss of use and occupation charges from expiry of the notice to quit until possession was recovered (April 2023).
B v O – successfully made submissions, so that possession was ordered pursuant to a section 21 notice seeking possession, permission was granted to amend the claim so as to claim rent arrears and costs were awarded (April 2023).
B & Two Ors v G & Anor – successfully cross-examined and made submissions, so that damages were awarded following loss and damage caused by a cistern that froze, cracked and caused water to pour into a flat on a floor below, due to the defendants’ negligence in failing to turn off the water and / or heat an unoccupied property in winter (March 2023).
P v W – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for about £5,700, interest, use and occupation charges, release of the deposit, and contractual costs was awarded (March 2023).
S v N – successfully made submissions, so that a suspended possession order was granted on terms of payment of current rent plus an additional amount and the defendant pay costs (March 2023).
G v D & Anor – successfully cross-examined and made submissions, so that after trial on the issue of whether at least one suitable alternative property was offered to a “would be successor”, possession, judgment for £3,000, use and occupation charges and over £8,500 costs (subject to LASPO) were awarded (March 2023).
S v C – successfully made submissions so that costs as claimed were awarded after the application to set aside a possession order was dismissed (March 2023).
W & Anor v D – successfully made submissions, so that possession on the basis of a section 21 notice seeking possession, judgment for about £15,000, loss of use and occupation charges and £3,000 costs was awarded (March 2023).
C v M – advised on prospects of a claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment and / or derogation from grant and likely cost of arbitration under an arbitration clause, when an adjacent hotel was using a forecourt as a beer garden, causing a nuisance and interfering with the use of the property (February 2023).
H v C – successfully made submissions pursuant to the accelerated procedure for possession and expiry of a section 21 notice seeking possession, so that possession and costs were awarded (February 2023).
S v C – successfully applied for possession, loss of use and occupation charges (February 2023).
F & Anor v G – successfully made submissions for the claimant, so that unless the defendant paid the issue fee within seven days he would be debarred from bringing his counterclaim and permission was granted to rely on a statement of case that was out of time (February 2023).
B v C – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for over £8,000, loss of use and occupation charges and £3,500 costs (subject to LASPO) were awarded (January 2023).
A v K – defence denying disrepair, rising damp and mould (January 2023).
J & Anor v S & Anor – amended reply to the defence and defence to the counterclaim, denying illegal eviction, assault, battery, theft of jewellery and aggravated damages (January 2023).
P v W & Anor – successfully applied for possession, use and occupation charges of over £9,000 and costs as claimed (January 2023).
E v D – reply to the defence and defence to the counterclaim alleging disrepair, including broken and dangerous lights, no heating or hot water and mice (January 2023).
Advice on the merits of bringing a claim for £75,000 in respect of the balance owed, an oral agreement between cohabitees and thereby change in the common intention to hold a property in equal shares following purchase in joint names (December 2022).
B v C – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for over £10,000, use and occupation charges and costs of about £1,000 were awarded (December 2022).
W v G – defence to a claim alleging disrepair to the hallway, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom (December 2022).
S v P – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for about £11,000, use and occupation charges and costs as claimed of about £2,000 were awarded (December 2022).
M v G – defence in a claim alleging disrepair (to the entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom, exterior and installations) and that the property was unfit for human habitation (December 2022).
N v J – successfully made submissions, so that possession against a serving prisoner, judgment for about £4,000, loss of use and occupation charges and costs as claimed were awarded (November 2022).
S v U – successfully made submissions, so that possession, judgment for over £7,500, loss of use and occupation charges, interest and costs as claimed were granted (November 2022).
J & Anor v B & Anor – drafted reply to the defence and defence to the counterclaim alleging illegal eviction, assault and battery, theft and claiming aggravated damages (November 2022).
K v T – successfully made submissions, so that an order for possession was made and directions were given in respect of the money claim and counterclaim (November 2022).
N v N – successfully made submissions, so that the defendant’s application to postpone eviction was dismissed and he was ordered to pay the claimant’s costs as claimed (November 2022).
J v T & Anor – successfully made submissions, so that possession forthwith, judgment for over £3,500 and costs of over £2,500 were awarded (November 2022).
G v C – successfully submitted that the claim be transferred to Part 7 and allocated to the fast track (October 2022).
N v B – successfully made submissions, so that a second defendant was added, directions were made and costs were reserved (October 2022).
J & Anor v A – successfully submitted that a second defendant should be added and there should be a recital in the order recording that the defendants agreed to pay the rent arrears and current rent (October 2022).
P v B – successfully applied for substitution of the claimant, the defendant to be debarred from defending the claim and listing in the undefended possession list on the earliest available date (September 2022).
G v P – successfully applied for possession, judgment for about £7,000, use and occupation charges, access to the deposit and costs as claimed (August 2022).
R v H – successfully applied for possession, use and occupation charges and costs as claimed (August 2022).
S v I – successfully negotiated settlement for the court to approve on terms including that an order for possession should be made and that the counterclaim for disrepair should be dismissed (August 2022).
L v K – successfully applied for possession, judgment for over £20,000, use and occupation charges and £1,500 costs (July 2022).
B v M & Anor – drafted the reply to the defence and defence to the counterclaim resisting allegations of damp, disrepair and damage (July 2022).
B v M & Anor – successfully made submissions, so that possession was granted and directions were made in respect of the money claim, counterclaim and costs thereof (June 2022).
P & Anor v O – successfully applied for possession, judgment for about £18,500, use and occupation charges, release of the deposit and costs as claimed (May 2022).
N v P & Anor – successfully applied for possession, judgment for about £5,300, use and occupation charges and costs as claimed (May 2022).
S & Anor v K & Three Ors – successfully made submissions, so that the claim was allowed with about £350 interest, the counterclaim was dismissed, and the defendants were ordered to pay about £10,000 to the claimants in costs (April 2022).
P v K & Anor – successfully made submissions, so that possession and costs were awarded under the accelerated procedure for possession (March 2022).
R v W – successfully made submissions, so that a conditional possession order, money judgment for about £6,100 and costs were awarded (March 2022).
R v G & Two Ors – successfully made submissions, so that possession, a money judgment, use and occupation charges and costs were awarded (2 March 2022).
R v O – successfully made submissions, so that an unless order was made, directing that unless a defence was received within about three weeks the defendant would be debarred from defending the claim, and costs in the case were granted (2 March 2022).
R v N – successfully made submissions, so that possession and costs of about £600 was awarded (2 March 2022).
T & Anor v M – successfully applied for possession, a money judgment for £10,000, use and occupation charges, costs and permission to use the tenancy deposit in part-payment (February 2022).
N v G – successfully applied for possession, a money judgment for about £3,300, loss of use and occupation charges and costs of over £1,000 (February 2022).
P v H – successfully applied for a warrant of restitution (in aid of a warrant of possession) and costs of the application (February 2022).
S & Anor v K & Three Ors – successfully applied for judgment on the counterclaim to be set aside, and permission to rely on the reply to the defence and defence to the counterclaim and an expert report (January 2022).
Advice in conference on an application to set aside default judgment in absence of a defence to the counterclaim, and an application to rely on expert evidence (January 2022).
C v K – successfully made submissions, so that possession, a money judgment for about £5,500, interest, use and occupation charges, over £1,500 in costs and permission to use the tenancy deposit in part-payment were awarded (January 2022).
C v C – successfully made submissions, so that possession, a money judgment for about £23,000, use and occupation charges, costs of £1,200 and permission to transfer to the High Court for enforcement were granted (January 2022).
M v V – successfully made submissions, so that an unless order was made directing that, unless a fully particularised defence was filed and served within 21 days, the defendant would be debarred from defending the claim for possession, and a money judgment and use and occupation charges would be awarded (January 2022).
P v S – successfully applied for possession forthwith, judgment for over £1,200, use and occupation charges and substantial costs on the basis that fixed costs did not apply (November 2021).
N v M – successfully made submissions, so that permission was given to file and serve amended statements of case (with the correct tenancy agreement attached) and there was no order as to costs (November 2021).
A v W – successfully applied for: possession; judgment for about £34,000; interest of over £650; use and occupation charges; use of the deposit of about £2,500 in part-payment; and costs as claimed of over £1,500 (November 2021).
W v T – successfully applied for possession and costs under the accelerated procedure for possession (November 2021).
F & Anor v H – successfully applied for an outright order for possession, arrears of over £30,000, about £500 interest and costs of about £2,000 (August 2021).
B v G & Two Ors – successfully applied for an outright order for possession forthwith, arrears of about £4,000 and costs reserved against the first defendant (July 2021).
B v F & Two Ors – successfully submitted that more than £10,750 should be awarded against the first defendant, about £13,000 against the second defendant, and that the latter pay the claimant’s costs (July 2021).
C v Q – successfully resisted an oral application for relief from sanctions, so that the defendant was debarred from defending the claim or bringing a counterclaim, submitted that the sum claimed with more than £620 interest should be awarded and that the claimant had a contractual right to costs, so that costs of more than £4,300 was awarded (June 2021).
C v A – successfully applied for an outright order for possession forthwith, arrears of over £12,000, £150 interest and costs of over £1,500.
M & Anor v L – successfully applied for an acquisition order, enabling the claimant leaseholders to acquire the freehold title, on grounds including that their landlord could not be found, plus full costs of about £6,000 (following a successful application for relief from sanctions after the claim was struck out) (July 2020).
C v M – successfully applied for possession on two discretionary grounds, a money judgment for about £6,000, daily occupation charges up to the date of possession, use of the tenancy deposit in part-payment and full costs of about £1,000 (March 2020).
K v K – successfully applied for possession, a money judgment for about £7,000, interest, daily occupation charges up to the date of possession, use of the tenancy deposit in part-payment, and permission to appeal on the issue of costs because it was submitted that there was a contractual right to costs (March 2020).
H v H – successfully applied for possession and costs of over £1,000 (January 2020).
H v S & Three Ors – successfully applied to dispense with service of a section 8 notice, secured an order for possession on the basis that there was a breach of the tenancy agreement (subletting via Airbnb, Expedia and booking.com) and costs of about £2,500 (December 2019).
S v A & Anor – successfully settled an appeal on the day of the appeal hearing, so that the defendants agreed to give the claimant possession forthwith (November 2019).
G & Anor v F & Anor – successfully applied for possession and both defendants to pay costs of about £5,000 (November 2019).
H & Anor v F – successfully applied for possession, a contractual rate of interest on outstanding rent arrears, and full costs (October 2019).
W v R – successfully applied to strike out the defence and counterclaim (alleging disability discrimination, sex discrimination, harassment, breach of the right to quiet enjoyment, injury to feelings, psychological damage, aggravated health, and seeking awards for aggravated damages, exemplary damages, and restitutionary damages). The judge concluded: “For reasons which have been set out in Mr Bright’s skeleton argument, I have concluded that there is no merit in the defence and no merit in the counterclaim.” The claimant was awarded possession and all of his costs in the sum of about £4,300 (September 2019).
O v T – successfully applied for possession on a discretionary ground (August 2019).
P v A & Anor – successfully applied for possession and costs of about £1,300 (August 2019).
Advice following a tenant complaining of water damage, allegedly caused by a damaged pipe on her neighbour’s property (August 2019).
U v E – successfully made an oral application on the day of trial for summary judgment in the sum of about £10,000. (January 2020).
H v O-B – successfully applied for relief from sanctions, and that the claim be reinstated, despite the finding that there was a serious and significant breach of a court order, for which there was no good reason, and that the application was not made promptly (November 2019).
S v F & Anor – successfully made an oral application for judgment against both defendants for around £40,000 and costs of about £11,000 in a directions hearing (September 2019).
E v M – successfully facilitated settlement for a five-figure sum, following a nine-and-a-half-hour mediation, after proceedings were issued, alleging personal injury and disrepair to property (April 2019).
T v I – successfully applied for an injunction following an allegation of nuisance (December 2018).
G v L – successfully resisted an application to suspend a warrant (November 2018).
M & Anor v L – successfully applied for relief from sanctions, and an acquisition order (December 2018).

Injunctive relief

N v D – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction for over three months and costs as claimed were awarded (August 2023).
N v B – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction was granted for 12 months with a penal notice and costs as claimed (February 2023).
N v C – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction was granted for 18 months with a penal notice and costs as claimed (November 2022).
W v G – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction was granted and costs as claimed were awarded (October 2022).
N v G – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction was granted and costs as claimed were awarded (October 2022).
N v A – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction was granted and costs as claimed were awarded (October 2022).
N v S – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction was granted and about £1,500 costs was awarded (August 2022).
M v B – successfully made submissions, so that an injunction, penal notice and over £2,500 costs were awarded (February 2022).
N v K & Anor – successfully applied for an injunction and costs as claimed (February 2022).
N v A – successfully applied for an injunction with a penal notice and costs as claimed (November 2021).
N v J – successfully applied for an injunction with a penal notice and costs as claimed (November 2021).
N v R – successfully applied for an injunction to inspect, service and carry out remedial works on the landlord’s property, remaining in force for about a year with an attached penal notice and costs as claimed (October 2020).
L v K – successfully applied for an injunction to inspect, service and carry out remedial works on the landlord’s property, remaining in force for 18 months with an attached penal notice and costs of about £1,700 (April 2020).