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Graeme Kirk

Graeme is an experienced practitioner specialising in commercial and property law, and related areas including employment, company law and personal/corporate insolvency, as well as landlord and tenant work.  Graeme also drafts commercial contracts.

He combines a commercial and practical method and is always very approachable.

Graeme is very happy to provide seminars, and previously taught at BPP Law School.

Graeme accepts appropriate Direct Public Access instructions.

Further information

Qualifications

  • MA in Modern History (Lincoln College, Oxford)
  •  CPE (PGDip Law), City University
  •  BVC, Inns of Court School of Law

Interests

Graeme has three teenagers who keep him busy when he is not at work.

He loves all sorts of music, West Ham United and, until he had children, did a lot of travelling.

Property

Graeme’s trial and advisory practice includes experience in the following areas:

  • Claims for the possession of commercial and residential properties
  • Termination and renewal of commercial leases
  • Boundary and easement disputes
  • Neighbour disputes including nuisance claims
  • Disrepair disputes
  • Service charge disputes in the First Tier Tribunal
  • Injunctions and other proceedings relating to trespass

Notable Cases

Clacy and Nunn v Sanchez and others [2015] UKUT 387 (LC) – a service charge dispute engaging issues of lease construction, limitation and notice.

Ashdale Land and Property Company Ltd v Maioriello & others [2010] EWHC 3296 (Ch) – a fascinating Right of Way dispute concerning the effect on a third party of an injunction prohibiting use of an access road.

French v Groupama [2010] EWHC 2827 (QB) – a High Court decision in which Graeme successfully argued that a householder was indemnified by her insurer in relation to certain damage to her property and consequential loss.

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