Profile description
Prior to returning to practice at the Bar in 2003 Archie headed the prosecution and litigation team at the London Borough of Enfield. He regularly represents local authorities in both the civil and criminal courts and is the preferred counsel for the London Borough of Haringey. His prosecution work covers almost the entire range of local authority enforcement law from benefit fraud to trading standards. He has a particular interest in noise nuisance prosecutions. His advice work for local authorities has covered areas as diverse as Tree Preservation Orders and the legal basis of Parks Constabularies.
Archie represents both residential and commercial landlords and tenants in the civil and criminal courts and the Residential Property Tribunal. He has particular interests in the law relating to HMOs and to disrepair of tenanted property. He also handles a range of civil matters including personal injury, contract disputes, nuisance claims and debt recovery.
Equally at home in either an adversarial courtroom or the more consensual mediation environment Archie is skilled at addressing clients’ broader interests including the financial and other costs of the litigation and dispute resolution process.
He is a member of the Administrative Law Bar Association.
