Profile description
“I cannot speak highly enough of Barry. Every time I have instructed him he has provided me with an excellent service. He is always prompt at responding to messages and has given me clear and concise advice”. Jonathan Cudd - Peter Lynn & Partners
"I found Barry very efficient and rapid in his response to my instructions. I was very pleased with the work that I received. I will be using him again in the future. Approachable and relaxed in his manner. A+ " - Mark Hammond - Higgs & Sons
Barry prides himself on being very approachable to both professional and lay clients and particularly enjoys developing a close working relationship with his clients over the natural progression of a case, helping to maintain continuity in order to maximise the potential for a successful outcome. He is acutely sensitive of the cost consequences to his clients of each step taken in litigation and works to ensure that his clients obtain their best value for money invested at every stage of the process.
He is absolutely thorough in his case preparation and has an excellent reputation for dealing calmly and sensitively with difficult cases and lay clients. Barry is approved by the Bar Council to accept direct public access instructions. He also participates in arranging and delivering training courses as part of the continuing professional development of solicitors.
Property, Land & Trusts
Barry's busy property and chancery practice includes the following types of case:
- Trespass
- Building and construction disputes
- Party Wall Act disputes (including enforcement proceedings in magistrates' court)
- Landlord and Tenant (residential and commercial)
- Boundaries (including Party Wall Act)
- Easements and restrictive covenants
- Co-ownership (TOLATA) disputes
- Orders for sale
- Neighbour disputes and harassment
- Occupation Orders (please also see under injunctive proceedings below in the family section)
- Proceedings before the Residential Property Tribunal (RPT)
- Disputes relating to trusts, wills and probate
Business and Commercial
Barry's commercial and business law practice involves advising and representing clients in the County Court and the High Court in relation to a variety of areas including:
- Breach of contract and debt recovery claims
- Building and construction disputes
- Bankruptcy and insolvency (commercial and individual), including petitions and high-value statutory demands.
- Company law (partnership and shareholder disputes)
- Costs and costs recovery
- Insurance and re-insurance
- Consumer law
- Professional negligence (claims against a variety of professionals including lawyers, architects and surveyors)
Barry is a member of the Professional Negligence Bar Association and has experience in claims involving solicitors, architects and other construction professionals and insurers.
Personal Injury and Credit Hire Claims
Barry has extensive experience of claimant and defendant personal injury litigation, in particular:
- RTA claims (including claimant and defendant fraud)
- Employer's liability claims
- Highway claims
- Criminal Injury Compensation Appeals (CICA)
- Animal Act claims
- Occupiers' Liability Act claims
- Claims involving children
Barry regularly appears in fast and multi-track actions.
Other Areas
Building disputes, landlord and tenant and housing matters, insolvency, wills and probate disputes, civil actions against the police, Privacy and Data Protection Act claims.
Personal
Barry is married with three young children and it is of no surprise that when time permits he runs off to sea to engage in his interests of sailing and windsurfing.
