Mr Guy Vickers > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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MANCHESTER
M3 3NW
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Mr Guy Vickers
Work Department
Commercial; Insurance
Position
Guy has a broad commercial practice, divided between traditional chancery litigation concerning land and probate disputes, and commercial litigation concerning the protection and enforcement of contractual rights and remedies.
Guy’s areas of practice include breach and enforcement of commercial contracts, boundaries and rights of way, freezing/search and seizure orders, The Inheritance Act 1975, professional negligence, the interpretation of wills and commercial landlord and tenant. Guy also undertakes work involving building and construction disputes, sale of goods, personal and corporate insolvency and partnerships. He has recently been involved in various disputes arising out of the insolvency of a major solicitors’ practice in the North West.
His property practice encompasses rights of way, easements, covenants, contracts for the sale of land, adverse possession, nuisance, proprietary estoppel and trusts for sale, Breach of Covenant, 1954 Act, underletting, and service charges.
Guy has considerable experience litigating in relation to Share Purchase agreements.
Guy regularly acts for a leading Private Healthcare Insurer, both advising on strategic issues and handling litigation.
He acts and has acted for a number of artistes in the entertainment world, in particular in relation to issues arising out of performers’ royalties and neighbouring rights.
Guy has also, as a result of his involvement in the Autofocus fraud litigation and the Bent appeal, become a leading expert in Credit Hire issues.
Career
Called 1986
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
- Northern Chancery Bar Association
- Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
Education
- Malvern College (1977-81)
- Corpus Christi, Oxford (Law Scholar) (1982-5)
- The Inns of Court Law School (1985/6)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Guy Vickers – Exchange Chambers ‘Guy’s strengths are his attention to detail, advocating the issues in a simple, straightforward manner.’
At Exchange Chambers, ‘the depth of quality in its commercial team is one of the strongest in the region, if not the strongest’. The members handle a wide range of commercial litigation cases, including competition and banking matters. Giles Maynard-Connor KC handles corporate fraud cases, and experienced commercial litigator Lawrence McDonald acts in cases regarding contractual disputes for individual, companies, office holders, and public bodies. Stephen Connolly is also skilled in contentious contractual matters, and Carly Sandbach has represented parties in all levels of court up to the Court of Appeal, and her clients are broad-ranging, encompassing banks, multinationals, small businesses, professional services firms, and private individuals. Guy Vickers represented the claimant in Stonegate LLP v Pritchard, a case regarding misuse of confidential information by a former employee.