Mr Gary Donaldson > Chambers of Charles Prior > Liverpool, England > Barrister Profile

Mr Gary Donaldson

Work Department

Chancery and Commercial, Court of Protection, Insolvency, Landlord & Tenant , Tax & Pensions, Wills, Probate & Trusts

Career

Year of Call 2015

Chancery and Commercial –

Construction
Instructions in all types of construction matters are accepted. Having previously specialised in insurance for construction professions Gary has previously worked closely with some of the largest consulting engineers, architects, surveyors and contractors on all manner of issues relating to risk management, tendering, procurement and construction negligence.

Gary has considerable expertise in relation to all standard forms of construction contracts including RIBA, FIDIC, JCT, ACE and ICE (ground investigation) both in the UK and overseas jurisdictions. He has particular experience in relation to the full suite of NEC3/NEC4 contracts and is happy to advise on matters relating to early warning notices, compensation events/pain sharing, payment options and ‘Z Clauses’.

Insurance

Having previously worked in the insurance industry Gary is well placed to advise on all matters of insurance including;

• professional indemnity insurance
• public liability
• business interruption (including COVID-19 related matters)
• cyber/crime policies
• director and officers
• Lloyds of London/regulatory
• reinsurance; fraud
• policy terms/drafting
• claims notification
• aggregation of claims
• subrogation
• policy extensions/exclusions
• cover/claims declinature.

Land/Property Boundaries

• drainage disputes
• rights of way and other easements
• adverse possession
• trusts of land
• proprietary estoppel
• trespass
• nuisance
• highways
• party wall
• land registration and compulsory purchase.

Landlord & Tenant

• commercial & residential
• social housing
• possession claims
• dilapidations & disrepair
• agricultural tenancies
• leasehold enfranchisement
• construction of leases
• 1954 Act business tenancies
• break clauses and options
• licences
• forfeiture and possession and rent and service charges

• Professional Negligence

  Professional negligence relating to accountancy, solicitors, insolvency and insurance brokers. See also ‘construction’.

  Wills

  • undue influence
  • fraud/forgery
  • testamentary capacity
  • trusts and beneficial interest
  • administration actions
  • intestate succession
  • inheritance and capital gains tax
  • executors and personal representatives
  • statutory wills.

  Trusts, Probate and Family Provision

  • probate (contentious and non-contumacious)
  • inheritance (Provision for Families and Dependants) Act 1975
  • trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act (TOLATA) 1996
  • administration of estates/trusts; administrators and trustees
  • variation of trusts
  • trust deeds
  • charities and charitable trust

Memberships

Chancery Bar Associaton