Mr John Waiting > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr John Waiting
Work Department
Commercial; Insolvency
Position
John has a broad practice, encompassing all aspects of commercial, property and insolvency law. He accepts instructions in a variety of areas of law including:
Commercial
- Contractual disputes of all kinds
- Banking, finance and asset recovery
- Professional negligence
- Sale of goods
- Construction
- Partnership Disputes
Property
- Possession Actions by Mortgagees, LPA Receivers and Landlords
- Disrepair Actions by Tenants
- Leasehold Enfranchisement
- Actions for Service Charges and Administration Charges
- Actions for unlawful eviction
- Complaints against Bailiffs
- Liability Orders for Business Rates and Council Tax
- Boundary Disputes
- Business Tenancy Disputes
- Disputes under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
Insolvency
- Personal Bankruptcy including Bankruptcy Petitions and Applications to Set- Aside
- Statutory Demands
- Public Examination of Bankrupts
- Corporate Insolvency including Winding-up Petitions and Applications to Set- Aside
- Orders for Sale by the Trustee in Bankruptcy
- Administration Applications and Applications for extension of an Administrator’s term of office
- Applications for directions to office holders from the court
He also has experience of wills and probate, including contentious probate claims.
Career
Called 2010
Memberships
- Northern Chancery Bar Association
- Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
- Northern Circuit
- Property Bar Association
Education
- St Olave’s Grammar School, Orpington, 1997-2004
- MA (Cantab), Law with Management Studies, Girton College, Cambridge (II.i, 2004-2008)
- BVC, Manchester Metropolitan University (Very Competent, 2009-2010)
- Pupillage at Exchange Chambers
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3John Waiting – Exchange Chambers ‘John is very eloquent in his approach to matters, always making sure that he articulates himself depending on which judge he is before. He also has a very good knowledge of the judges in Manchester and Leeds, which is a big help when deciding what tactics to deploy.’
At Exchange Chambers, Andrew Williams has a particular focus on chancery matters with property-related elements, and he acted for the defendant in Shepherd & Co Solicitors v Brealey, a Court of Appeal case arising from the solicitor’s charging £150,000 to administer the estate of the defendant’s deceased mother. John Waiting has an active wills and probate practice, while Scott Redpath is especially skilled in tax-related disputes, as is George Rowell. Graham Sellers is also a notable member of the team.
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2John Waiting – Exchange Chambers ‘John really knows his stuff. He has a clean and straightforward advocacy style which appeals to judges.’