Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Exchange Chambers
England
Barristers
John Waiting
Exchange Chambers, North West
- Phone0161 833 2722
- Email[email protected]
- Social
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
Mentions
Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Private wealth, probate and tax
Leading junior3John is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable in this area of work. He thoroughly prepares for conferences with clients and has all the relevant facts at hand. He takes time to explain things clearly and in a way that lay clients can easily understand.
John is very persuasive in court. He knows which arguments to push with the judge and when to hold back. Judges like him. His skeleton arguments are always detailed and well written.
Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Property and construction
Leading junior2The go-to man of property litigation with a real understanding of the impact and cost of litigation. He gives practical, no-nonsense advice and has the ability to build rapport and confidence with clients all at the same time. John has the client's best interests in mind and will always deliver appropriate advice. He is available to help and is generous with his time.
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