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Naomi Winston
Work Department
Commercial Litigation, Company & Partnership, Private Client:Trusts & Probate
Position
Naomi’s practice covers litigation, drafting and advisory work across the full range of commercial chancery and chancery matters, but with particular focus on partnership and LLPs. Her practice also covers probate and trust matters. In her partnership work, Naomi represents clients in litigation (both at hearings and at the settlement stage), advises on internal issues within partnerships/LLPs and undertakes non-contentious advisory and drafting work, both for firms and individuals.
Career
Naomi was called to the bar in 2006 after graduating with a first class degree. She spent the following year working as a research assistant in the Law Commission’s Family, Property and Trust Team. Reported cases include: Reinhard v Ondra [2015] EWHC 26 (Ch); [2015] EWHC 1869 (Ch) (nature of member’s interest in an LLP)• Malik v Fassenfelt [2013] EWCA Civ 798 (CA) (property; possession; trespassers; Art 8) • Mehta v Steinbeck-Reeves (2012) (CC) (partnership; account; partnership property; application of s 24 PA 1890)• Castledine v Bentley Jennison (a firm) [2011] EWHC 2363 (Ch) (HC) (partnership; retention of share of goodwill after retirement): • Kahlon v Isherwood [2011] EWCA Civ 602 (CA) (landlord & tenant; whether a Tomlin order a HA 1988 prescribed form)• TWM Trust Corporation Ltd v AG [2010] All ER (D) 139 (May) (HC) (wills; charities; gift to an unincorporated association).
Naomi is a contributor to the APP Newsletter; Mellows: Taxation for Executors and Trustees and Practical Law.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association and the Association of Partnership Practitioners
Education
Hewett School and sixth form; University of Leicester (2005 LLB 1st).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Partnership
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Naomi Winston – Ten Old Square ‘Naomi is an expert in partnership and limited liability partnership law, a creative and inventive strategist and frighteningly efficient. She works incredibly hard and grasps complex and detailed issues with incredible speed. Her exceptional forensic skills result in the production of high-quality written work in very short time. She is also highly organised and efficient on conference and instils confidence in lay clients. Naomi is practical and commercial and a real pleasure to work with.’
The ‘pre-eminent set’ for partnership and limited liability law for some, Ten Old Square offers specialist partnership expertise handling a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including advising professional services firms, hedge funds and private equity firms on partner and member exits, underperformance issues, team moves and lateral hires and unfair prejudice in LLPs. The chambers hosts a number of experienced junior counsel, including Jeremy Callman, whose focus is on litigating LLP and partnership disputes alongside acting on partnership points arising in the context of tax litigation. Jonathan Gavaghan has a busy practice advising on partnership and LLP disputes for professional services’ firms, medical practices and farmers, while Naomi Winston is noted for her practice in advising firms and individuals on internal issues and drafting non-contentious partnership documents. Gideon Roseman was involved in the case of Gamnon v Johnson, in which he acted for the defendant in a case concerning which homes were owned by a partnership.