
Trinity Chambers
Barristers

Henry Stevens
- Phone0191 232 1927
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.trinitychambers.co.uk
Position
BPC/Chancery
Henry has a strong Chancery practice concentrating particularly on land disputes and probate matters in the BPC and County Court, and Advising and drafting in all stages of litigation.
Henry also appears in the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, the Court of Protection, and represents clients in ADR.
Land/Real Property
Henry’s property practice encompasses the full spectrum of work in real property. He routinely deals with boundary disputes, easements and rights of way and also advises and represents private clients in the enforcement of covenants.
Henry covers more general areas of contentious property work, dealing with construction and rectification of title documents, declarations and enforcement of judgments. He is also experienced in all of the following areas of litigation: nuisance and trespass; mortgage and possession; landlord & tenant (commercial and residential); Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (ToLATA) claims; Party Wall Act disputes; access to neighbouring land; urgent injunctions.
Private Client
Henry advises in probate and administration of Estates and the Interpretation of wills. He is experienced in claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and can advise in areas such as Intestacy, challenges to wills, probate actions, removal and substitution of personal representatives, the administration of estates and insolvent estates.
Costs
Henry deals with a range of costs issues including cost budgeting, detailed assessment, relief from sanctions and attends Costs and Case Management Conferences (CCMC's).
EXPERTISE
Financial Remedies on Divorce
Henry has a busy financial remedies practice and accepts all instructions in this area of work, whether first appointment, negotiation/mediation/FDR or final hearing. Henry can advise in all cases and at any stage of the proceedings and his civil background is ideal for intervener proceedings and for dealing generally with any property disputes relating to the dissolution of marriage.
In addition to the above work Henry is happy to advise and represent in financial remedy injunctions and enforcement actions and has successfully represented clients in specialist appeals relating to the revocation of pension sharing orders, and the effect of Barder events.
Private Law Children
Henry represents parents in Private Law matters at all stages and has experience of internal and international relocation claims, allegations of domestic abuse and violence towards children, and removal of parental rights. Henry routinely appears in findings of fact and final hearings and is happy to advise in conference at any stage of proceedings.
In addition to this work Henry has acted for the children in numerous cases as representative for the Guardian.
SEMINARS & PUBLICATIONS
Henry regularly contributes to property and commercial seminars. He is the co-author of the second edition of Club Law Manual, (2011), London, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing. He was also a panel contributor to the Quarterly comment by Trinity Chambers in Environmental Law Review (Sage)
Henry has presented CPD accredited commercial and property seminars relating to trusts of land, property and probate matters.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Chancery Bar Association
- Family Law Bar Association
EDUCATION
- LLB Southampton University (2000)
- BVC Inns of Court School of Law, London (2002)
- MPhil
- BA (Archaeology)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prior to becoming a barrister Henry worked in commercial archaeology, specialising in landscape and geophysics. Based primarily in the South of England he also supervised excavations in Germany and Spain. His interests include military history, music and cooking.
Career
Called 2002; Inner Temple. Henry regularly contributes to property and commercial seminars and newsletters. He is the co-author of the second edition of ‘Club Law Manual’, Barker, K., and Stevens, H., (2011), London, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing. Henry has presented CPD accredited commercial and property seminars relating to the construction of documents in boundary disputes and protection of third-party assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). SEMINARS & PUBLICATIONS
Henry regularly contributes to property and commercial seminars. He is the co-author of the second edition of Club Law Manual, (2011), London, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing. He is also a panel contributor to the Quarterly comment by Trinity Chambers in Environmental Law Review (Sage)
Henry has presented CPD accredited commercial and property seminars relating to trusts of land, property and probate matters.
Education
Southampton University (BA, MPhil); Southampton University (LLB); Inns of Court School of Law, London (BVC).