Abigail is a personable and highly regarded barrister, recognised for her ability to build strong working relationships with her instructing solicitors and lay clients. She brings focus and professionalism to every matter she undertakes, combining a strategic approach to litigation with an unwavering commitment to pursue the best possible outcome for her clients.
Abigail welcomes instructions across the full spectrum of business and property disputes.
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PROPERTY
Chancery
Abigail's practice covers a broad range of chancery matters, including disputes relating to trusts, boundary determinations, easements, restrictive covenants, trespass, undue influence, beneficial ownership of property and TOLATA. Her experience in contested probate matters includes claims concerning the construction of wills, the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, beneficial ownership of estate property, equitable accounts and the administration of estates.
Landlord & Tenant
Abigail acts in contentious landlord and tenant matters in commercial and residential sectors. Her practice encompasses a comprehensive range of disputes relating to the interpretation and enforcement of leasehold and tenancy obligations. She frequently represents clients in proceedings concerning declarations, injunctions, specific performance, forfeiture, and possession, often alongside claims for monetary relief arising from unlawful eviction, disrepair, dilapidations, and contractual arrears.
BUSINESS
Abigail is well-versed in providing comprehensive advice and representation to her commercial and lay clients operating in varied sectors from the pre-action stage to trial. She has a particular interest in cases that intersect business and chancery law, as experienced in many recent cases, including breach of contract, misrepresentation, company shares subject to a constructive trust, undue influence and unconscionable bargains relating to commercial investments. Her experience includes representing her clients to pursue modern remedies in commercial claims, including the recovery of cryptocurrencies.
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