Northern Circuit
18 St John Street hosts a number of excellent barristers with a broad range of experience in company and insolvency law. Jennifer Newstead-Taylor’s varied practice encompasses bankruptcy restriction orders, applications for provisional liquidators, and public interest winding up petitions. She is praised by clients in particular as a ‘true expert in complex disqualification proceedings’. ’Measured and persuasive advocate’ Elisabeth Tythcott regularly appears in the Business and Property Courts. With a reputation for his ‘down-to-earth communication style’ and ability to ’delicately manage client expectations’, Oliver Caplan handles both individual and corporate insolvency cases.
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Commercial and chancery law, including: real property, landlord and tenant, contract, company, trusts, partnership, insolvency, wills, professional negligence, banking, sale of goods.
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Since completing pupillage in 2011 Oliver has forged a broad Business and Property practice and a stellar reputation on and off circuit, regularly receiving national instruction.
Oliver undertakes a wide range of advisory, drafting, mediatory and advocacy works dealing with high-value and complex matters. He has extensive experience in acting for and advising individuals, companies and local authorities and adopts a pragmatic and straightforward approach, tailored to the specific needs of the client. Oliver’s approach to litigation is keenly focused upon the narrowing of issues between parties to ensure the practical and inexpensive resolution of disputes.
Oliver regularly appears in the High Court, County Court and Land Registration and Residential Property Tribunals.
Oliver’s practice is primarily focused upon real property, landlord and tenant, social housing, trusts of land, contract, company, consumer credit, partnerships, personal and corporate insolvency, wills and trusts, contentious probate, court of protection, professional negligence, banking, sale of goods and sports.
Career
Called 2007.
Memberships
Northern Circuit of the Bar
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA)
Appointed to the Attorney General’s Civil Regional A Panel - 2023
Education
University of Leeds: LLB (2.1)
Manchester Metropolitan University: Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent)
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