Stephen Arnold
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
Stephen Arnold
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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Joe Stayte
Practice Manager - Commercial, Insolvency, Property & Estates, Court of Protection (Property & Affairs)
0117 930 9000
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Finlay Duignan
Assistant Practice Manager - Commercial, Insolvency, Property & Estates, Court of Protection (Property & Affairs)
0117 930 9000
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Charlotte Blair
Assistant Practice Manager - Commercial, Insolvency, Property & Estates, Court of Protection (Property & Affairs)
0117 930 9000
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Ollie practises predominantly in Property, Trusts and Estates, with a broader practice in Commercial, Insolvency and Professional Negligence matters and work in the Court of Protection relating to property and financial affairs. A number of Ollie’s cases involve fraud; he has particular experience handling allegations of forgery and falsification of documents.
Ollie appears in the High Court, County Court and First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) at all stages of proceedings, from interim relief and pre-action advice through to trials and appeals. Ollie regularly represents clients at mediations and in quasi-judicial ADR processes such as Party Wall Act determinations and adjudications.
Alongside his court practice, Ollie has a strong advisory practice in each of his practice arears. He has particular experience of advising on trusts, proprietary estoppel and related disputes, and contentious probate, administration of estates and inheritance claims.
Ollie is a co-author of ‘Missing People and the Administration of their Estates’, due for publication in early 2025.
Prior to the Bar, Ollie was a legal consultant in a construction disputes and quantity surveying firm Ollie prepared and acted in adjudication proceedings and worked on the planning-side of a number of major infrastructure projects.
Ollie has litigation and advisory experience across the full range of real property and land-related matters, including:
The following is a selection of his recent cases:
Ollie regularly represents and advises trustees and personal representatives, beneficiaries, and professional advisors in relation to:
Examples of Ollie’s recent cases:
Ollie has acted and advised in disputes across the following areas:
Ollie also has a broad professional negligence practice involving a range of professional advisors including: solicitors and barristers; surveyors, architects and other construction professionals; insurers; veterinarians; estate agents and conveyancers; and auctioneers.
Ollie’s recent experience includes:
Ollie acts in a broad range of insolvency matters arising out of bankruptcy and corporate insolvency. Ollie is particularly well placed to act in insolvency matters which have property, trusts and/or estates elements or arise from that context.
The following is a sample of Ollie’s recent experience:
Ollie has quickly developed a civil fraud practice which spans each of his main practice areas. The following is a selection of Ollie’s recent fraud work:
Stephen Arnold
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
Joe Stayte
Practice Manager - Commercial, Insolvency, Property & Estates, Court of Protection (Property & Affairs)
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
Finlay Duignan
Assistant Practice Manager - Commercial, Insolvency, Property & Estates, Court of Protection (Property & Affairs)
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
Charlotte Blair
Assistant Practice Manager - Commercial, Insolvency, Property & Estates, Court of Protection (Property & Affairs)
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
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