Stephen Arnold
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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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 have fraud elements and he has a particular interest in forgery issues.
Ollie regularly 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 also 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 specialisms. He has particular experience of advising on property co-ownership and trusts of land disputes (including proprietary estoppel), and contentious probate and inheritance claims.
Ollie is a co-author of a forthcoming book on the law relating to missing people in a trusts and probate context, due for publication in September 2024.
Ollie has litigation and advisory experience in a broad range of real property and land-related matters, including:
The following is a selection of his recent cases:
Advising a cohabitee facing with allegations they fraudulently created and/or forged signatures on a declaration of trust (ongoing).
Ollie regularly represents and advises trustees and personal representatives, beneficiaries, and professional advisors in relation to:
Ollie has developed particular experience in matters involving trusts of land and proprietary estoppel. He often speaks on these topics at conferences and has published a number of articles on property co-ownership.
Examples of Ollie’s recent cases:
Ollie has experience in a wide range of commercial disputes. He advises and acts in relation to disputes involving pension schemes, contracts, sale of goods and services, mortgages and consumer rights, and unfair terms.
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:
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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:
Represented an IVA supervisor seeking a bankruptcy order three years after the IVA’s expiry.
Ollie has quickly developed a civil fraud practice which spans each of his main practice areas. This is a selection of Ollie’s recent fraud work:
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
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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