He has had over 40 years experience in litigation in many fields of the law

He has been involved in dispute resolution as a Solicitor in South Africa and as a junior Barrister and (since 1981) as a QC in England

He is hard working and prepared to go the extra mile to achieve a settlement

The parties in dispute and their legal representatives respect and listen to him

He can master, in a short space of time, the essential issues in dispute, out of many ring-binders of documents

He is patient and will take time to understand the parties’ concerns and objectives

Areas of Law

Professional Negligence ( accountants’, solicitors’, valuers, directors, eg Equitable Life’s massive claim against its Board of Directors)

Contract (innumerable contractual disputes including share acquisition agreements and breach of warranties; recently involved in large contractual dispute between Russian oligarchs)

Trust ( breach of trust cases involving substantial sums)

Company Law and Partnership (minority shareholders’ disputes; board room conflicts; partnership dissolution; partnership accounts)

Probate ( he has acted in and judged many contentious probate cases)

Property ( all aspects of residential and commercial property disputes; landlord and tenant)

Insurance ( Society of Lloyd’s, disputes with Names, involved in advising on reconstruction of the market)

Pensions ( in many of the reported cases over the years

Current circumstances
He has retired from the bar and as Head of Wilberforce Chambers to concentrate on other things, including mediation.

Qualified:	Mediator Arbitrator
Specialist Areas:	Commercial Professional Negligence Property Trust Pensions
Education:	B.Com.LLB (Rand) BCL (Oxon)
Judicial History:	Deputy High Court Judge (Commercial Court and Chancery Division) Recorder
General Information:	He has had over 40 years experience in litigation in many fields of the law He has been involved in dispute resolution as a Solicitor in South Africa and as a junior Barrister and (since 1981) as a QC in England He is hard working and prepared to go the extra mile to achieve a settlement The parties in dispute and their legal representatives respect and listen to him He can master, in a short space of time, the essential issues in dispute, out of many ring-binders of documents He is patient and will take time to understand the parties’ concerns and objectives Areas of Law Professional Negligence ( accountants’, solicitors’, valuers, directors, eg Equitable Life’s massive claim against its Board of Directors) Contract (innumerable contractual disputes including share acquisition agreements and breach of warranties; recently involved in large contractual dispute between Russian oligarchs) Trust ( breach of trust cases involving substantial sums) Company Law and Partnership (minority shareholders’ disputes; board room conflicts; partnership dissolution; partnership accounts) Probate ( he has acted in and judged many contentious probate cases) Property ( all aspects of residential and commercial property disputes; landlord and tenant) Insurance ( Society of Lloyd’s, disputes with Names, involved in advising on reconstruction of the market) Pensions ( in many of the reported cases over the years Current circumstances He has retired from the bar and as Head of Wilberforce Chambers to concentrate on other things, including mediation.