Joe is a civil and commercial litigator covering a wide range of practice areas including commercial and contract litigation, property disputes including landlord and tenant litigation, banking and corporate disputes, professional negligence and debt recovery.


Joe’s experience includes:

Property

• Advising clients facing a possession claim brought by an institutional landlord in respect of premises in Holland Park, including negotiating settlement of the claim
• Representing a landlord with an extensive London property portfolio in proceedings brought by a Local Authority under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
• Representing a landlord in a claim for interim rent under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
• Advising a commercial landlord in a £220,000 dilapidations claim against Kwikfit
• Advising a commercial landlord in a possession claim over premises let under an expired licence
• General advice and representation in relation to boundary and right of way disputes, forfeiture, rent recovery, dilapidations and service charge disputes

• Advising borrowers and personal guarantors in a dispute involving the construction of a private loan agreement, including advising on the enforceability of a penalty clause under the agreement
• Advising a commercial landlord in a dispute with Npower, including advising on the construction and commencement of an energy supply agreement
• Successfully securing summary judgment in respect of a contractual claim for a deposit following a buyer’s failure to complete
• Advising on banking disputes including a set-aside application against HSBC in relation to non-enforceability of a personal guarantee
• Successfully securing compensation for a commercial entity in a claim against RBS resulting from the mis-sale of an Interest Rate Hedging Product (SWAP)
• General debt recovery on behalf of commercial clients including professional service providers and SMEs

• Successfully acting for an executor and beneficiary in relation to a probate dispute concerning disclosure of estate information, including substantial recovery of costs
• Advising intended beneficiaries in a professional negligence claim against solicitors following failure to finalise a testator’s will
• Advising a client in respect of a claim in professional negligence against solicitors, arising from complex trust litigation
• Advising a restaurateur in a professional negligence claim against solicitors following failure to advise on the presence of a planning restriction on commercial premises in Victoria

• Queen Mary University of London, LLB Law
• College of Law, London Moorgate