Bar Call: 1968, Middle Temple

Education: MA (London) M.St (Oxon)

Areas of Practice
General Chancery practice including laws of land, trust, company, partnership, probate, inheritance and matrimonial ancillary relief. Numerous appearances in the Court of Appeal; involved in several textbook cases and landmark authorities. Accepts instructions from BarDIRECT licencees.

Some of Reported Cases
Malhotra v Choudhury [1980] Ch 52
(Sale of land, specific performance, damages)

In re J Burrows (Leeds) Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 1177
(Company winding up, stay of proceedings)

In re Royse deceased [1985] Ch 22
(Wills, forfeiture)

In re Abram deceased [1997] 2 FCR 85
(Inheritance)

In re Adams deceased [2001] 2727 Trusts and Estates Law Journal P.18
(Inheritance)

Patten (trading as Anthony Patten & Co) v Lord Chancellor [2001] 3 All ER 886
(Costs)

Brocklesby v Armitage & Guest [2002] 1 WLR 598; [2001] 1 All ER 886
(Limitation)

Village Green Applications - ''Blue Heaps'' and ''Top of the Park'', Consett 2004

Supplementary Information
Languages include French and Arabic.

Professional Memberships
Member of the Chancery Bar Association
Member of the Northern Chancery Bar Association

e-mail: MatthewCaswell@kbwchambers.com