Profile

Geraint Jones has pursued a substantial Chancery, commercial and professional negligence practice over many years and has specialised in these fields for some 15 years or more. Reported decisions include: Wales Tourist Board v Roberts (The Times 10 January 1987); Harris v Welsh Development Agency [1999] 3 EGLR 207; Ford v GKR Construction [2000] 1WLR 1097; Havenledge v Graeme John & Ptnrs [2001] PNLR 17; White v Chubb [2003] 1 EGLR 9 and most recently UCB v Williams [2003] 1 P&CR 12 (C/A: BCCI v Aboody not followed on causation in actual undue infl uence cases); Alpha Lettings Ltd v Neptune Research & Development Inc [2003] EWCA Civ 704 (period of notice to terminate a distributorship agreement); Credit & Mercantile plc v Marks [2005] Ch 81 (sub-mortgages); Howie v Richardson (The Times 10 September 2004) (aggravated damages).

EXPERIENCE:

• Formerly junior counsel of choice for Solicitors' Indemnity Fund for South Wales area (real property/ conveyancing matters).
• Advisory and advocacy work for Th e Environment Agency & Dept the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
• Advisory and advocacy work for Sony (U.K.) Ltd; Texaco plc; Associated British Ports; Templar Properties Ltd; Eagle Star (Axa); Land Authority for Wales.
• Advisory and advocacy work for numerous local authorities.
• Litigation relating to all aspects of real property disputes, mortgages and trusts.
• Advising upon & draft ing standard contractual conditions for trade association members.

OTHER CHAMBERS:

Tanfield Chambers,  2-5 Warwick Court, London WC1R 5DJ