James Fryer Spedding

James Fryer-Spedding

Year of call:

1994, Gray's Inn

Associations:

Chancery Bar Association,
Northern Chancery Bar Association

Education:

LLB (Hons), King’s College, London (1st class), BCL, New College, Oxford (1st class)

Profile

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Exclusively Chancery and Commercial litigation, particularly:

  • Professional Negligence
    Solicitors (especially in connection with misconduct of conveyancing and litigation), accountants and surveyors.
  • Trusts, Wills, Probate & Administration of Estates
    Construction of wills and trusts, contentious probate, administration actions and “Beddoe” applications.
  • Partnership
    Actions for dissolution remedies, partnership disputes and insolvency.
  • Property
    Including restrictive covenants, boundary disputes, easements, adverse possession and co-ownership.
  • Landlord & Tenant
    Including disrepair, possession claims, forfeiture and Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 applications.
  • Bankruptcy & Corporate Insolvency
    Compulsory and voluntary liquidations, administration petitions, transaction avoidance applications and Insolvency Act 1986 applications of all types.
  • Commercial Contracts
    Regularly instructed in the Mercantile Court in commercial contract disputes.
  • Family Provision
    Inheritance Act 1975 applications for all classes of applicant.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Former Research Assistant at The Law Commission (Property & Trust Law Team), 1994–1995.

REPORTED CASES
Re St Michael and All Angels, Isel
Carlisle Consistory Court: Tattersall Ch, October 2010
Ecclesiastical Law Journal Vol. 13, No. 2, p.248
Right of way - consecrated land - easements - interested person - standing - represented the petitioners

Quotes

"Nothing is too much for James Fryer-Spedding of 9 St John Street, who is felt to have it all due to his commercial awareness, brilliant client-handling skills and approachability. To top it all, and perhaps most importantly, solicitors value his persuasive advocacy. He handles a healthy mixture of traditional chancery work as well as contractual and professional negligence disputes." Chambers & Partners 2011 - Chancery
"James Fryer-Spedding of 9 St John Street has established himself as a favoured junior for many clients as a result of his pragmatic, commercial advice and persuasive advocacy. Noted for his excellent manner with clients, he has a mixed chancery and commercial practice and is recognised for his expertise in partnership, professional negligence and property disputes." Chambers & Partners 2011 - Commercial Dispute Resolution