Areas of Practice
Trusts, Wills and Estates, Capacity and the Court of Protection
Commercial and Chancery Litigation
Landlord and Tenant
Professional Negligence
Profile
Pre- and post-issue advice and representation in Courts, Tribunals and mediations dealing with:
- Probate
Inheritance Act claims, including those involving minors and high value or complex estates; removal of executors; incapacity claims; claims by and against personal representatives
- Court of Protection
Welfare and finance deputyship issues; DoLS; capacity assessments; best interests decisions; detention and restraint; consent to medical treatment; anticipatory declarations; experience in acting for patients, local authorities and third parties
- Property
TLATA claims; boundary disputes; rights of way claims; nuisance; trespass; conveyancing; construction disputes; adverse possession
- Business tenancies
Possession claims; renewal disputes; dilapidations; forfeiture
- Domestic tenancies
Service charge disputes; private and public sector possession claims; Equality Act claims; succession
- Commercial
Sale of goods; directors' duties; shareholder disputes; guarantees; partnership; claims for injunctive relief; insurance claims
- Professional negligence
Claims against solicitors, barristers, surveyors, accountants, architects
Notable Cases
Prescribed Information
Robert Darbyshire is a practising barrister, who is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Details of information held by the BSB about him can be found here.
Mr Darbyshire’s clerks will happily provide no obligation quotations for all the legal services that he provides. Their contact details can be found here. It is most common for him to attend Courts, Tribunals and Mediations for a fixed brief fee plus a fee for each refresher day. Advisory work, paperwork and conferences are usually charged at an hourly rate, often subject to an agreed cap. Mr Darbyshire accepts Conditional Fee Agreements at his discretion and only in truly exceptional circumstances. Paperwork will typically be returned within 14 days, however professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation can affect this approximate timescales. If papers are required more promptly, please contact the clerks in Chambers here.
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