Guy is a Partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. He also heads up the firm's work in Property Litigation.
Guy has a great deal of experience in advising all types of client, from owner managed businesses right through to multi nationals and plc's.
Guy's approach is to provide sound and constructive legal advice combined with a practical and commercial approach to seek to ensure that the client's objectives are met at the earliest possible stage. He believes in taking a "hands on" approach and as such Guy has considerable experience in resolving matters without litigation by using forms of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation.
Guy's recent work includes:
- Successfully pursuing a claim for forfeiture in relation to a residential property under a long lease.
- Successfully pursuing a claim for forfeiture of an apartment against a residential tenant in an apartment block under a long lease for non-payment of service charge.
- Successfully acting for a Claimant pursuing an action for breach of a Supply Agreement - recovering substantial damages and costs.
- Overseeing a client's substantial portfolio of residential properties and dealing with the following:-
(i) Claims for possession
(ii) Defending claims by tenant in relation to alleged statutory nuisances
(iii) Defending a claim by the local authority for compulsory purchase
(iv) Making a successful application on behalf of client for local authority grants for development.
- Pursuing a claim for possession of a commercial property by forfeiting the lease.
- Recovering goods and damages through a negotiated settlement in connection with a claim for breach of copyright and design rights.
- Negotiating multiple undertakings and payment of costs in connection with third party uses of a client's trademark.
- Obtaining and serving an emergency injunction in just less than 24 hours for a well known car dealer when travellers set up camp on their premises.
- Successfully defending a substantial claim against multiple Defendants for damages and a claim for defamation, passing off, breach of post termination employment covenants and breach of Director's duties, including fiduciary duties.
- Successfully concluding a dispute on behalf of multiple parties in relation to a claim for breach of contract, injunctive relief and damages in relation to post termination employment covenants.