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Araba Taylor M.A.
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ARABA TAYLOR M.A. (Hons.) (Cantab.) (1985) is a general Chancery practitioner, doing wills, trusts and property cases.
Principally a litigator, about 70% of her work comprises advice, drafting and advocacy relating to contentious matters. She also undertakes a substantial amount of non-contentious property work, offering advisory and drafting services, particularly in the fields of real property/conveyancing and the administration of estates.
She covers all traditional Chancery disciplines including real property/interests in land; housing and homelessness; and other areas of law involving property and trust concepts such as partnership, bankruptcy and insolvency and the minority shareholders' disputes, particularly in the context of family or quasi-partnership companies.
She also handles professional negligence relevant to these practice areas.
She acts for all types of clients, including private and corporate clients, local authorities, professional indemnity insurers and publicly-funded clients and appears in all courts and tribunals, such as the Adjudicator to HMLR, and in mediations.
CPD/professional training: Since 1998, Araba has been an active CPD trainer, delivering accredited short courses for solicitors in private practice and local government via her chambers and the University of Hertfordshire's Faculty of Law, on bespoke in-house programmes for solicitors' firms; and, as a freelance trainer, for CLT (wills, trusts and property matters) Shelter Training and others.
Araba is also a contributor to the Law Society's Probate Section Journal and has also written for the STEP journal and Elderly Client Adviser.
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Reported cases:
- Re Allen (Deceased), Smith v Springford [2008] All ER (D) 59 (Feb) - caveators' application to discontinue claim for revocation of existing grant - will forgery - costs
- Garland v Morris and another - [2007] 2 FLR 528; [2007] EWHC 2 (Ch); [2007] All ER (D) 11 (Jan) (Inheritance Act application by adult child)
- Stephens v Michelin Pensions Trust Ltd [2006] EWHC 1640 (Ch), [2006] All ER (D) 16 (Apr) (Trustees' duties)
- Greer v Alstons Engineering Sales & Services Ltd [2003] UKPC 46 (breach of contract/damages).
- Spring v O'Flynn (1999) EGCS 79 (notices to complete)
- Re Raval, Jones v Raval [1998] BPIR 389; [1998] 2 FLR 718 (bankruptcy/matrimonial home)
- Halifax Mortgage Services Limited v Muirhead [1997] EWCA Civ 2901; (1997) LTL 4/12/97 (mortgages/undue influence)
- R v Kensington & Chelsea Royal London Borough, ex parte Moncada (1996) 29 HLR 289 (intentional homelessness)
Recent cases:
- Re Hockley (Deceased) (2007) - Central London CC - co-ownership dispute between estates of deceased brother and sister - joint tenancy/tenancy in common - severance - intention of parties
- Re S (Deceased) (2007) - Principal Registry - Competing family provision claims by surviving estranged spouse and female co-habitant
- LB Islington v Qureshi (2006) - Clerkenwell CC - recovery of possession where tenant unable to occupy premises for mental health reasons
- Wilson v Martin (2006) - Ch. D. - Family provision claim by adult male co-habitant - foreign property/proper law of claim - constructive trust - proprietary estoppel
- St Modwen Developments (Edmonton) Ltd v Bullen & Ors (2006) - Central London CC - commercial landlord and tenant - service charges
- Matthews v Matthews (2006) - Central London CC - disabled trust - breach of duty by parent-trustees - constructive trust - alteration of register
- Re Payne (Deceased) (2006) - Central London CC - successful family provision claim by adult son
- Densitron Plc v Hardcastle & Ors (2006) - Central London CC - adverse possession by trespasser in respect of freehold, defended by long lessee - unincorporated charitable association - escheat of freehold to Crown on dissolution of corporate freeholder - recreational charitable trusts
- Higgs v Doran (2006) - Aldershot & Farnham CC - relief against unconscionable bargain with poor and ignorant person - alteration of register - professional negligence
- Arayomi & Anor. v SEEDS (2006) - Ch. D. - unfair prejudice
Professional associations:
- Chancery Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Social Housing Law Association
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