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Helene Pines Richman B.A., J.D
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Principal Areas of Practice:-
Private Client - contentious and non-contentious probate, trusts, administration of estates, family provision, Court of Protection, ancillary relief, disability law, inheritance tax, charities, professional negligence.
Property - particularly real property including easements, covenants, adverse possession, TOLATA claims, riparian rights, water rights, manorial rights.
Commercial - partnerships, small companies, personal insolvency, financial products including derivatives and hedge funds, banking, mortgages and securities.
Mrs Richman has a particular specialty in international law/cross border aspects of the above areas and is a practising member of the New York Bar.
Cases:
- Kalyan v Malik (Court of Appeal) [2010] EWCA Civ 113, (2010) Times, 1st April 2010 (estate case, proprietary estoppel)
- Eastman v Barker et al (Central London County Court) (1st June 2010) (solicitor's negligence, wasted costs)
- Poppy Kitts v City of Westminster and others (Central London County Court) (4th May 2010) (CFAs, wasted costs, third party funding orders)
- Trustee v Helen Smith (Croydon County Court) (20th April 2010) ("exceptional circumstances" under s 335A, 336 Insolvency Act 1986, HRA 1998, special needs of children)
- Joannides v Rahman and another (Chancery Division) (4th March 2010) (summary judgment in probate case, conditional orders)
- Knight v Bankside Property (Central London County Court) (27th January 2010) (solicitor's negligence)
- McMullen v Durant (Central London County Court) (23rd October 2009) (solicitor's negligence)
- Moore v Cecil (King's Lynn County Court) (15th September 2009) (probate, question of paternity, family provision)
- Bhasin v Hastings (Queen's Bench Division) (17th December 2008) (breach of trust)
- Karia v Ruparelia (Central London County Court) (December 2008) (validity of legal charge, bankruptcy)
- Re Dr Gupta (Court of Protection) (17th September 2008) (statutory will, Indian Succesion Laws, property in India).
- Cheval Bridging Finance v Hastings v Bhasin (Court of Appeal) (11th April 2008) (mortgages)
- Rostamkhami v Patel (Central London County Court0 (2008-2009) (long-running trial of landlord and tenant restaurant dispute)
- Boarer v Maciw and 13 others Chancery Division September 2006 (real property, riparian rights).
- Henley-on-Thames Town Council v Pannier and others Reading County Court November 2006 (real property, manorial rights, riparian rights).
- Vidyarthi v Clifford [2004] EWHC 2084 (Ch), [2005] 2 FLR 104 (bankruptcy and the family home).
- UCB Bank plc v Hedworth [2004] EWHC 1138 (Ch) (banking and real property - overriding interests).
- Clegg v Andersson t/a Nordic Marine [2003] EWCA Civ 320, [2003] 1 All ER (Comm) 721 (see references in Halsbury's Laws of England - Sale of Goods at sections 81, 199) (sale of goods).
- Buggs v Buggs [2003] All ER (D) 379 (Jun), [2003] EWHC 1538 (Ch) (constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel).
- Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge (No 2) [2001] 4 All ER 44 (mortgages, undue influence).
- Barclays Bank v Coleman and Coleman v Dixon Emberton v Spring [2000] 1 All ER 3850, CA (mortgages, solicitor's negligence).
- National Westminster Bank plc v Sher [1998] BPIR 224 (bankruptcy).
- Re a Debtor (No 5/4 of 1995) [1998] 2 BCLC 124 (IVAs).
Memberships:
- Chancery Bar Association
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Practitioners (ACTAPS)
- Commercial Bar Association
- Bar Council Indicative Sanctions Committee
- Society of English and American Lawyers
Helene Pines Richman frequently presents seminars on various aspects of commercial and property law both with CLT and her chambers, 9 Stone Buildings. She is a frequent contributor to legal journals, including the Law Society's PS Journal (Monthly) and the New Law Journal. She has also appeared on the BBC and on Radio 4 as a commentator on legal issues involving banking, property and international law.
Publications:
- Atkins Court Forms, Practice and Forms, MORTGAGES (2003)
- Atkins Court Forms, Practice and Forms, PARTNERSHIPS (1999)
- Chancery Practice and Procedure (Jordans) - Inheritance Act Chapter
- Butterworths Older Client Law Service (contributing editor in financial areas)
Periodicals:
- "Advising on Trusts for Disabled Persons" Trust Quarterly Review Vol 6 Issue 4 November 2008
- "Beware of CRAG (Estate planning and charging for residential accommodation guide) - Breakdown of Complex Rules" Law Society's PS Journal (Probate) March 2008.
- "Assessing Mental Capacity: a Legal Perspective" Law Society's PS Journal (Probate Section) Special Issue on the new Mental Capacity Act February 2007.
- "Undue Influence: Legal Requirements for a Successful Claim" Law Society's PS Journal (Probate Section) November 2006.
- "Miller v Miller and claims under the Inheritance Act" (2 part article) Law Society's PS Journal (Probate Section) September and October 2006.
- "Constructive Trusts" Trusts and Estates Law Journal May 2004
Commercial/Property/Mortgages:
- Steady Eddy" Property in Practice, June 2008 (The limited rights of the public in privately owned foreshore are set to change with the new enactment of the Marine Bill)
- "Legal Developments - Etridge Mortgage Cases" Legal Week 1st November 2001.
- "The Etridge Mortgage Cases: A Review " The New Law Journal 19th October 2001.
- "Using the Human Rights Act to save the Family Home" The New Law Journal 21st July 2000.
In her spare time, Helene Pines Richman enjoys being with her husband and three children.
Other Chambers:
Stour Chambers, Canterbury, Kent
Eighteen Carlton Crescent, Southampton.
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