Duncan Kynoch

Duncan is a commercial chancery practitioner. His work ranges across the full spectrum of property and company/commercial and disputes including; contractual and corporate disputes, real property, landlord and tenant, trusts and insolvency.

Duncan regularly advises and appears for property owners and investors. Most recently, Duncan succeeded (in the First Tier Property Tribunal, and on appeal before the Upper Tribunal) in a claim for adverse possession against the Port of London Authority in a dispute over part of an Island in the River Thames (Port of London Authority v Stapleford Frog Island (Rainham) Ltd [2017] UKUT 444 (TCC).

Notable cases

Duncan's chancery/commercial practice encompasses:

• acting for a satellite TV manufacturer in a claim against its steel suppliers (KLM Steels Ltd v Global Invacom Ltd, Commercial Court, 2016).
• acting for a solicitor disputing recovery of a professional practice loan (\*Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v McCarthy, QB Div,\*2015) and
• commercial contracts (\*Acre 1127 Ltd v De Montfort Fine\*Art Ltd, Court of Appeal, 2011; Rugby\*Group Ltd v ProForce Recruit Ltd, Court of Appeal);
• consumer contracts (Friarwood Ltd v Champagne Cattier SA, Court of Appeal; Batooneh v Asombang, QB Div);
• company law and shareholder disputes (Jordan v Roberts, Ch Div, 2009; Kolomoisky v Shahar, Ch Div);
• insolvency (Rubin v Coote, Court of Appeal, 2011; Howcutt v GS Property Developments Ltd, Ch Div);
• fraud and asset recovery (Hardy v Washington Green Fine Art Publishing Co Ltd, Court of Appeal, 2010).

Duncan has appeared in significant property cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal, including:

• restrictive covenants (Re Barter's application, Nov 2017, [2017] UKUT 451 (LC));
• development disputes (BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation v Marshall Street Regeneration, Ch Div, 2015);
• boundaries/party walls (Nelson's Yard Management Co v Eziefula, Court of Appeal, 2013);
• property and constructive trusts (De Bruyne v De Bruyne, Court of Appeal, 2010; Bradbury v Hoolin, Ch Div);
• boundaries and rights of way (Waterman v Boyle, Court of Appeal, 2009);
• landlord and tenant (Jacey Property Co Ltd v De Sousa, Court of Appeal; Heartpride Ltd v Sawhney, Ch Div; Carmel Southend Ltd v Strachan & Henshaw Ltd, TCC);
• business tenancies (Capita Trust Co (Channel Islands) Ltd v Chatham Maritime J3 Developments Ltd, Ch Div).

restrictive covenants (Re Barter's application, Nov 2017, [2017] UKUT 451 (LC)); development disputes (BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation v Marshall Street Regeneration, Ch Div, 2015); boundaries/party walls (Nelson's Yard Management Co v Eziefula, Court of Appeal, 2013); property and constructive trusts (De Bruyne v De Bruyne, Court of Appeal, 2010; Bradbury v Hoolin, Ch Div); boundaries and rights of way (Waterman v Boyle, Court of Appeal, 2009); landlord and tenant (Jacey Property Co Ltd v De Sousa, Court of Appeal; Heartpride Ltd v Sawhney, Ch Div; Carmel Southend Ltd v Strachan & Henshaw Ltd, TCC); business tenancies (Capita Trust Co (Channel Islands) Ltd v Chatham Maritime J3 Developments Ltd, Ch Div).