Stephen Boyd

I offer expertise in disputes about contracts, particularly relating to travel, as I have arbitrated 60 holiday disputes, namely, claims brought against package tour operators and travel agents.

I co-write the chapter on image rights in the main textbook on sports law and have acted for a world boxing champion and a Page 3 model.

My approach

I am very easy to get along with and build good rapport with clients.

I like to meet face to face.

I give candid, easy to digest advice so that there are no surprises and you know where you stand.

I usually set fixed fees, so that you know exactly how much you will have to pay.

About me

I have been in practice as a barrister for more than 35 years

My degree was in Russian, Swedish and Law.

I worked in commerce in Hong Kong and South Africa before starting practice.

I am also a mediator and arbitrator.

I have written over 15 published articles.

Outside of work, I enjoy acting, improvisation and fitness; pastimes which help keep my mind sharp.

Notable cases

1. In Goldhill Finance Limited v Berry I appeared for a mortgagor who had obtained an order suspending a warrant for possession. When the mortgagee took possession despite the order, purporting to rely on its Common Law rights, the court held that its having done so in such circumstances rendered the relationship with the mortgagor unfair under the Consumer Credit Act. 2. In Roshan v Bharj I appeared for the successful defendants in a case concerning the beneficial interests in a property used as a Sikh Temple. 3. In Dawoodi v Zafrani I appeared for the claimant who successfully sued the defendant developer for damages in trespass and nuisance. The claimant's garden subsided as a result of the negligence of the defendant's contractors, who had demolished the adjacent house and excavated a basement for a new house without a party wall agreement, without supporting the claimant's land and had erected scaffolding on the claimant's land without his consent. 4. In Maloney v Gosal I appeared for the successful applicants who were applying for the right to buy their home. The court held that an increase in the market value of a property was not a change in circumstances within the meaning of subsection 12(7) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. 5. In William Old International Limited v Arya I appeared for the successful defendants in a case concerning the construction of an express easement. 1. In Goldhill Finance Limited v Berry I appeared for a mortgagor who had obtained an order suspending a warrant for possession. When the mortgagee took possession despite the order, purporting to rely on its Common Law rights, the court held that its having done so in such circumstances rendered the relationship with the mortgagor unfair under the Consumer Credit Act. In Smuts v Pearson I appeared for the successful claimants in the trial of a preliminary issue to determine whether they made the contract to sell their business to the defendant or the defendant's company, which had gone into liquidation. 1. In Grijns v Grijns, I represented the claimant in a proprietary estoppel claim concerning a £4m house. 2. In

Gill v Gill I represented the claimant who successfully sued her siblings for conspiracy to forge her signature on a TR1 transferring title to her brother. Through careful cross examination, I was able to show that the siblings were not telling the truth. 3. In Howard v Howard-Lawson I appeared for the defendant who successfully resisted his son's claim that he had committed breaches of trust and exercised undue influence over him in connection with a variation of trust. 4. In Haghighat v Haghighat I appeared for the claimant who successfully claimed that a property in the name of her son, the defendant, was held for her on a resulting trust or that it was a gift procured by his undue influence. 5. In Watts v Watts I appeared for the claimant, the beneficiary under a trust fund set up by his father, who successfully sued his brother, who was the trustee, for breach of trust, undue influence and deceit. 6. In Walker v Walker I appeared for the administratrix of the estate of her late father in her claim for possession of the family home against her sister. 7. 17/7/20 Master Teverson In the Matter of the Estate of Peter Henry Wales. By his will, the deceased gave his residuary estate to "such all of my nephew's and niece's children". At the date of his death, the deceased had two blood nephews and two blood nieces. He also had three nephews by marriage and one niece by marriage. The issue for determination was whether the estate fell to be divided between the blood relatives alone or also the nephews and niece by affinity. It was held that in the light of the surrounding circumstances, applying Marley v Rawlings [2015] AC 129 and Re Daoust [1944] 1 All ER 443, and considering the Canadian case of Re Holmes (2007) BCSC 51, the deceased intended to include nephews and nieces by affinity as well as by consanguinity. - Stephen Boyd acted for the nephews and nieces by affinity. 1. In

Gill v Gill I represented the claimant who successfully sued her siblings for conspiracy to forge her signature on a TR1 transferring title to her brother. Through careful cross-examination, I was able to show that the siblings were not telling the truth. 2. In Howard v Howard-Lawson I appeared for the defendant who successfully resisted his son's claim that he had committed breaches of trust and exercised undue influence over him in connection with a variation of trust. 3. In Haghighat v Haghighat I appeared for the claimant who successfully claimed that a property in the name of her son, the defendant, was held for her on a resulting trust or that it was a gift procured by his undue influence. 4. In Watts v Watts I appeared for the claimant, the beneficiary under a trust fund set up by his father, who successfully sued his brother, who was the trustee, for breach of trust, undue influence and deceit. 5. In Walker v Walker I appeared for the administratrix of the estate of her late father in her claim for possession of the family home against her sister. 6. 17/7/20 Master TeversonIn the Matter of the Estate of Peter Henry Wales. By his will, the deceased gave his residuary estate to "such all of my nephew's and niece's children". At the date of his death, the deceased had two blood nephews and two blood nieces. He also had three nephews by marriage and one niece by marriage. The issue for determination was whether the estate fell to be divided between the blood relatives alone or also the nephews and niece by affinity. It was held that in the light of the surrounding circumstances, applying Marley v Rawlings [2015] AC 129 and Re Daoust [1944] 1 All ER 443, and considering the Canadian case of Re Holmes (2007) BCSC 51, the deceased intended to include nephews and nieces by affinity as well as by consanguinity. - Stephen Boyd acted for the nephews and nieces by affinity. 1. In Littlewood v Radford I represented the claimant in her successful claim against her surveyor who had failed to remind her of the need to apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal within 6 months of the receipt of a counter-notice in order to keep her enfranchisement claim alive. 2. In Dudarec v Andrews I represented the claimant in his successful claim against solicitors who had failed to prosecute his claim which had resulted in it being struck.

Professional & academic

I have a B.Sc (Hons) from Surrey University and obtained the degree of barrister from the Inns of Court School of Law.

I was called to the Bar in 1977, but started to practise in 1982.

I have a postgraduate certificate in Sports Law from King's College, London.

I successfully completed the ACTAPS course and am entitled to put the letters CTAPS after my name, Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialist.

I am a CEDR-accredited mediator and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association Commercial Bar Association Property Bar Association