Property and Trust

Barry Adrian has a broad Chancery practice, with a particular emphasis on wills, probate and estate administration, trusts, real property and related professional negligence,He has appeared as an advocate before all the major tribunals, including the House of Lords, and before numerous specialist tribunals. He also has a substantial advisory practice and regularly acts as counsel in mediations -Barry Adrian

Email: barry.adb@nenexlawltd.com
Membership:Chancery Bar Association; ACTAPS; Northern Ireland Bar

Case Result

  • • Pearson v Foster [2017] EWHC 107 (Ch) (Ch D - profit a prendre of fishery - ancient watermill - prescriptive milling rights - riparian rights in artificial watercourse - extinguishment of profits - alteration of the register). • University of London v Prag [2015] WTLR 705 (Ch D - charitable trusts - construction - Warburg Institute);
  • • Green v Eadie [2012] Ch 363 (Ch D – conveyancing – misrepresentation – professional negligence – scope of conveyancer’s retainer – limitation); • Ferneley v Napier [2011] WTLR 1303 (Ch D – Sugden v Lord St Leonards – attempt to propound alleged will using oral evidence – standard of proof – fraud allegations);.