Robert Marven_KC
07-12-1994
Caroline Harvey
01-11-2002
Toby Huggins TEP
Toby specialises in property law and public law. He regularly appears in the County Court and High Court and particularly enjoys cases of legal and factual complexity.
1998 Middle Temple
“I instruct Toby on a wide range of matters and have always found his assistance to be invaluable. He is always approachable and happy to act as a sounding-board prior to instruction, thereby ensuring that my clients are provided with the best advice. I find Toby’s inquisitive style and proactive approach ideal for my practice and I have always been happy with the results achieved. I have no hesitation in recommending Toby”
“I have been instructing Toby for many years now in a wide range of complicated property litigation matters. It is always a pleasure to work with Toby; he is very accessible and approachable, excellent with clients in conference, his written advices are always helpful and commercial and his trial advocacy is first rate. I would not hesitate to recommend him.”
“I have worked in the Social Housing sector for a number of years and Toby is one of the first names I would seek out for a second opinion on a sensitive and difficult case. I particularly rate Toby’s judgment and people skills and he is a pleasure to work alongside.”
- 1997-1998: Inns of Court School of Law
- 1996-1997: Dip Law, City University
- 1991-1994: BSc (Hons) Mathematics, University of Bristol
- Chancery Bar Association
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Full Member)
- South West Administrative Lawyers Association
- Zieleniewski v. Scheyd (2012) EWCA 247: Consideration of principles relating to right of way acquired by prescription.
- R (Birmingham City Council) v Crown Court at Birmingham: R (South Gloucestershire Council) v. Crown Court at Bristol EWHC 3329 (Admin); (2009) WLR (D) 374: Judicial review relating to appeals against Anti- Social Behaviour Orders.
- Sinclair v Johnson (2008) EWCA Civ 667: LTL 23/5/2008. Consideration of judge’s discretion in refusing application to set aside default judgment in debt claim.
- 2020 High Court. Advising and representing Executor in Part 64 application for directions. Complex administration issues arising due to Estate being of doubtful solvency and comprising multiple properties.
- 2019 Business and Property Courts in Bristol. Successful application for freezing order in complex commercial property dispute.
Details
Toby specialises in property law and public law. He regularly appears in the County Court and High Court and particularly enjoys cases of legal and factual complexity.
Toby is also a Fee-Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber).
He is known as an incisive advocate who is skilled at dissecting technical issues and presenting them in the simplest and clearest terms. He enjoys working as part of a team to achieve the best possible result for the client.
Toby has a particular expertise in social housing law and is regularly instructed by leading solicitors in this field.
He delivers lectures and training seminars in all his fields of practice and is happy to tailor these to suit individual requests.
Property and Commercial Chancery Law
Toby’s private client practice includes TOLATA claims, co-ownership disputes, probate disputes and Inheritance Act claims. He is a full member of STEP.
He regularly advises lay and professional executors on issues arising in estate administration and has extensive experience of claims involving allegations of fraud and undue influence.
His commercial property practice includes all manner of claims under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, dilapidations claims and leasehold enfranchisement claims.
Toby’s first degree was in Mathematics and he is at ease with cases involving complex financial issues. He advises and represents clients in relation to sale and supply of goods claims, consumer claims, partnership and joint venture disputes, winding-up petitions and related insolvency proceedings, and agency and guarantee disputes.
Housing, Homelessness and Anti-social behaviour law
Toby represents local authorities, social landlords and tenants.
He represents and advises clients in relation to possession claims (in which he is regularly instructed on appeal, particularly in cases involving public law or discrimination defences), cases concerning travellers’ rights, injunctions (for example ASBIs and gas injunctions), disrepair claims, section 204 homelessness appeals and judicial review claims.
He has a comprehensive knowledge of the over-arching legal and regulatory framework and advises social landlords in relation to policy and governance issues.
Court of Protection
Toby represents family members, local authorities and other interested parties in property and affairs disputes and also in health care and welfare cases.
His experience includes contested deputyship applications, the use and abuse of powers of attorney, disputes as to care and medical treatment, and the use of the deprivation of liberty safeguards.
Toby is currently the joint Head of Chambers together with Amanda Rhodes
