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Shomik Datta   Shomik Datta
Date of: Call - 2000
Phone:   020 7831 0222  
Fax:   020 7831 2239  
Email:   shomik.datta@42br.com  
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Summary Of Practice

Shomik has a varied general common law practice, but has developed particular expertise in 4 main areas: landlord & tenant, property, contract & commercial and personal injury.

Landlord & Tenant
He acts for both landlords (whether social or private) and tenants in a variety of matters (whether business or residential) including possession and disrepair claims. He has lectured a number of local authorities in this area, particularly in relation to anti-social behaviour (and bringing nuisance possession actions or applications for ASBOs) and the overlap between Insolvency Law and Housing Law.

Property
He undertakes both advisory and Court work, with particular emphasis upon boundary disputes and the informal acquisition of rights in land. He has successfully litigated a number of cases relating to undue influence and unconscionability.

Commercial & Contract
He has advised upon and litigated numerous contractual and commercial disputes including actions against insurance companies for wrongful repudiation and cross-border insolvency.

Personal Injury
He acts for both Claimants and Defendants (though mainly for the latter) in wide ranging claims from employer’s liability matters to road traffic accidents to occupier’s liability, product liability and Highways Act claims. He accepts instructions on a CFA basis.

 

Scholarships and Awards

 Scholar of Gray’s Inn

 

Professional Memberships

Social Housing Group
Property Bar Association
Personal Injury bar Association

 

Selected Cases

 

La Caisse Regional Du Credit and another v Ashdown - [2007] All ER (D) 167 (Jun) (Court of Appeal, Civil Division)


La Caisse Regional Du Credit Agricole Nord De France v Ashdown - [2007] All ER (D) 277 (Mar)(QBD)


Lambeth London Borough Council v Namegembe - [2006] All ER (D) 70 (Dec) (Chancery Division)


Nouri v Pathak - [2006] All ER (D) 275 (Nov) (Chancery Division)


Ako v Lambeth London Borough Council - [2002] All ER (D) 456 (Oct) (Chancery Division)

 

Education

Loughborough Grammar School

Magdalen College, Oxford

Inns of Court School of Law

 

Other Information

Shomik is a keen follower and player of football and cricket. He also enjoys a wide variety of music (though sometimes a little too wide for the tastes of his colleagues).