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Peter Jolley discusses the case of Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648
Business & Property Law update bulletin written by Peter Jolley.
Published: 11th Jan 2023
Peter was called to the Bar in 2014 and completed pupillage at 42BR Barristers the following year. He has since developed a busy court-based and advisory paperwork practice with a particular interest in most matters connected to land. He is the Head of our Business and Property Group. Outside of chambers, Peter is a keen motorcyclist and interested in cooking, wine, technology, architecture and art.
Business Law
Before training as a barrister, Peter worked on multi-million pound IT framework contracts advertised through the Official Journal of the EU. He was described as being “sensitive to commercial issues while building good relationships with clients”. He maintains a regular interest in the interpretation of contracts and other related matters such as breach of contract, misrepresentation and breaches of guarantee in addition to his property practice.
Housing Law
Peter deals with various social housing problems. Working for local authorities, supported by his experience of an in-house secondment for a London Borough, Peter has considerable experience of matters including succession, tenancy fraud and anti-social behaviour. He has dealt with innumerable possession claims across the entire range of possible cases and has undertaken a considerable amount of disrepair work, with cases running into the hundreds. His cases have involved tenants of all descriptions, professional landlords and councils and appearances both at court and at the FTT (Property Chamber).
Reported Cases:
- Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Ltd v Jason Richens [2020] EWHC 685 (Ch): a judge had not erred in finding that a housing trust had granted an inter-generational joint tenancy
Qualifications
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City Law School – GDL and BPTC
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King’s College London – MA in English
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University College Durham – BA in English Literature
Scholarships & Awards
- Middle Temple Diplock Major Scholarship awarded two years running
- Durham University DUSada Prize
Memberships & Committees
- Property Bar Association
- Social Housing Law Association
Education
Peter studied at Bolton School where he was the Head Boy and achieved 11 A* grades at GCSE and 4 As at GCE AS/A2.
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