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Peter Jolley completed pupillage in these Chambers in 2015. He began cutting his teeth with daily outings to court, but has since also developed a busy advisory and paperwork practice. He splits his time roughly equally between negligence-based claims – P.I., clinical and professional negligence – on the one hand, and property and contractual work on the other.
This balance of work sees Peter drawing on the experience he gained before the Bar. He began working life as a teacher and then managed commercial bids at one of the world’s largest IT companies. He worked with people from many different walks of life and became known for being approachable, straightforward and sensible, yet firm. He is authorised for Public Access work.
Peter is instructed in a wide range of disputes involving commercial organisations, smaller firms and individuals. His cases often seem to involve construction and engineering projects, architects and industrial machinery. Last year he represented a major firm of architects at mediation and was commended for his pragmatism. He is developing a niche interest in the Water Industry Act, representing a major water undertaker, and enjoys the natural overlap with his property practice.
Similarly, Peter’s cases often complement his clinical negligence work: he is increasingly involved in matters concerning professional conduct. He has represented solicitors faced with allegations of negligence and advised on breaches of the Data Protection Act. He is currently being led in a disciplinary matter by a very well respected and experienced Case Presenter for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Given his regular attendances at court, Peter has successfully represented individuals and small firms in matters involving insurance, misrepresentation, breaches of guarantee, money had and received and the Payment Services Regulations. He has drafted company articles and dealt with matters of bankruptcy, company restoration, registering charges and winding-up.
Before joining the Bar, Peter began working life as a teacher in an 11 to 18 school. He is sensitive to the particular problems faced by families having worked with both parents and their children. He considers instructions relating to the law of education and is able draw on his experience in the classroom when working in this area.
Working for local authorities, supported by his experience of an in-house secondment for a London Borough, Peter has considerable experience of succession cases, tenancy fraud and anti-social behaviour. He appears at possession hearings, applications for warrants and allocation hearings and is familiar with the variety of issues which can arise.
He regularly advises on matters of disrepair including leaks, black mould and defective plaster. He advises on Environmental Protection Act prosecutions and remedies such as injunctions. He appears at the FTT (Property Chamber), recently for instance in a selective licensing dispute.
Peter also works for tenants since this provides broad and contrasting experience of how the courts deal with housing cases. He is also a member of SHLA.
Welcome to this, the fifteenth bulletin from the Housing Team. We hope that you will find the content of interest: if you wish to receive further updates you can subscribe by replying to housing@42br.com Some Top Tips for Tenancy Fraud Cases Six years ago, the National Fraud Authority launched its Social Housing Tenancy Fraud Project that
5th September 2016 Read moreIn this issue of 42 Bedford Row’s Housing Bulletin Peter Jolley discuses covers changes to the ’section 21 possession procedure' being introduced on 1 October 2015 by the Deregulation Act 2015, specifically restrictions upon certain landlords in using the section 21 procedure if a complaint has been received by their tenant about the condition of the property.
24th August 2015 Read moreWelcome to this, the fifteenth bulletin from the Housing Team. We hope that you will find the content of interest: if you wish to receive further updates you can subscribe by replying to housing@42br.com Some Top Tips for Tenancy Fraud Cases Six years ago, the National Fraud Authority launched its Social Housing Tenancy Fraud Project that
5th September 2016 Read moreIn this issue of 42 Bedford Row’s Housing Bulletin Peter Jolley discuses covers changes to the ’section 21 possession procedure' being introduced on 1 October 2015 by the Deregulation Act 2015, specifically restrictions upon certain landlords in using the section 21 procedure if a complaint has been received by their tenant about the condition of the property.
24th August 2015 Read more
