Profile
Barrister
Stephen Boyd is a senior barrister with a broad civil practice dealing mainly with contentious trusts and probate, property and commercial disputes.
He is an ACTAPS registered contentious trust and probate specialist.
Mediator
Stephen has been a CEDR accredited mediator since 2001. He is Civil Mediation Council registered.
He has mediated disputes including:
- claims under the Inheritance (Family and Dependants) Act 1975, involving spouses, cohabitants and adult children.
- contentious trusts and probate
- property, including boundary disputes and rights of way
- sale of goods
- landlord and tenant
- shareholder issues
- partnership
- professional negligence in relation to solicitors, surveyors, and accountants
- construction
- estate agent's commission
- leasing
- franchising
Arbitrator
Stephen is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is on CEDR's commercial arbitration panel.
Commercial experience
Before starting practice as a barrister, Stephen worked several years for international trading companies in Hong Kong and South Africa, dealing with import, export, wholesale and retail businesses.
Mediation style
Stephen is down to earth, empathetic, good at building rapport with parties and putting them at their ease. He has a calm, commercial approach and is adept at reality testing. He brings people skills, business experience and legal knowledge to the resolution of disputes. His proficiency in several languages (French, Russian and Swedish) has proved useful in breaking the ice with foreign parties.
What others say about Stephen
"Stephen Boyd mediated an acrimonious and difficult dispute recently. It was a partnership dispute between family members over property worth a few million pounds. He was courteous, able and focussed. Stephen was able to build a rapport with the parties to ensure that enough trust was built so that a settlement was reached. I was impressed with Stephen's grip on the issues and the fact that he went the extra mile to make sure that heads of terms were agreed. I would certainly use Stephen again for mediation": Gary Blaker KC.
Memberships
He is a member of the Chancery, Property and Commercial Bar Associations.
Publications
Stephen has co-written the chapter on image rights in all four editions of Sport: Law and Practice, edited by Lewis and Taylor), and has written several articles on various legal topics. He is also a contributor to the Property volume of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents.
Interests
Stephen has appeared in several plays.
History
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Date
Nature of dispute
Outcome
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11 January 2024PROPERTY MANAGEMENTOutcome: Settled
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10 May 2023right of wayOutcome: Settled
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30 January 2023Claim by spouse under Inheritance ActOutcome: Settled
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30 September 2022PropertyOutcome: Did Not Settle
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29 September 2022Constructive trust/proprietary estoppelOutcome: Did Not Settle
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5 August 2022contentious probateOutcome: Settled
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21 July 2022contentious probateOutcome: Settled
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25 April 2022Adverse possession/proprietary estoppelOutcome: Settled
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17 December 2021Adverse possession/proprietary estoppelOutcome: Adjourned
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27 August 2021S.994 unfair prejudice minority shareholderOutcome: Did Not Settle
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24 February 2021Neighbours: noise and visual nuisance through skylight/terraceOutcome: Did Not Settle
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19 November 2020Inheritance ActOutcome: Settled
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27 February 2019commercial: sale of aircraftOutcome: Did Not Settle
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19 November 2018'Lift and shift' dispute between landlord and telecoms operatorsOutcome: Settled
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4 October 2018Commercial agencyOutcome: Did Not Settle
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23 August 2018Property/party wallOutcome: Settled
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20 February 2018partnership - property businessOutcome: Settled
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4 December 2017claim for unpaid feesOutcome: Did Not Settle
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23 November 2017resulting trustOutcome: Did Not Settle
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14 November 2017Contentious probateOutcome: Settled
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11 September 2017Solicitors' feesOutcome: Did Not Settle
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13 July 2017Housing disrepairOutcome: Did Not Settle
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25 April 2017Adverse possession and right of wayOutcome: Settled
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27 March 2017Contentious trust dispute between two brothersOutcome: Settled
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2 March 2017Contested probateOutcome: Did Not Settle
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22 February 2017Commercial - missing bank safe deposit boxOutcome: Settled
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17 October 2016Boundary disputeOutcome: Settled
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24 June 2016Landlord and tenantOutcome: Did Not Settle
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12 May 2016PartnershipOutcome: Settled
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18 June 2015Boundary disputeOutcome: Settled
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3 March 2015Commercial LeaseOutcome: Did Not Settle
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5 August 2014Landlord/TenantOutcome: Did Not Settle
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9 June 2014Contentious probateOutcome: Settled
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22 May 2014Property - beneficial interestsOutcome: Settled
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14 May 2014Commercial - alleged loan defaultOutcome: Did Not Settle
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17 March 2014Commercial - ITOutcome: Settled
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17 June 2013CommercialOutcome: Did Not Settle
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12 December 2012Landlord/TenantOutcome: Settled
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30 May 2012PropertyOutcome: Settled
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15 May 2012CommercialOutcome: Settled
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24 June 2011CommercialOutcome: Settled after date
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16 February 2011Commercial tenancy service chargesOutcome: Settled
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16 December 2010BuildingOutcome: Settled
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22 November 2010Administration/commercialOutcome: Settled
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21 June 2010PropertyOutcome: Settled
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26 March 2010CommercialOutcome: Settled
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7 October 2009Professional NegligenceOutcome: Settled
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16 July 2009PropertyOutcome: Did Not Settle
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19 May 2009CommercialOutcome: Settled
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14 May 2009PropertyOutcome: Settled
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22 January 2009CommercialOutcome: Did Not Settle
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24 October 2008CommercialOutcome: Settled
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18 September 2008CommercialOutcome: Settled
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16 September 2008PropertyOutcome: Settled
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30 November 2007ConstructionOutcome: Settled
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15 November 2006Property/TrustOutcome: Did Not Settle
Insurance
- Insurance Provider Bar Mutual
- Certificate Status Certificate on file
- Expiry Date 31 March 2025
- Level of Cover 2000000
CPD & Training
- Mediation Training Provider CEDR
- Date Qualified as Mediator 19 October 2001
- Training Certificate Download PDF
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