Nicholas Berry is a commercial and chancery barrister working mainly for medium-sized companies and businesses and local authorities in the South West of England. For many years, he has also been instructed in multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes here and abroad.
Nicholas commenced his practice in a common law set in Gray’s Inn and continues to carry out a substantial amount of work in London. He is generally instructed by long-standing solicitor and professional clients, by recommendation. As well as being instructed in company and partnership disputes, he is often instructed to directly represent firms of solicitors, barristers, surveyors, architects, doctors and veterinarians on their own commercial issues and on private and sensitive matters.
Areas of law
Property Law (including non-contentious)
Conveyancing:
Boundary, easements and other land rights:
Planning Law:
Wills and Trusts
Companies and Partnership
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (e.g., copyright and database law not including patents) is a significant part of Nicholas' practice. The internet has spawned a large number of disputes about ownership rights of the names, ideas, produce, assets and advertising of people and their businesses online with increasingly multi-national dimensions.
Landlord and Tenant
Mainly commercial landlord and tenant drafting and advising on leases for both landlords and tenants, disputes arising under the LTA 1984, dilapidations, lease enfranchisement and extensions.
Construction
Advising on all types of construction disputes on large and small developments.
Arbitration and International Disputes
Advising multinational persons and companies in pursuing claims relating to assets and disputes both here and abroad including settlements and trusts of property and businesses in Hong Kong, India, offshore trusts, Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany.
Defamation
Nicholas has dealt with the ever-rising tide of defamation claims as a result of online activities by rivals in business, love, and religion.
Professional Negligence
Nicholas maintains the utmost privacy and confidentiality when dealing with these issues for all types of clients.
Languages
Personal Interests
Nicholas lives in Exmoor on a small farm holding with Exmoor horn sheep and Red Devon cattle. He also enjoys sailing.
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