Tina Kumar-Jacob General Information Tina has extensive advocacy experience and has appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal (recent case of Khandanpour v Chambers [2019] EWCA Civ 570), High Court and County Court. She has also appeared in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in both the Residential Property and Land Registration divisions. Her practice has always been in civil litigation, with a current emphasis on property and landlord and tenant (both residential and commercial). In addition, Tina continues to be instructed on partnership, company law, contract, costs and defamation matters. A qualified, accredited mediator in civil and commercial matters, Tina is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). She accepts instructions on a Direct Access basis. Areas of law Real Property & Mortgages Landlord & Tenant Disputes Company Law Contract Law Defamation Law Costs Mediation & ADR Real Property & Mortgages Tina is regularly instructed on various types of real property cases, including: Trusts of land and co-ownership Alteration and rectification of the Land Register Restrictive covenants and easements Boundary disputes Adverse possession Mortgage possession matters instructed on behalf of banks, private lenders/borrowers and receivers Landlord & Tenant (Residential & Commercial) Tina is regularly instructed to advise and appear in court and/or the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (FTT) on the following matters: All aspects of residential claims ranging from possession, disrepair, tenancy deposits Advising on lease renewals and enfranchisement Possession claims against trespassers (private and LPA Receivers) Orders for Sale (including applications under TOLATA and pursuant to charging orders) Commercial leases relating to all contractual issues, break clauses, renewal of business tenancies, forfeiture Service charge-related claims and Right to Manage applications Applications under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA) Recent examples of work: 1 day fast-track trial representing the successful claimant claiming damages for negligence/nuisance following disrepair to neighbouring property Advising, drafting and representing successful claimant at court on an application pursuant to s.49(1) LRHUDA Advising and drafting in relation to an application to the FTT by a Company to exercise the Right to Manage under section 84(3) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 Advising and drafting on a s.25 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 application not to renew lease by London Underground in relation to business premises at South Kensington Station Regularly appearing at the FTT on service charges-related matters Company Law & Contractual Matters Tina continues to be instructed on various matters relating to company law and contractual matters. Recent examples of her work include: Advising, drafting and representing the defendant company in relation to damages following a breach of duty and an application pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 for permission to continue a derivatives claim Advising, drafting and representing 8 defendant companies in a matter relating to breach of duties under the Companies Act 2006, contact/shareholder agreements, fiduciary duty and with remedies being sought as to injunctive, specific performance and equitable compensation Defamation Law Tina has been instructed on various matters, including successfully representing clients in High Court trials. Costs Tina has been instructed on various types of interim applications relating to costs issues in the county court. She is also instructed on Detailed Assessments both in county courts and the Senior Court Costs Office (SCCO). She has been instructed by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) on all such costs matters. Mediation & ADR A member of the Civil Mediation Council, Tina regularly accepts instructions on civil and commercial mediations in the capacity of a barrister and also as a mediator. She is a faculty member with the London School of Mediation and tutors on the courses. She has recently tutored at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon at The Hague and sat as a judge at the UK Student Mediation Competition 2019 in Bristol. Her experience in arbitration extends to acting for the Forestry Commission in relation to farm/woodland grant schemes in relation to an arbitration clause within the contract. Memberships Property Bar Association (PBA) Civil Mediation Council (CMC) Advocate RCJ Advice Bureau for Court of Appeal cases (COAS) Education International Human Rights Law (short course), University of Oxford (2014) LL.M (Merit), Queen Mary, University of London (2006) Bar Vocational Course (2002) LL.B (Hons), London (2001)