Property & Chancery

Peter Jennings has advised on and acted in a variety of property and chancery cases and handles cases from all parts of the country and in all courts. He is an editor and author of books on damages and civil procedure and has contributed to legal journals. Peter is a member of the Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Property law generally

The areas of property law in which he acts include:

• Sale of land, conveyancing and land registration
• Boundary disputes
• Rights of way and other easements
• Commons
• Landlord and tenant, both residential and commercial and for both lessors and tenants
• Trusts of land
• Mortgages and brokers
• Other cases involving property, such as property insurance.

Related areas of public law

Peter also acts in public law matters related to property, such as:

• Town and country planning
• Public rights of way
• Public law status of commons
• Administrative law cases arising out of local government powers.

Wills and Probate

He has advised and acted in cases involving:

• Validity of wills
• Inheritance Act claims

Professional negligence in the property context

Peter has a special interest in professional negligence and liability cases.

He has broad experience of cases involving the negligence of legal practitioners, both in the conduct of litigation and in handling, and advising on, property and commercial transactions. He has acted in cases arising out of underlying matters ranging from criminal injury compensation claims to admiralty proceedings.

His experience includes professional negligence cases related to:

• Sale of land and conveyancing
• Rights of way and restrictive covenants
• Mortgages

Publications and lectures

Peter is an editor and author of Facts and Figures: Professional Negligence Bar Association Tables for the Calculation of Damages, was for some years an author of the Inns of Court School of Law book on Civil Procedure and has contributed to legal journals. He teaches advocacy, ethics and human rights for his Inn of Court, the circuit and the Bar Council. He is a former examiner for the Bar examinations and before coming to the Bar lectured at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.

Indicative cases

Board of Governors of the National Heart and Chest Hospital v Chettle and anor (1997) CA transcript 23.10.97 (landlord and tenant)

Constantinou v Aegon Insurance (UK) Ltd (1997) CA transcript 19.12.97 (property insurance)