Justin Kitson

Justin Kitson Justin has developed a thriving practice focussing on residential and commercial property, and general commercial disputes. His particular areas of expertise include real property, landlord and tenant, mortgages, professional negligence and insolvency.

Solicitors instructing Justin commend him for his exceptional client handling skills and ability to cut quickly to the pertinent issues and offer forthright and practical advice.

Recommendations:

“Leading Junior” in Property Litigation (Legal 500, 2007)

“Leading Junior” in Property Litigation (Chambers and Partners Guide 2006 and 2007)

Published Comment:

“’talented advocate’ Justin Kitson continues to make his mark in commercial and residential property, as well as his professional negligence and insolvency work” (Chambers and Partners Guide 2008)

“ahead of his peers at other sets and very nice and easy to deal with” (Legal 500, 2007)

“the ‘well connected and up-to-speed’ Justin Kitson … scooped market plaudits for [his] efforts” (Chambers and Partners Guide 2007)

“recommended barristers include .. the up and coming Justin Kitson of Selborne Chambers” (Legal 500 2006)

“a scrapper who doesn't let the clients down." (Chambers and Partners Guide 2006)

"Up-and-coming barrister Justin Kitson is reported to have a very promising career ahead of him.” (Legal 500 2005)

Elected member of the General Council of the Bar (2004 - 2006)
Chairman of the Young Bar (2005)

Year of Call: 2000, Gray's Inn (Prince of Wales Scholar)

Professional memberships:

Property Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association

Recent and reported cases:

Eileen Corr v. IBC Vehicles Limited [2008] UKHL 13
(Appeared for the Appellant Insurer in the House of Lords in a negligence case concerning scope of duty, novus actus, causation and contributory negligence issues)

Golden Grove Estates Limited v Chancerygate Asset Management Limited [2007] EWHC 968 (CH.D)
(Appeared for the Appellant in the Chancery Division. Interpretation and application of CPR provisions relating to an application for security for costs against a BVI company which had failed fully to disclose its assets, the location of its assets and its liabilities)

Handf Acceptances Limited v Russell [2007] EWHC 1273 (QB)
(Appeared for Handf Acceptances in recovery of a mortgage debt flowing from a £1.2 million bridging advance. Allegations of dishonesty and fraud.)

CI Ltd v Joint Liquidators of Sonatacus Limited [2007] EWCA Civ 31
(Appeared for the Joint Liquidators in the Court of Appeal. Recipient of a benefit from a payment, voidable as a preference under the Insolvency Act 1986 s.239, could not retain that benefit where it had not shown that it had acted in good faith within s.241(2) of the Act)

Total Spares & Supplies Ltd. & Another v Antares SRL & Others [2006] EWHC 1537 (Ch.D)
(Leading High Court authority on the jurisdiction of the court to order a non-party to pay costs, notwithstanding the fact that it was not causative of any costs being incurred. Instructed to resist the appeal due to be heard in the Court of Appeal in early 2007)

Barber and Henry v CI Limited (2006) BCC 927
(Whether consideration amounting to a preference, voidable at the instance of a liquidator, could be regarded as constituting a valuable consideration for the purpose of defeating a transaction at an undervalue claim under s.238 Insolvency Act 1986)

CA Webber (Transport) Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (formerly Railtrack Plc) [2004] 1 WLR 320 (Appeared for Railtrack at first instance and in the Court of Appeal - whether a notice served under s.25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 by recorded delivery was deemed served when posted rather than when received by the addressee and whether such approach was compatible with Art.6 and Protocol 1 Art. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights)

The London Mews Company v Burney (LTL 7.5.03)
(First and second appeal to the Court of Appeal - what constituted an ‘effective cause of sale’ and an ‘introduction’ for the purposes of entitling an estate-agent to commission)

Halley v The Law Society (LTL 7.2.02)
(Junior to Romie Tager QC in a claim for monies held in the client account of a solicitor whose practice was intervened. Allegations of money laundering and advance fee fraud.)

Email: justin.kitson@selbornechambers.co.uk