Direct Access Barrister

Bence Örs Leb

Direct Access Barrister

Bence Örs Leb

Ben is a specialist real property and chancery barrister with significant experience in private client and commercial dispute resolution.

Ben regularly represents direct access clients in his normal daily practice and always strives to offer practical, pragmatic and commercially driven advice aimed at achieving his clients' objectives,

Ben is a specialist real property and chancery barrister.

Ben acts in the full spectrum of property matters, from residential and commercial property leasehold disputes to esoteric and legally complex cases where multiple other areas of law intersect with real property work.

Ben also has an eventful commercial practice where he often acts in commercial disputes concerning considerable factual or legal complexity. This includes disputes where there are significant considerations of statutory regulation.

Area of Law

Chancery

Ben has experience and is often instructed in a wide spectrum of inheritance and probate disputes. He is often instructed in claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and has experience in contentious probate proceedings.

In the past he has also advised on the interpretation of wills and on the advantageous structuring of trusts and estates.

Commercial

Ben is a commercially minded barrister who acts in a diverse range of commercial disputes.

He regularly appears for companies of various sizes in contract disputes and has recently appeared in
disputes where statutory regulation intersects with commercial dispute resolution.

Landlord and Tenant

Residential Landlord and Tenant:

Ben has experience in all aspects residential leasehold litigation including claims for forfeiture, service charge disputes, disrepair and the entire spectrum of disputes concerning assured shorthold and assured tenancies.

Commercial Landlord and Tenant:

Ben has experience in all aspects commercial leasehold litigation including rent reviews, claims for forfeiture, service charge disputes, dilapidations and the entire spectrum of disputes under the 1954 Act.

Property

Ben is a prolific property practitioner who enjoys a varied and eventful property practice.

Ben deals with real property disputes including those concerning mortgage possession proceedings, boundary issues, adverse possession, restrictive covenants, public and private rights of way, easements, riparian rights and drainage rights.

Ben is known for his quick and efficient advice, his commercial acumen and his good understanding of technical matters pertaining to land. He has extensive experience in procedural applications and costs, which he is known to use to great tactical effect.

Ben also advises in non-contentious matters including the structuring of leases and other forms of estates in larger developments.

What sort of work do I do?

- Rural landlord and tenant
- Residential landlord and tenant
- Commercial landlord and tenant
- Restrictive covenants
- Easements and profits
- Adverse possession
- Alteration and rectification of the register
- Boundaries and encroachments
- Conveyancing and transactional matters
- Examination of title documents, deeds and plans
- Mortgages
- Mines, minerals, and manorial rights
- Trespass, common law nuisance and statutory nuisance
- Public rights of way, commons, village greens, environmental, & planning
- Development agreements

- Probate Disputes
- Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Advice on the structuring of trusts and estates

- Commercial dispute resolution

Who do I work for?

Ben represents private persons, companies and public bodies.

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