Direct Access Barrister
James Fuller
Direct Access Barrister
James Fuller
Prior to being called to the Bar, James worked as a solicitor, specialising in agricultural and rural property law. This has given him a broad background in most aspects of real property, landlord and tenant, and public law work involving planning, public rights of way, and commons.
Area of Law
Chancery
James has a broad traditional chancery practice dealing with trusts, probate and wills, bankruptcy, and real property disputes. James also advises on ‘commercial chancery' work involving corporate insolvency, company law disputes, and banking and financial services law.
Charities
James acts for charities in property related matters.
Landlord and Tenant
James regularly advises and represent clients, in agricultural, commercial, and residential, landlord and tenant disputes.
- Rural landlord and tenant: All matters relating to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. He has recently advised on recovering possession of land subject to an AHA tenancy.
- Residential landlord and tenant: Attending possession hearings under the Housing Act 1988.
- Commercial Landlord and Tenant: Attending possession hearings under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
Property
James has broad experience in most aspects of real property.
- Restrictive covenants: Advising on restrictive covenants, especially in the context of potential development.
- Easements and profits: Advising on all aspects relating to easements and profits. James has particular experience in advising on rights of way issues in a rural setting, as well as in the context of potential development.
- Adverse possession: Advising on and preparing applications for adverse possession. James has submitted many applications for adverse possession of land under both the “old” and “new” regimes.
- Alteration and rectification of the register: Advising on and preparing applications for alteration of the Register. James has recently advised on and submitted several applications for alteration and correction of the Register on the basis of a mistake (often due incorrect interpretation of definitions and historic OS maps at the time of first registration).
- Boundaries and encroachments: Advising on ownership and resolution of issues relating.
- Conveyancing: Advising on and drafting transactional documents such contracts, transfers, deeds, licences, and leases.
- Mortgages: Advising on the same, as well as attending possession hearings and mortgage applications.
- Mines, minerals, and manorial rights advice
- Trespass and nuisance advice
What sort of work do I do?
- Landlord and tenant (agricultural, commercial, and residential)
- 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
Who do I work for?
Private individuals, partnerships, companies, trustees, institutional landowners, landed estates, and banks.