Biography

Barry prides himself on being very approachable to both professional and lay clients and particularly enjoys developing a close working relationship with his clients over the natural progression of a case, helping to maintain continuity in order to maximise the potential for a successful outcome. He is acutely sensitive of the cost consequences to his clients of each step taken in litigation and works to ensure that his clients obtain their best value for money invested at every stage of the process.

He is absolutely thorough in his case preparation and has an excellent reputation for dealing calmly and sensitively with difficult cases and lay clients. Barry is approved by the Bar Council to accept direct public access instructions. He also participates in arranging and delivering training courses as part of the continuing professional development of solicitors.

General Common Law & Chancery

• Travel claims
• Consumer law
• Debt matters
• Sale of Goods
• General contract disputes
• Property disputes - including building disputes, landlord & tenant, housing matters, issues involving trespass, planning, boundaries, easements and restrictive covenants, trusts of land and co-ownership disputes
• Professional negligence (Barry has experience in claims involving solicitors, architects and other construction professionals and insurers)
• Company law / partnership disputes / agency law
• Insolvency
• Proceedings in relation to contempt of court

Other Areas

Building disputes, landlord and tenant and housing matters, insolvency, wills and probate disputes, civil actions against the police, Privacy and Data Protection Act claims.

Personal

Barry is married with three young children and it is of no surprise that when time permits he runs off to sea to engage in his interests of sailing and windsurfing.