Wilson Horne

Practice:

Commercial arbitration / litigation
Commercial property work
Sports law
Professional negligence

Profile:

Wilson practises as a member of the chancery and commercial group. His commercial work includes banking and construction work, and his commercial property work includes securities, landlord and tenant, title disputes and overage and planning clawback. His sports law work includes litigation and FA/FAPL tribunal work for players, clubs and agents, and advising on a wide variety of sports contracts. Wilson also undertakes professional negligence work in most areas.

Significant Reported Cases:

O’Donoghue v Enterprise Inns plc [2008] All ER (D) 43 (arbitration challenge and loss of the right to object) 

Tomlinson v Wilson [2007] All ER (D) 17 (building contract, measure of damages and reasonableness of demolition)  

Quadrini v Wine Cellar Ltd (t/a Booze Buster) [2006] All ER (D) 286 (land registration and overriding interest)    

LT & R Vowles (Parent) Ltd v Aston and others [2005] All ER (D) 248 (express surrender and construction)    

Yorkshire Bank plc v Tinsley (undue influence trial - linked to appeal [2004] 3 All ER 463)    

Bolton MBC v Torkington [2004] 1 EGLR 28 / [2004] 1 P & CR 107 (delivery of deeds by a corporation and section 74 of the LPA 1925)    

Kuligowski v Kenward [2003] All ER (D) 207 (construction of transfer of land and admission of expert evidence)  

Ministry of Defence v Country and Metropolitan plc [2002] All ER (D) 317 (overage and planning clawback)    

Liverpool and Lancashire Properties Limited v B&Q plc (forfeiture action linked to report at [2001] 81 P & CR 20 re - rights of way)

Tudor Properties and another v Bolton MBC [2000] JPL 1307 (identifying the "no scheme world" for compulsory purchase compensation)

Significant Work:

Wilson is presently retained by West Ham in the Sheffield United Ltd v West Ham United plc FA arbitration, the associated High Court litigation and the appeal to CAS. 

Conducted a wholesale review of the MoD Standard Clawback Clause in conjunction with instructing solicitors in 2004/5. The new clause is now being used throughout the Ministry of Defence for any disposal of surplus land. The principles behind the clause are being applied progressively by other public sector departments.

Recommendations:  

Legal 500 2008:
"Wilson is highly recommended for commercial leases and surveyors professional negligence"  

Legal 500 2007:
"Wilson is 'one of the few reliable property juniors in the country"

Memberships:
Chancery Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern and North Eastern Circuits

Career & Education:

University:
Degree:

Called:

Joined Chambers:

Leeds

Law (LLB hons)

1992 (Lincoln's Inn bursary winner)

1992

 

Wilson Horne

Year of Call: 1992    

Specialises In:
Property

Clerked by:
 Gary Young

 

 

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