Expertise

Riz Majid, the Head of Litigation, is one of the leading practitioners in the area of adverse possession. He is listed in the Legal 500 for property litigation, with a particular emphasis on adverse possession matters.

He was successful in representing Mr Keith Best, against the Land Registry, in the High Court and Court of Appeal, in one of the leading authorities on adverse possession.

Riz, along with members of the litigation team are regularly instructed to undertake adverse possession related work, including advising on applications to the Land Registry and associated work such as advising on evidence, legal principles, procedure, statutory declarations and AD1 / first registration forms.

Instructions, past and present, on adverse possession related litigation, have included claims in the County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal, First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). This has included applications for first registration, applications for adverse possession, contested applications in the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and adverse possession related multi-million pound property disputes.

We act for clients throughout England and Wales.

Please contact Riz Majid by email on riz.majid@barkco.com or by telephone on 0207 353 1990.