Amy
Sloan-Thomas

Amy’s primary interest is chancery law. She has a wealth of experience of traditional chancery matters and commercial chancery matters.

In traditional chancery matters, Amy has been instructed in a number of real property areas including, but not limited to: Contracts for Sale (drafting of and disputes in respect of) Beneficial Ownership Disputes

Land Registration (including Compulsory First Registration and Declarations of Abandonment) Amy is also instructed on residential and commercial landlord and tenant cases. Amy has represented property developers in unjust enrichment cases; Dutfield v Amdur (2009), applying the precedent afforded by Barclays Bank Ltd v Quitclose Investments Ltd [1968] UKHL 4 (Sub nom Quitclose Investments Ltd v Rolls Razor Ltd).

Amy’s commercial chancery practice has involved her in many aspects of company law, including:

• Partnership Agreements
• Shareholder cases
• Insolvency
• Insurance / Reinsurance
• Professional Indemnity

Amy’s commercial clients have included Transport for London, in a Compulsory Purchase Compensation case (‘Spirerose Case’) led by Mr Narchaddeia at the House of Lords, and Mahiki Mayfair Ltd where Amy assisted Counsel as a Junior in settling a Partnership Dispute by way of Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Other cases of note: Dwimoh Surveyors Limited v (1) 1 st

Credit (Finance) 3 Limited and (2) The Official Receiver (2013) (Bancruptcy Order Annulment) Saben v Mid Essex Heating (London) Ltd (2013)) (Insurance and Recovery of Costs) Ghani v Globe Estates Ltd (2013).

Amy's professional regulatory practice began following a drafting contract with the Department of Health. Following this, she became involved with cases where the disciplines of professionals were being held to account, either by way of Disciplinary Hearings and/or Fitness to Practise Hearings.

This started with medical professionals such as doctors, nurses, midwives, surgeons, and pharmacists. However, she now additionally represents students at universities in internal appeals, external appeals to the OIA, and judicial review where necessary.

Amy has also been involved with many academic misconduct matters involving plagiarism, collusion and cheating. She has dealt with sexual misconduct matters and appeared before many sexual misconduct hearings.

Many of Amy's cases, particularly the latter areas of law, involve matters of discrimination invoking the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Amy holds expertise in the niche, specialist area of agricultural land and farm business matters. Previous work has included representing farmers against enforcement action from Department of Agriculture and the NIEA (including matters relating to CAP).

Amy has also provided advice in equine disputes involving purchase and ownership disputes with horses and disputes arising from the transport of horses, care/neglect of horses and disputes arising with services provided by equine specialists, i.e veterinarians, physiotherapists, and farriers.

She has additionally assisted in planning applications, both advising and representing individuals in planning applications with and against planning authorities.

Amy also has experience, and great interest, in film and media law. She has gained a lot of experience in this area, including the drafting of/dispute management of Executive Producer Agreements, Writer Agreements, Option Agreements etc.

She has also assisted some artists (painting commissions) in contract commissions of work from large corporations, involving significant negotiation and careful contract drafting.

The experience Amy holds in immigration law is considerable. Having represented Appellants and having held a full-time contract with the Home Office, she is extremely proficient in the following areas:

• Asylums
• In-Country Appeals
• Deportation
• Student Visas
• Entry Clearance
• Judicial Review

Amy is regularly instructed in employment law cases, where she has represented both Appellant and Respondents in complicated cases involving unfair and constructive dismissal.

Notable cases include Sexton v Crown Pet foods (2012) and Mohammed Hannan Miajee v Nextsea Ltd (2012).

Amy is highly competent in the area of personal injury law. She regularly represents both lay clients and professional clients, including commercial company clients, in Court (Raymond Poolman v Miss Nadia Akhtar(2012); Collett v Service Insurance Co Ltd (2012)).

Amy also previously held a full-time contract with the National Health Service and is currently a barrister of interest to the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

In family law, Amy has successfully represented Applicants at the High Court for Forced Marriage Act cases (In the matter of Iqbal HC v Seven Respondents HC (2013)).

Amy has also successfully represented and negotiated Child Contact Orders and Divorce Settlement Orders, and further specialises in child care agreements (Cases of Note include: Ewer v Ewer (2012) and Kerrigan v Ewart (2014-2015); Neher v Alom (2013)).

• LLB (Hons) First
• BVC, BPP Holborn, London
• Called to the Bar of England and Wales, October 2009
• Member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
• European Parliament (legal representation and legislative drafting contract), 2010
• Westlaw UK (Legislative Annotator), 2010
• Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland, March 2016
• Member of the Bar Library of Northern Ireland