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: 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: 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: - Contracts for Sale (drafting of and disputes in respect of) - Beneficial Ownership Disputes - Land Registration (including Compulsory First Registration and Declarations of Abandonment) - Partnership Agreements - Shareholder cases - Insolvency - Insurance / Reinsurance - Professional Indemnity - 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 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.

- 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