Taj
Uddin

- Dissipation of assets - Respondents not engaging with court proceedings - Claims of bigamy - Foreign assets - Insolvency

- Particular experience in trusts arising from transfer of substantial assets within a family/friends/carers - Construction disputes - TOLATA - Breach of contract

- Personal Injury Bar Association - Family Law Bar Association

Personal Injury [private 2017]: successfully defending an EL claim brought by a tandoori chef burnt by the explosion of a tandoori oven (claim settled by a different defendant on appeal) [private 2018]: successfully claimed (settled after adjournment of the 1st date for trial) on behalf of a tenant against a local authority landlord, after falling from the 1st floor to the ground floor, through the ground floor ceiling (floor boards removed), when the local authority's agent-builder was carrying out maintenance on the site [private 2019]: successfully claimed on behalf of a pedestrian in an RTA left with a permanent limp [private 2019]: successfully settled pre-trial.  Claim on behalf of a passenger in an RTA against the MIB, left with permanent facial and other injuries following a head-on collision at high speed [private ongoing]: RTA claim. Cyclist left with reduced function in hand on a permanent basis [private ongoing]: EL claim. Employee left with toe amputation, permanent limp and altered gait Financial Remedies [private 2021]: case dealing with the dissipation of assets (6 figure sums transferred to India), client-wife ultimately receiving 80% of capital after add-back (figures notionally added back for sums wasted/dissipated) [private 2021]: case dealing with respondent-husband not engaging with court proceedings.  In his absence, client-wife was awarded FMH entirely and a further 6 figure sum (approximately £600,000) after adverse findings [private]: case dealing with bigamy and foreign assets. Settled post-FDR [private]: case dealing with intervention by H's parents' claim against FMH [private]: case dealing with H having no relationship with children of the family and consequent departure from equality [private]: case dealing with apparent insolvent parties Commercial/Chancery Bishop v Bishop: Successful claim re presumed resulting trusts - recovering substantial gifts to family, approx. value 190k (Chancery/Equity) [private]: Successful defence of a 200k plus construction dispute (Construction/JCT contract) [private]: defending a TOLATA claim against 8 London residential properties (TOLATA), concluded by settlement [Private / Prof Neg / Commercial]: successful claim and settlement on a 100% basis of an ex-client v solicitors claim, loss of chance claim following failure to achieve relief from sanctions, consequently no admissible evidence and loss at trial and loss of business/property [private]: Successful settlement of a dispute between licensor v licensee, re commercial property and shared workspaces, and the landlord/licensor's right to offer alternative office spaces [private]: Successful claim for marketing company fees v customer seeking to repudiate contract on an alleged breach of contract and our reliance on an affirmation or agreed variation of terms Appeals Khaira v Service Underwriting, successfully appealed a strike out for Claimant's non-attendance a trial Ogboogu v AIG, successfully appealed a disapplication of QOCS [private], appeal on the meaning of a part 36 offer, obtained permission to appeal and then parties settled [private], successfully defended an appeal on statutory time limits outside the Limitation Act (grant of new residential long lease) [private], defended an appeal on the application of CPR 22PD3A (statements of truths and non-English speakers) for D1, an alternative defendant, D2, settled the claim pre-appeal hearing