Priya Gopal

Priya is an experienced county court advocate and has conducted hearings in relation to:

• Landlord and tenant matters, including possession claims
• Mortgage possession claims
• Applications to suspend warrants of possession

Priya has assisted with cases involving:

• A claim against a local authority for damage caused by flooding
• The liability of a vendor for answers in a Property Information Form
• The abandonment of an easement
• A claim based on a sham joint venture agreement
• A trial based on adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 2002

Priya has a particular interest in commercial dispute resolution and is keen to develop a practice in this area.

As a Judicial Assistant, Priya was involved in seminal commercial cases, including:

• Metlife v JP Morgan [2016] EWCA Civ 1248 (which concerned the interpretation of a ‘CER event’ within a structured note programme)
• PJSC Tatneft v Bogolyubov [2017] EWCA Civ 1581 (whether an amendment involved raising a new time-barred cause of action and whether a claim under Article 1064 of the Russian Civil Code had a real prospect of success)
• Global Asset Capital Inc v Aabar Block Sarl [2017] EWCA Civ 37 (concerning the point at which a contract was concluded during negotiations)

Priya has worked on cases involving:

• The enforcement of a Settlement Agreement and the availability of the defence of equitable set-off
• Directors’ misfeasance and in particular, attribution and the illegality defence
• The interpretation of a mediation clause under a Terms of Business Agreement
• A claim against a recruitment company for negligence in pre-engagement screening

Priya has experience as a county court advocate and has conducted trials involving:

• A claim for damages in respect of defective furniture
• A claim for unpaid invoices in respect of the provision of scaffolding services
• Payments due under a contract for the hire of a photocopier

Property professionals

Priya is interested in developing a practice within professional liability and particularly in the context of property law.

As a Judicial Assistant, Priya was involved in the seminal case of Burgess v Lejonvarn [2017] EWCA Civ 254, where it was concluded that an architect who had provided gratuitous professional services was under a duty to exercise reasonable care and skill for any work she had assumed responsibility for.

Priya has also assisted with a case concerning an architect’s liability for the negligent design and construction of a barn.

Legal Professionals

Priya is interested in developing a practice involving claims against legal professionals. In particular, she has assisted with a loss of chance claim arising from solicitors’ negligence.