Profile description
Civil litigation
Oriel accepts instructions to advise and represent clients in relation to a wide range of contested civil proceedings including the following areas:
- Landlord and Tenant
- Possession claims
- Money claims and debt
- Bankruptcy and insolvency
- Contractual claims
- ToLATA
Currently engaged in:
- privately and publicly funded housing disputes rent arrears, disrepair, trespass and breach of covenant;
- litigation concerning the application of s.14 of the TOLATA 1996;
- disputes concerning breach of covenant in business tenancies and applications for renewal
Family Law (Children & Property/Finance)
Oriel's private law (children) practice involves the following areas:
- Child Arrangement Orders
- Prohibited Steps Orders
- Specific Issue Orders
- Enforcement Applications
- Allegations of domestic violence and substance abuse
- Parental responsibility
- A variety of Matrimonial Finance and Children Act cases
Oriel also frequently accepts instructions to advise and represent clients in relation to injunctive remedies in the family courts such as applications for non-molestation orders and occupation orders.
Oriel is routinely instructed to advise and represent clients in relation to financial settlement proceedings. His practice in this area sees him representing clients throughout proceedings from FDA, FDR and Final Hearings, and any interim application hearings. Oriel often represents parties in both private law and financial settlement proceedings, providing them with continuity of counsel for both aspects of their case.
Oriel's financial settlement practice includes ToLATA claims.
Personal:
Family life, cricket, rugby, photography.
