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Chris Bryden

Barrister, 4 King’s Bench Walk
Chris was called to the Bar in 2003 and since that time has built a busy practice across a range of areas, with an emphasis on Chancery practice. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation for his knowledge and expertise in each area. He appears regularly in the County Court, Family Court and the High Court as well as various specialist Tribunals, and has been involved in cases up to and including the Supreme Court. He regularly is instructed at Appellate level. He has extensive and wide-ranging experience particularly in the areas of wills, probate and inheritance disputes; property including adverse possession, boundary disputes and issues arising out of trusts of land; company and commercial work and financial remedies. Chris is head of the Family Group and head of the Property Team at 4KBW.

Chris is the author of numerous articles in publications such as the New Law Journal, Counsel and Family Law, amongst many other titles, and is the co-author of Social Media in the Workplace: A Handbook (2015, Jordan Publishing).
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Where a spouse has died and the family home was in their sole name, would the surviving spouse be able to
Where a spouse has died and the family home was in their sole name, would the surviving spouse be able to
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This Q&A considers a claim by a widow for a beneficial interest in property owned by a deceased husband under the Married Women's Property Act 1882 and alternative claims.

Where a suspended committal order is made on a judgment summons, can the committal order be executed
Where a suspended committal order is made on a judgment summons, can the committal order be executed
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This Q&A considers whether a suspended committal order made on a judgment summons can be executed (notwithstanding payment of the judgment debt being made) on the basis of a failure to pay sums accruing after the date of the judgment debt.

Where a tenant company has been dissolved, but a director of the company (who is also a guarantor)
Where a tenant company has been dissolved, but a director of the company (who is also a guarantor)
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This Q&A considers the process to recover possession where the director of a company remains in occupation under CA 2006 and IA 1986.

Where a tenant does not wish to take occupation until a set date in the future, can a reversionary lease
Where a tenant does not wish to take occupation until a set date in the future, can a reversionary lease
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This Q&A considers if you can create a reversionary lease (future lease) when there is no existing lease, ie. can you grant a lease with a term commencement date in the future not to take effect in possession.

Where a tenant entered into a rent deposit deed on the grant of the original lease and the parties are
Where a tenant entered into a rent deposit deed on the grant of the original lease and the parties are
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This Q&A considers when a new rent deposit deed is required.

Where a tenant has altered the landlord’s retained property by removing an internal wall, can the
Where a tenant has altered the landlord’s retained property by removing an internal wall, can the
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This Q&A considers whether a retrospective licence to alter will be sufficient, or whether a deed of variation will be required, where the tenant has altered the landlord’s retained property not included within the demise.

Where a tenant has served a section 26 request for a new tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954,
Where a tenant has served a section 26 request for a new tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954,
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This Q&A considers the effect of a tenant entering administration whilst lease renewal proceedings are ongoing, under the LTA 1954.

Where a tenant is holding over under a business tenancy, what date for the commencement of the new lease
Where a tenant is holding over under a business tenancy, what date for the commencement of the new lease
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This Q&A considers the date to be specified in an LTA 1954 section 26 request.

Where a tenant of a commercial lease has gone into administration and vacated a property prior to the
Where a tenant of a commercial lease has gone into administration and vacated a property prior to the
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This Q&A considers whether a landlord is entitled to claim ongoing rent as an unsecured creditor where a tenant of a commercial lease has entered into administration, and the impact of the Insolvency Rules 2016, SI 2016/1024, r 14.22.

Where a tenant of a lease which is contracted out of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) wishes
Where a tenant of a lease which is contracted out of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) wishes
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This Q&A considers whether a landlord can insist that an underlease must be contracted out of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

Where a tenant of an assured shorthold tenancy has died leaving a Will (and the principles of
Where a tenant of an assured shorthold tenancy has died leaving a Will (and the principles of
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This Q&A looks at aspects of the status of an assured shorthold tenancy after the death of the tenant.

Where a tenant remains in occupation after the expiry of a lease under an implied tenancy at will, if the
Where a tenant remains in occupation after the expiry of a lease under an implied tenancy at will, if the
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This Q&A considers the circumstances in which a dilapidations claim can be made.

Where a tenant was granted a commercial lease for 20 years from the date of grant, and at the same time
Where a tenant was granted a commercial lease for 20 years from the date of grant, and at the same time
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This Q&A considers a scenario where a tenant was granted a commercial lease for 20 years from the date of grant, and at the same time also took a reversionary lease for a further 20 years from expiry of the first lease. It considers what date the tenant is to take into account when considering the standard of repair to be expected under the reversionary lease.

Where a third party interferes with an easement (eg by erecting a locked gate across an area over which
Where a third party interferes with an easement (eg by erecting a locked gate across an area over which
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This Q&A looks at who is liable for interference with a right of way caused by a third party.

Where a transfer contains an indemnity covenant but there is no note of that indemnity on the registered
Where a transfer contains an indemnity covenant but there is no note of that indemnity on the registered
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This Q&A considers whether non-registration of an indemnity covenant on the register of title affects the validity or enforceability of the covenant.

Where a transfer of part refers to a variable rentcharge to secure the payment of service charge and is
Where a transfer of part refers to a variable rentcharge to secure the payment of service charge and is
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This Q&A considers rentcharges and freehold setups.

Where a wife is living in a refuge and her whereabouts are unknown to the husband, can the husband’s
Where a wife is living in a refuge and her whereabouts are unknown to the husband, can the husband’s
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This Q&A will consider whether solicitors can make enquiries into the whereabouts of a party to divorce proceedings who is living at a refuge in order to serve papers.

Where a witness has simply printed their name rather than ‘signed’ a Will, will this be a valid Will if
Where a witness has simply printed their name rather than ‘signed’ a Will, will this be a valid Will if
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This Q&A looks at whether a witness printing their name on a Will will affect the Will’s validity.

Where a woman conceives with donor sperm (through home insemination) and is married to another woman at
Where a woman conceives with donor sperm (through home insemination) and is married to another woman at
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This Q&A considers how a birth mother can prove her spouse did not consent to insemination for the purpose of birth registration and demonstrating legal parenthood.

Where a woman is separated from her husband, but not yet divorced, and she wishes to undertake in vitro
Where a woman is separated from her husband, but not yet divorced, and she wishes to undertake in vitro
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This Q&A considers IVF treatment using a donor sperm, and issues of consent that might arise under HFEA 2008.

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Practice Areas

Panels

  • Contributing Author
  • Q&A Panel

Qualified Year

  • 2003

Experience

  • 2 Gray’s Inn Square (2005 - 2009)

Membership

  • Family Law Bar Association
  • Property Bar Association
  • Society of Construction Lawyers
  • Public Access Bar Association (Vice-Chairman and Treasurer)
  • Visiting Fellow, University of Bedfordshire (2011 - )
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Qualifications

  • MA (Oxon) (2002)
  • LLM (2004)

Education

  • Magdalen College, University of Oxford (1999-2002)
  • BPP Law School (2002-2003)
  • University College London (2003-2004)
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