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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Would the execution of mirror Wills by a married couple, which each contain a nil rate band discretionary

Q&A

This Q&A considers whether mirror Wills could constitute a common intention to sever a joint tenancy of land.

Private Client

Would the granting of three separate licences to occupy to three individuals (unrelated) breach a

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This Q&A considers whether the granting of three separate licences to occupy to three individuals (unrelated) would breach a covenant requiring a property to be ‘a private dwelling house’.

Property

Would the purchaser of a freehold interest subject to a residential student tenancy be able to enforce a

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This Q&A considers whether the purchaser of a freehold interest subject to a residential student tenancy would be able to enforce a parental guarantee, where the definition of the term landlord in that guarantee does not refer to the landlord’s successor-in-title.

Property

Would the RNRB be available where a deceased individual died in 2020 leaving their estate to their

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This Q&A considers whether the deceased will quality for the residence nil rate band when they sold their only residential property before their death in 2020.

Private Client

Would the service of a notice under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 by a freeholder in

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This Q&A considers whether the service of a notice under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 by a freeholder in respect of proposed qualifying works to a residential block waives a right to forfeit which exists in respect of service charge arrears.

Property Disputes

Would the tenant of a farm have an IHT liability on their death? Would it depend on the type of

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This Q&A considers the inheritance tax (IHT) liability of a tenancy and agricultural property relief.

Private Client

Would varying a mutual break clause in a lease by extending the break date equate to extending the term

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This Q&A considers whether varying a mutual break clause in a lease by extending the break date would equate to extending the term and result in a surrender and re-grant.

Property Disputes

X is a buyer of a business (which includes commercial property) and is using a lender to finance the

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This Q&A considers how to complete a standard form of charge where the borrower is being granted a new lease over which security is to be taken.

Property

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