RVRC's legal team for the current court case between Laurence Kubiak (defendant) and Stephen McLaren (claimant):

Barrister:

Douglas Edwards.

Robin Purchas Chambers

Website: http://www.ftb.uk.com/lc_cms/page_view.asp?ID=532

Douglas is one of the leading juniors in the very complex and specialist field of towns and village greens.

He appeared for the successful appellant in R (Beresford) v Sunderland City Council (2004) 1 AC 889, the decision in which the House of Lords, overturning the lower courts, held that the implied permission of a landowner was not capable or rendering use other than as of right.

He has also appeared, leading another member of chambers, in the important case of Oxford County Council v Oxford City Council & Robinson, both at first instance (2004) and in the Court of Appeal. This case raises a range of critical issues as to the determination and administration of applications to register land as a town or village green.

As well as appearing at many non-statutory inquiries concerning TVGs for landowners and applicants, Douglas is increasingly being asked by registration authorities to appear as inspector at such inquiries.

 

Solicitor:

Richard Buxton.

Website: http://www.richardbuxton.co.uk