Fiona Todd

Fiona has a solid property practice and can advise clients on a range of issues.

Some of Fiona’s recent property work includes:

• Successfully defending a management company in a service charge dispute in the First Tier Tribunal
• Advising a local authority in relation to disclaimed property
• Advising in a complex right of way claim and successfully obtaining injunctive relief
• Successfully represented the applicants in an adverse possession claim in the First Tier Tribunal of the Property Chamber
• Advising and successfully representing the claimants in a boundary dispute through to trial of a preliminary issue which was whether a mediated settlement between the parties was binding
• Successfully representing the defendant in a day-long unlawful eviction trial
• Advising on the rectification of a lease on the grounds of mistake and the enforceability of a side letter in the context of a claim for injunctive relief

Fiona deals with all aspects of both corporate and individual insolvency. She is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association and of R3: Association of Business Recovery Professionals and regularly speaks at chambers’ seminars.

Fiona is a safe pair of hands for insolvency work including:

• Antecedent transactions
• Winding up and bankruptcy petitions
• Applications to annul bankruptcies and set aside statutory demands
• Block transfer orders
• Injunctions to restrain presentation of winding up petitions
• Applications for administration orders and extension of administrations
• Private examinations
• Applications for insolvency administration orders

Fiona routinely advises on misfeasance, preference and transaction at undervalue claims. She has a particular interest in insolvent estates of deceased persons.

Fiona undertakes all aspects of commercial litigation and dispute resolution including:

• summary judgment applications
• applications for interim relief
• claims under the Consumer Credit Act 1974
• contractual disputes
• mortgage repossessions

Fiona’s recent work includes drafting proceedings in a complex claim for wrongful interference with goods, advising in a building dispute and advising on tactics in responding to an application to amend a claim.

Fiona recently advised directors of a company pre-action in relation to the actions of a rogue former director who had stripped the company of its assets and set up a rival business. The causes of action against the director included breaches of his directors’ duties and the economic torts of conspiracy and interference with the company’s economic interests.

She often works with local authorities seeking to enforce liability orders.

Fiona is particularly interested in blockchain technology, crypto assets and smart contracts.

Fiona can advise on matters including insolvent estates, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 and the construction of wills. She recently advised a local authority on obtaining letters of administration in order to deal with an abandoned portfolio of properties.