Jamie Johnston 3PB e1647447424548

Jamie Johnston

Year of Call: 2016
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 0121 289 4333

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Property and Estates

Jamie Johnston is a property barrister who combines deep legal knowledge and a forensic attention to detail with a healthy dose of pragmatism.  He appears across the Midlands and beyond in the Business and Property Court, County Court and in the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).

In trials, clients appreciate his detailed knowledge of the case and forensic cross-examination.  When giving advice, clients appreciate his straightforward and pragmatic advice.

Boundary disputes, trespass and adverse possession

Jamie has a well-established practice in cases concerning boundary disputes, adverse possession and trespass.  He has acted for claimants and defendants in a variety of neighbour disputes, including trespass and boundary disputes complicated by allegations of harassment and assaults.

Landlord and Tenant

Jamie’s extensive personal experience as a landlord, combined with his legal expertise, means that he is instructed frequently by landlords both residential and commercial.  He has given seminars on forfeiture and delivered the 2023 Lexis Nexis webinar update on commercial rent arrear recoveries.

He frequently advises and conducts trials in a range of residential and commercial land disputes.

Covenants and rights of way

Jamie regularly advises and represents clients on cases concerning the enforceability of restrictive covenants.  He has advised a number of clients on rights of way, including recently advising a client on a number of issues relating from prescriptive rights of ways established over an exclusive private estate.

Jamie’s recent work has included:

  • Junior counsel in a £1.5 million claim for rights in commercial property by virtue of proprietary estoppel.
  • Recovered land for a commercial client, defeating a claim for rectification of title and adverse possession, then resisted an appeal against the judgment in the same case, securing costs.
  • Successfully acted for residential clients to defend a claim in trespass and to move a boundary with opposing expert opinions and where the boundary features had been destroyed by a landslip.
  • Obtained an injunction, and damages for harassment and trespass, in a long-running residential neighbour dispute.
  • Obtained orders for sale in two unrelated TOLATA claims, including an order for possession in one of them.
  • Advised a landlord in a possession claim where a tenant with a long lease had been subject to a Closure Order.
  • Recommendations

    "Jamie and I worked together negotiating a national sport contract. He had great attention to detail; displayed speed with which he picked up the issues; had a very effective and measured negotiating style; and was a pleasure to work with."

    Rod Findlay, Sports lawyer 

    “Jamie is an excellent chair on our Disciplinary Panel. He takes a logical and pragmatic approach to cases to ensure a fair and easy to understand process for all participants. He is patient, clear, extremely personable and a reliable and valued member of our Panel.”

    Legal manager for a sports governing body

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