Yasmin’s practice encompasses all aspects of real property including trusts of land, TOLATA applications, adverse possession, boundary disputes and claims relating to the enforcement of restrictive covenants. Yasmin also has a vast range of experience in relation to mortgage disputes, possession hearings, applications to suspend warrants, forfeiture, charging orders and orders for sale.
In addition to substantial experience of multi-day trials in both the High Court and the County Court, Yasmin is regularly instructed to provide written advice at the pre-issue stage, through every stage of litigation, including settlement at FDR and/or mediation.
Yasmin also has a thorough knowledge with the drafting of documents for, and representation of, those seeking or defending against emergency injunctions at short notice.
Examples of recent instructions include
- Advice, representation at court and settlement of a dispute as to relative shares in co-owned property
- Advising on the meaning and effect of an option agreement
- Drafting documents and advice as to enforcement of an easement alleged to have fallen into disuse
- Appearing in a matter relating to a purported notice given under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the holding on trust of monies paid out under an insurance policy
- Appearing in the LVT in a matter relating to the reasonableness of service charges
- Advising and appearing in a boundary dispute case including issues relating to the doctrine of lost modern grant and prescription under the Prescription Act 1832
- Obtaining a prohibitory injunction to prevent breach of covenant in a conveyance.
Further Experience
After graduating from Cambridge University in Law, Yasmin went on to achieve an LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law from King’s College, London.
Yasmin’s experiences in law are multifaceted. She spent a year working as a paralegal in the Dispute Resolution department at Slaughter and May and gained considerable experience of the pre-trial preparatory stage of litigation, with particular emphasis on disclosure, in so doing. At the other end of the process, Yasmin has gained valuable knowledge working in the Court of Appeal as a judicial assistant to Lord Justice Latham and Lord Justice Sedley. These experiences enable Yasmin to effectively relate specialist knowledge as a member of a legal team that fully incorporates both professional and lay client.
Yasmin was appointed as a Recorder (South Eastern Circuit) on 12 October 2020.
Recommendations
“Yasmin is very diligent.”
Chambers UK 2023 - Commercial Dispute Resolution
“Yasmin is very personable and relatable to the client. She is thorough and practical.”
Legal 500 2023 - Company and Insolvency
“Yamin is incredibly reliable and approachable, with meticulous attention to detail. Her quality of work is excellent, well presented and clearly well thought through. She will go the extra mile to offer guidance and assistance with new and ongoing cases. She is intelligent and very capable.”
Legal 500 2023 - Commercial Litigation
“A counsel you want in your corner. She is extremely personable, very good at giving pragmatic advice and doesn't sugarcoat it.”
Chambers UK 2022 - Commercial Dispute Resolution
“Well organised, knowledgeable and strategically minded. Always on hand and very practical.”
Legal 500 2022 - Company and Insolvency
“Very commercially astute, with strong advocacy skills and great tactical awareness.”
Legal 500 2021 - Company and Insolvency
“She has a keen eye for detail and gets on very well with lay clients.”
Chambers UK 2021 - Commercial Dispute Resolution
“She combines a keen eye for detail with a willingness to go the extra mile.”
Legal 500 2020
“She has excellent analytical skills and a real eye for detail. She communicates with clients very well in conference and they are quickly put at ease by her friendly manner but no-nonsense approach to their case.”
Chambers UK 2020
Notable Cases
Re Diamond Hangar Ltd [2019] EWHC 224 (Ch)
Lisa Walton and Thomas Walton v Shan Allman [2015] EWHC 3325 (Ch)
Michael Hunt v HMRC [2014] UKFTT 1094 (TC)
SafetyNet Security v Freedom Security and Coppage [2013] EWCA Civ 1176 and [2012] EWHC B11
Memberships
Inner Temple
PIBA
MCCBA
Qualifications
MA (Hons)(Cantab) Law
LLM (Lond) Company and Commercial Law
