Cheryl Jones represents successful appellant in Court of Appeal case
9th December 2016
Cheryl Jones of 3PB represented the successful appellant in an appeal relating to the calculation of payment by a trustee in breach of her trust when for part of the time she occupied a trust property unlawfully, but part of the time occupied it lawfully. The case was also covered in the press: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/judge-calls-for-lip-powers-after-court-bombarded-with-emails/5059119.article
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