Alexander Bastin

Call:1995

Introduction and Contact details

Alex specialises solely in property-related litigation and advisory work.  He is known for his client-focused, practical approach and is recommended as a leading junior for property litigation by the Legal 500. 

He has experience of both sides of the legal profession having spent a year as an employed barrister in Mayer Brown’s Real Estate & Environmental Litigation department between 2001 and 2002.  Alex appears regularly in the High Court, County Court and Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, is licensed to accept public access instructions and has considerable experience of mediation.

Tel:    020 7242 2523
ddi:    020 7691 0115
Fax:   020 7691 1234

E-mail: alexander.bastin@hardwicke.co.uk

PROPERTY AND PRIVATE CLIENT

Land & Real Property

Alex is experienced in a broad range of land/real property matters such as adverse possession, boundaries, mortgages, nuisance, party walls, restrictive covenants, rights of way/easements and trespass as well as issues arising out of the sale of properties (i.e. breach of contract/misrepresentation, failure to complete, et cetera).  Does not do agricultural work.

Landlord & Tenant Commercial

All aspects of commercial landlord & tenant law including: breaches of covenant, consent matters, construction of terms/clauses, dilapidations, forfeiture (and relief from), injunctions, lease renewal, insolvency, service charge disputes and unlawful eviction.

Landlord & Tenant Residential

All aspects of residential landlord & tenant law including: breaches of covenant, consent matters, construction of terms/clauses, disrepair, forfeiture (and relief from), injunctions, insolvency, service charge disputes and unlawful eviction.  Does not do leasehold enfranchisement.

Social Housing

Acts almost exclusively for social landlords (both LAs and RSLs) on landlord and tenant matters.  Experienced in real property issues (development disputes, boundary issues, et cetera), matters before the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and the drafting of tenancy agreements and policy.

Also very experienced in anti-social behaviour, disrepair, other breach of tenancy matters and general possession claims but does not do homelessness, judicial review or other public law aspects of housing work.

Trusts of Land

Experienced in TOLATA 1996 matters acting for both claimants and defendants.

INSURANCE

Professional Negligence

Alex’s professional negligence practice is entirely property-related, focusing on negligence by solicitors/ barristers, conveyancers and surveyors and acting on behalf of insurers and claimants alike.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

• Member of the Property Bar Association.
• Member of the Bar Council (responsible for governing and administering the Bar) in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
• Member of the Pupillage Board (Bar Council committee responsible for the training and supervising of trainee barristers) in 1999 and 2000.
• Member of Bar Council’s European Commission ‘Stage’ Selection Panel in 2000 and 2001.
• Member of the Bar’s Professional Conduct & Complaints Committee (responsible for the handling of complaints against and the discipline of barristers) in 2000 and 2001.
• Conducts Practitioner Classes at the Inns of Court School of Law, Gray’s Inn, London.
• Committee member of the Property Bar Association 2004 to 2005.