Paul Lakin

Call details 2000 (Middle Temple)  
Summary of Practice Practice areas include all aspects of Town and Country Planning and Highway Law including appeals, judicial review and public inquiries as well as enforcement of planning control, also special interest in footpaths and rights of way. Other practice areas are: Insolvency, landlord and tenant and general property work including boundary disputes, commercial disputes especially sale and carriage of goods and consumer credit.  
Qualifications LLB (Hons) University of Leeds BSc (Hons) Applied Social Science Solicitor 1996 – 2000, Assistant Brooke North 1998-2000 (practising as a planner/commercial litigator)  
Education 1994-1995: College of Law, York 1992-1994: The University of Leeds 1988-1992: The University of North London 1976-1983: Harrogate Grammar School  
Personal Rugby, fell-walking, photography and windsurfing  
Recent significant cases
  • Successful defence in case of non-compliance of enforcement notice
  • Successful defence in obstruction of highway case involving HGV’s on public highway
  • Advising LA in relation to prosecution
  • Drafting written representations in planning appeal involving barn conversions
  • Representation of major finance houses in appeals in hire purchase cases
  • Acting in defended insolvency proceedings on behalf of company and creditor