Iqbal was instructed to attend and defend a mortgage possession hearing in a claim where it had been adjourned twice before. The borrowers were unable to get any solicitors to help them and sought an adjournment to enter in an equity release scheme and repay the mortgage. Iqbal advised on the terms of the scheme and obtained an adjournment. Following this, Iqbal referred the clients to a solicitor to deal with the equity release. Approximate Fees: £2,000 - £3,000

Iqbal was instructed by a company which owned a parcel of land and faced claims of rights of way over connected land it controlled. Three neighbours had sent a letter before claim and the parties decided to try mediation. Iqbal was instructed to advise on the merits of the claim, prepare a position statement and attend mediation which took place for a whole day. Approximate Fees:  £5,000 - £7,000 Client Feedback: “Iqbal took on my land/property case at short notice after my p

Iqbal was instructed by an investment company which had made a business loan of £150,000 to a person over 6 years ago. Iqbal was asked to advise on the terms and effect of a variation to that agreement, in particular, whether it meant that the borrower could be sued and if so, whether it was regulated by the Consumer Credit Act. Approximate Fees: £3,000

Iqbal was instructed by MJ who inherited a property from his father (their family home) which he shared with his brother. When he evicted his brother, the brother brought a claim claiming that he had an entitlement to half the property as that’s what their father wanted. I was instructed to advise on this claim and apply to strike out the claim as it was meritless. Iqbal attended court in Birmingham and achieved this. Approximate Fees £2,000

Iqbal was instructed by a former professional sportsman who was under an IVA and was facing a complicated legal claim under the Insolvency Act. The claim was close to £1m and I was instructed to attend court in London and deal with an application to extend time for a defence and argue against strike out. Iqbal was then instructed to amend the defence and negotiate with the claimant’s solicitors. Over the course of detailed negotiations by phone and email, which included obtai

Iqbal was instructed by 3 individuals who believed that a large bank had committed a fraud. In their cases, the bank had repossessed their properties following a failure to pay the mortgage. The clients had campaigned on this issue for some time and believed that they had good cases from research on the internet and use of AI. Iqbal gave them advice in conference and produced a written summary of my advice to assist them in negotiations with the bank. Approximate Fees £1,500

A leaseholder instructed Iqbal to reverse a vesting order made in favour of a company, which placed a part of the freehold land into the company. The leaseholder was supported by most of the 12 leaseholders of this small development. This was a complicated dispute involving the operation of property and company law. Iqbal was instructed to give advice, draft statements and attend hearings. Approximate Fees: £5,000-£10,000

Iqbal was instructed by NH who claimed that she had a beneficial interest of her home, which was in the name of her ex-husband. NH was not legally married in English law but was married under Islamic Law (a Nikkah) only. As this was not recognised in English law, NH pursued a claim in property law based on an oral agreement between her and her husband prior to marriage. This case lasted 2 years and the trial was 5 days. As with all clients, when direct access was no longer su

Iqbal was instructed to defend a client who was being sued for over £300,000 of unpaid loans. Iqbal was instructed only a week before the 4 day trial. The trial bundle was over 2,000 pages and Iqbal prepared the case and defended the client. The client had offered £25,000k to settle. Iqbal managed to reduce the judgment down to £20,000, which represented a huge win as the claimant had spent £100,000 on her claim and made only a partial recovery on her costs and less than 10%

A senior employee, IM, in a large charity gave notice to his employer, having found new work with another charity. The employer threatened to obtain an injunction from the High Court to stop the employee working with his new employer. Iqbal was instructed to advise IM and draft letters of reply to the employer’s solicitors. As a result, no application was made and IM began work with his new employer. Approximate Fees: £1,000 - £3,000

FM, a company, instructed Iqbal to defend a claim brought by one of its franchisees, alleging breach of the franchise agreement. Iqbal advised the franchise company and attended trial. The claim was dismissed and other franchisees, who attended court to see what would happen, then decided against bringing claims. Approximate Fees: £5,000 - £7,000

A commercial tenant instructed Iqbal on Friday after he had been evicted from his warehouse that morning. Iqbal advised the client and prepared papers for the hearing of an urgent injunction to allow the tenant back into the property. Iqbal’s clerks arranged a hearing in the High Court on the following Monday and the injunction was granted. Subsequently, Iqbal was instructed to come to an agreement with the landlord. Approximate Fees: £5,000 - £7,000

Iqbal was repeatedly instructed by a client who had claims made against him by lenders. Iqbal advised on the merits of defending the claims and also drafted letters offering settlements as well as a defence under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. Iqbal was successful in having one of the claims struck out on technical grounds. Approximate Fees: £5,000-£10,000 Client Feedback: "Iqbal has that unique quality of making it all seem so easy. A true professional who provides clear and

Iqbal was instructed by a client who owned a large portfolio of properties, some 20 plus units, who sued his letting agent for breach of contract and negligence. Iqbal drafted the Particulars and attended the trial which lasted 13 days. The client won and recovered all their fees (which, under direct access, were about a third of the Defendant’s). The client then instructed Iqbal again to advise on and draft a multimillion pound fraud claim against a business partner to be br

​Successfully petitioned the court to invalidate an administration on the grounds of an invalid appointment of a voting director.

Advised on a claim against a Liquidator who negligently advised four directors and allegedly registered a sham debenture to dilute the creditors’ voting rights.

​Acted in a £500,000 dispute between a company and former director, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and a claim to the profits made by his new company; secured a settlement at mediation well below the client’s bottom line.

Successfully obtained the bankruptcy of a debtor who owed over £250,000, acting on the case for two years following the debtors previous successful challenges to 6 statutory demands

Claiming in ignis suus and Rylands v Fletcher against a local authority, whose warehouse burned down causing the claimant's neighbouring business loss

Obtained a without notice injunction to restrain the advertisement of a £130,000 petition based on a disputed debt