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“Solicitor favourites include Martin Dray, whose standing in this field has led to him being appointed a Deputy Adjudicator to the Land Registry”. Chambers and Partners 2010.

Listed as a Leading Junior in Property Litigation. Legal 500 2009

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Martin Dray

Called 1992
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Martin specialises in all aspects of real property law. He has appeared in several high profile cases, including Pye v Graham – the key House of Lords’ decision on adverse possession. In addition to his advisory and litigation work at the Bar, Martin sees cases from ‘the other side of the fence’ in his capacity as a Deputy Adjudicator to HM Land Registry.

Martin has also found the time to co-edit the last two editions of Barnsley's Land Options, the leading work for practitioners on the subject.

Education

Bristol University, LLB (Hons) (1991)

Professional

Property Bar Association Committee Member (2007 to date).

Blundell Lecturer (2008).

Deputy Adjudicator to HM Land Registry (2008).

Recent Cases

Donington Park Leisure Limited v Wheatcroft & Sons Limited [2006] EWHC 904 (Ch) and [2006] All ER (D) 94 (Apr). Resolution of terms to be included in agreement for use of land in connection with British Motorcycle GP where proceedings settled by Tomlin Order.

Topplan Estates Limited v Townley [2005] 1 EGLR 89, CA. Adverse possession: relevance of historic licences upon whether squatter had possession; whether squatter's possession interrupted by road-widening works.

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Publications

Joint editor, Barnsley's Land Options 5th ed., 2009.

Contributor to Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, 11th ed., 2002.

Contributor to ICSL Bar Vocational Course, Landlord and Tenant Manual.

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