Cecily Crampin

Profile

Cecily successfully completed a doctorate in mathematics before being called to the Bar. In her practice, she aims to combine the analytical skills she acquired in her academic studies with practicality and friendliness.

Cecily has been instructed by the Treasury Solicitor in relation to disclosure in a Judicial Review and personal injury case.

Outside Chambers, Cecily sings with the London Oriana Choir. She enjoys walking, reading, and travelling in Europe by train.

Experience

Property Law

Cecily regularly appears in the County Court on residential possession hearings and CMCs relating to property disputes. She has advised on leasehold enfranchisement, acted for the defendant in a claim of negligence in relation to acquiring the right to manage, and drafted pleadings in disrepair cases and claims for the return of a tenant’s deposit.

During the non-practising period of her pupillage, Cecily sat with Mark Loveday, a commercial landlord and tenant specialist and hence has experience of:

• 1954 Act renewals;
• Service charge and enfranchisement disputes in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Cecily worked for Philip Rainey on the case of Cadogan v Sportelli [2008] UKHL 71 in the House of Lords. As Nick Isaac’s pupil, in July 2009 she worked on the Court of Appeal case Reeves v Blake [2009] EWCA Civ 611 and is hence familiar with the Party Wall Act 1996.

Cecily has appeared in the County Court on residential possession hearings and applications for charging orders. She has advised on leasehold enfranchisement.

She is a contributor on service charges and the right to buy in Tanfield Chambers’ forthcoming book Service Charges & Management: Law & Practice (Sweet & Maxwell).

Employment

Cecily gained experience of working on employment law cases and attending the Employment Tribunal during her pupillage seat with Peter Linstead. In particular she worked on a case involving the application of human rights to a claim for unfair dismissal.

Business & Commercial

Cecily appears regularly in the Winding Up Court and in bankruptcy matters. She has also appeared before a Chancery Division Master in an application for extension of time to serve a defence. She has drafted pleadings in a number of business and commercial cases including a dispute about the supply of building materials.

Cecily is the co-author of Hoyle, Mark and Crampin, Cecily, Out with the old: enforcement of new judgments on old debts, New Law Journal, Vol 159, No 7359, 6 March 2009.

International Dispute Resolution
Cecily has worked as a junior to Steven Walker on the appeal of an arbitration decision. She has recently researched the effect of conflict of laws on guarantees for Richard Newinski.

Publications

Contributor, Service Charges and Managment: Law & Practice 2nd edition (Sweet & Maxwell)

Memberships

Property Bar Association

Chancery Bar Association

South Eastern Circuit

Employment Law Association

Qualifications

MA (Oxon) MSc (Manchester) DPhil (Oxon) CPE BVC

Middle Temple Astbury Scholar 2007-2008