Jordan Holland

Jordan joined chambers in October 2010 following successful completion of his pupillage. He has a general Chancery practice in all areas of work undertaken in chambers.

From October 2010 he undertook a secondment as a judicial assistant at the Court of Appeal where he was assigned to Lord Justice Pill and Lord Justice Wilson (now Lord Wilson of Culworth) but undertook work for all members of the court. He returned to chambers in April 2011.

Practice

Jordan acts in all areas of chambers’ expertise. He has a busy advisory practice and appears regularly in the High Court and County Courts. His recent experience includes:

• Acting for a disappointed beneficiary in a claim against solicitors who took deathbed instructions for a new will
• Appearing in a contested deputyship application involving an £11million estate in the Court of Protection
• Advising on the construction of a handwritten will involving substantial gifts of real property and gifts to unidentifiable charitable objects
• Acting as the trusts junior for a defendant in criminal confiscation proceedings involving offshore trusts

In addition Jordan accepts instructions involving commercial matters. He is currently advising a pharmaceutical supplier in relation to the governing law of a contract for the sale of goods where one party is based in the USA. He was also recently instructed by the Ministry of Defence to assist with the preparation of a multi-million pound contractual construction dispute for arbitration.

Jordan also undertakes work concerning art and cultural property. During pupillage he attended what is thought to be the only ever oral hearing of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in a claim against the Samuel Courtald Institute for the restitution of a Rubens sketch valued at over £2million. He was recently instructed for the claimant in a case involving allegations of negligence against a major international auction house.

Judicial Assistantship

While at the Court of Appeal Jordan gained wide experience of Chancery and non-Chancery cases both at permission stage and full appeal stage. His role involved assisting the Lords and Ladies Justices with applications for permission to appeal, legal research and reviewing draft judgments.

He assisted on numerous appeal cases in areas as diverse as judicial review, landlord and tenant law and commercial law. Notable cases in which Jordan was involved while at the Court of Appeal include:

• Davenport v City of Westminster [2011] EWCA Civ 458: case involving the validity of a planning enforcement notice and an injunction restraining an occupier from using an historic property for non-residential purposes.
• Conarken Group Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 644: test case to consider the extent to which road users who damage rail infrastructure are liable for contractual compensation payable by Network Rail to train operating companies.
• Pannone LLP v Aardvark Digital Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 803: whether the court has the ability to vary an order made by consent and the circumstances in which it is appropriate for it to do so.

He was also involved in numerous cases which did not reach the full-hearing stage, including several involving matrimonial finance, allegations of undue influence, proprietary estoppel and allegations of negligence against solicitors and trustees.

Professional Memberships

Jordan is a member of the Chancery Bar Association.

Publications and Lecturing

‘The Court of Protection’s obligation to enforce foreign judgments: Re MN and Schedule 3 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005’, Trusts and Estates Law and Tax Journal, March 2011

Jordan also speaks to solicitors on areas within his expertise. He recently gave a talk on the latest developments in Family Provision to a regional ACTAPS meeting.

Education

• Graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge (History, First Class) (2007)
• Bachelor Scholar of Christ’s College
• Awarded the Mrs Vincent Astor Prize for History and the Sir John Plumb Dissertation Prize
• Called to the Bar (2009)
• Princess Royal Scholar and Duke of Edinburgh Scholar of the Inner Temple