• Chancery Division – rights ancillary to an easement of access where property developer sought to redevelop roadway running over land belonging to private individuals
• Chancery Division – developer of residential estate failed to transfer shares in management company to freehold owners – construction of sale agreements
• Chancery Division – dispute between two adjacent rural properties over existence of private water rights
• Chancery Division – boundary dispute between residential properties
• County Court Business and Property List – dispute between commercial properties over boundary and location of wall, encompassing proprietary estoppel, trespass, nuisance, and boundary agreements
• Lands Chamber, Upper Tribunal – application to modify restrictive covenants on grounds of obsolescence
• Land Registration Division, Property Chamber, First-tier Tribunal – application to set aside historic transfer of property based on fraudulent execution of documents
• Land Registration Division, Property Chamber, First-tier Tribunal – adverse possession reference between owner of a large farm and owner of small adjacent building
• Land Registration Division, Property Chamber, First-tier Tribunal – determination of boundary between residential properties using extrinsic evidence
• Regularly advises on, and drafts pleadings in relation to, all areas of real property (including constructive/resulting trusts and proprietary estoppel), as well as nuisance and trespass in relation to land

Landlord and Tenant

• Instructed on behalf of both landlords and tenants in relation to dilapidations claims
• Regularly advises, drafts pleadings, and appears in court on claims concerning breaches of lease
• Regularly advises on questions of interpretation of leases
• Has appeared on behalf of landlord in Residential Property Division, Property Chamber, First-tier Tribunal concerning breach of long lease to obtain order necessary prior to serving notice under Section 146 Law of Property Act 1925

Advising, drafting, and appearing in court in relation to:
• Applications under CPR Part 64 for determination of questions arising in the estates of deceased persons and in inter vivos trusts
• Claims to remove or substitute personal representatives of estates
• Claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 in relation to a large, illiquid estate
• Claim under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 in relation to a large estate where a sudden, unexpected death left minor beneficiaries without provision
• Claims regarding rectification of wills
• Construction of wills

• Court of Protection work
•  Claims under the Presumption of Death Act 2013
• Professional negligence claims arising from chancery work
• Insolvency applications such as applications for administration orders, and applications to restrain presentation of winding-up petitions
• Applications under Section 994 of the Companies Act 2006
• Partnership and LLP Disputes (including agricultural partnerships) including property rights, breach of fiduciary duties, and liability and quantum on dissolution

• Trial over terms of purchase for a smokehouse where one contracting party was deceased
  • Trial over liability for a faulty supermarket floor under the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
  • Trial over liability for a faulty racing car engine under the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
  • Regularly advises on, and drafts pleadings in relation to, interpretation of contractual terms and breach of contract.

Chambers and Partners (2024) - Real Estate Litigation (Band 2) - "He is very strong on property issues, he is technical and can get to the details on time. He's got very detailed knowledge of the procedures."

Chambers and Partners (2024) - Chancery (Band 3) - "Dominic is a very knowledgeable and capable chancery counsel. He is reliable, clear in his advice, unflappable in court and client-friendly."

Legal 500 (2024) - Property and Construction (Tier 1)

Legal 500 (2024) - Chancery, Probate & Tax (Tier 2) - "A junior with an impressive depth of knowledge."

Chambers and Partners (2023) - Chancery (Band 3) - "Dominic Crossley of Parklane Plowden is well recognised in the market for the strength of his real estate litigation practice. He has broad experience covering issues connected to easements, possession claims and land disputes. He appears in tribunals and courts at both the regional and national levels."

Legal 500 (2023) - Property and Construction (Tier 2) "Dominic has a calmness that puts everyone at ease. He uses the same serenity and subtlety in his advocacy. He is extremely good with clients and judges like him."

Legal 500 (2023) - Chancery, Probate and Tax (Tier 2) "Dominic is an excellent lawyer. He is extremely approachable and has a breadth of knowledge and experience in all areas of Chancery work. A great communicator."

Chambers and Partners (2022) - Chancery (Band 3) "Dominic is technically excellent, very accessible and reliable, very client-friendly, and unflappable and clear in court."

Chambers and Partners (2018) - "His advice is concise and practical and he's personable with clients...Thoughtful, careful and a safe pair of hands." "Incredibly thorough and completely trustworthy. Very practical in his approach as well. Easy to deal with, pragmatic, experienced and technically capable. He is a standout."

Chambers and Partners (2017) - "His client manner is where he excels: he explains things in a clear way and understand the underlying issues really well."

Chambers and Partners (2016) - "I think he is extremely good, his advice is always very clear and pragmatic. He is also very reliable, he has never let me down."

Chambers and Partners (2015) - "As a former solicitor himself, he understands what is useful to the professional client... He is tremendous on his feet. He is not given to grandiose gesturing or posturing; he very much sticks to the facts and that seems to impress judges" "He is widely tipped for an impressive future in the Chancery Bar. He is regularly engaged on wills and probate disputes and property law matters... He has great integrity, he’s very good in court and he always goes the extra mile. He takes a very modern, pragmatic approach – I have nothing but praise for him."

• Chancery Bar Association (formerly north-eastern circuit representative)
• Court of Protection Practitioners' Association
• Northern Chancery Bar Association
• Property Bar Association
• North-eastern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
• North-eastern Circuit

• Land Registry Adjudication (Bloomsbury, 2013)

• Admitted as solicitor, 2004
• The Queen’s College, Oxford: M.A., 2003
• Inns of Court School of Law: Diploma in Legal Practice (distinction), 2002
• City University, London: Diploma in Law, 2001
• The Queen’s College, Oxford: B.A. Literae Humaniores (Classics), 2000