Daryl Bigwood
Daryl Bigwood is a Partner at Cobb Warren. Cobb Warren are a boutique firm, based in Bristol, specialising in housing management for social landlords.
Prior to joining Cobb Warren, Daryl was the Principal Solicitor for Litigation at Swindon Borough Council. In this role he oversaw the Council’s non-social care litigation including anti-social behaviour, housing, criminal prosecutions, public law and judicial review, and employment.
Daryl also advised on the Council’s regulatory functions (such as health & safety, licensing, trading standards, and environmental health).
Daryl’s specific interest is in anti-social behaviour and proceedings under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
Daryl has appeared before the County Court (both on appeal and at first instance), the Court of Protection, the Family Court, the Magistrates’ Court, the Coroners Court, the Employment Tribunal, and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).
Daryl has had conduct of cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Daryl obtained permission to appeal, and permission to assign the appeal from the County Court to Court of Appeal, in the case of Swindon Borough Council v Abrook [2024] EWCA Civ 221.
In the unreported County Court case of Swindon Borough Council v Douglas Wood, Daryl’s argument that the Council was a ‘person’ for the purposes of Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and that a refusal to permit a landlord access to undertake gas safety inspections could amount to anti-social behaviour under said Act.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2019
Qualifications
- LLB Law (2013)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (2014)
- Higher Rights of Audience (Civil) (2023)
Education
- Aberystwyth University (2014)
1 Contributions by Daryl Bigwood
PRACTICE NOTES
Possession of introductory tenancies in England: notice, review, time limits, public law, Article 8 and Equality Act defences, and effects of proceedings
A landlord may bring an introductory tenancy to an end only by securing and enforcing a court order for possession. Possession is mandatory, so the landlord need not prove any ground. Even so, no order will be granted unless the notice requirements for introductory tenancies have been met.
Notice of Proceedings for Possession
The landlord must give the tenant a Notice of Proceedings for Possession which sets out:
its intention to apply to the court for a possession order
the reasons it seeks possession
the earliest date on which proceedings may start
confirmation of the tenant’s right to have the decision reviewed
the deadline for requesting a review
that the tenant may obtain advice from a Citizens' Advice Bureau, a housing aid centre, a law centre, or a solicitor
No particular form is prescribed for a Housing Act 1996, section 128 notice. The information required by HA 1996, s 128(7) need not appear on a single page or in a single document, provided it is presented clearly...
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