Mark Fleet

Managing Associate

Admissions to Practice (Legal Executive): England & Wales (2010)

Mark Fleet is a Managing Associate at Griffin Law, having joined the practice in April 2017. Prior to that he spent 18 years at another Kent firm and more recently 4 years as a director of a company based in the City of London.

Mark is a litigator who specialises in property disputes with a particular bias towards residential premises. Over the years he has acted for mortgage lenders and borrowers as well as landlords and tenants. He also has a wealth of experience in relation to general dispute resolution matters such as debt recovery and contract disputes. In addition, Mark has a comprehensive knowledge of the various forms of enforcement action available to clients, including insolvency proceedings.

Mark fully appreciates that litigation can be a very stressful environment for all clients, whether corporate or individual, and he therefore prides himself on being somewhat of a calming influence, whilst at the same time remaining focused upon delivering the highest standard of professional service to his clients.

In his spare time, Mark enjoys a round of golf. He also enjoys road cycling and frequently takes part in endurance events to raise money for worthy causes. Mark has 2 adult sons and has recently become a stepfather to 4 adult daughters and step-grandfather to 8 grandchildren. He also enjoys daily walks with his 2 dogs.

Recent cases

• Acted at the pre-action stage for a potential defendant in a high-value claim where the claimant alleged that the client(and others) had acted fraudulently and/or unlawfully in obtaining a judgment against the claimant many years previously. Successfully challenging the claimant’s purported claim.
• Acted for the joint administrators of a company in a claim against another company that had intercepted a payment intended for the company in administration. Obtaining a suspension of the strike-off application for the company that received the funds, taking enforcement action for recovery, and securing the repayment of the outstanding amount, including costs, for the benefit of the creditors of the company in administration.
• Acted for the former chairman of a semi-professional football club who was owed money by the club. The club put forward spurious reasons for non-payment. Issuing insolvency proceedings against the club and ultimately recovering full payment of the outstanding sum together with costs.
• Acted for the former director and shareholder of a company who was in dispute with his co-directors and fellow shareholders, and obtained a multi-million-pound settlement for the client.