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Area of Law: Commercial Litigation
Prof. Jonathan Harris and Oliver Jones were instructed in Bowes v Panareti [2018] a jurisdiction dispute concerning alleged misselling of properties in Cyprus.
Read MoreArea of Law: Intellectual Property
Michael Edenborough KC leading outside junior counsel and Thomas Elias in two interim applications against D1-3 and D4-5. The first concerned the justiciability of suing in the UK some foreign defendants for trade mark infringements that occurred abroad. The second concerned the scope of pleading that alleged the invalidity of some trade marks. There was a third interim decision that involved the admissibility of opinion evidence given by a trade witness.
Read MoreArea of Law: Civil Fraud
Hugh Norbury QC and Adil Mohamedbhai appeared in Motortrak Ltd v FCA Australia Pty Ltd [2018] EWHC 990 (Comm) a contractual and civil fraud dispute which was tried before Moulder J in the Commercial Court over three weeks. This is an important decision on the law of affirmation of contracts procured by bribes and on the construction of exclusion clauses.
Read MoreArea of Law: Private Client Trusts and Probate
Dakis Hagen QC was instructed for Appleby in Appleby Trust (Mauritius) Limited v Crociani [2018] JCA 136A, the substantive appeal in the long-running and high value Crociani litigation in Jersey. The appeal was allowed to the extent that the equitable compensation to be paid by the main appellants was substantially reduced. The judgment addressed circumstances in which a court will decline equitable compensation as a matter of discretion, even when a breach of trust is established. Stephanie Thompson has since been instructed with Dakis for Appleby in the ongoing litigation and Giles Richardson has advsed another party in related matters.
Read MoreArea of Law: Banking and Financial Services
In Punjab National Bank (PNB) v Srinivasan [2019] EWHC 3495 (Ch), Matthew Morrison appeared for the Third Defendant in connection with an appeal from a judgment setting aside permission to serve the Defendants out of the jurisdiction. PNB's claims in respect of loans totaling US$37 m were based on personal guarantees and allegations that the loans had been produced by fraudulent misrepresentation. The decision to set aside permission on the grounds of non-disclosure of existing foreign proceedings, and the absence of viable claims in contract and deceit, was upheld on appeal.
Read MoreArea of Law: Commercial Litigation
Lance Ashworth QC and Matthew Morrison acted on behalf of the Claimant in Blackstar Advisors v Cheyne Capital [2019] EWCA Civ 2210 in a 10-day commercial court trial claiming €25 million of introducers' fees against a hedge fund.
Read MoreArea of Law: Commercial Litigation
In Munkenbeck & Marshall v The Vinyl Factory [2019] EWHC 3255 (TCC) Justin Higgo, assisted by Mark Wraith, successfully defended unjust enrichment claims commenced by an architect in respect of the redevelopment of the Marshall Street Baths in Westminister.
Read MoreArea of Law: Civil Fraud
In Akhmedova v Akhmedov [2018] EWFC 23, Dakis Hagen QC represented the wife in a case in which Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, as part of satisfaction of England's largest divorce award, transferred to her ownership of a superyacht allegedly worth $487m, pierced the corporate veil of a Liechtenstein anstalt, set aside a number of dispositions under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and extended a worldwide freezing order.
Read MoreArea of Law: Regulatory and Disciplinary
On Friday 4 October 2019, Mr Justice Warby granted a Group Litigation Order (‘GLO’), paving the way for many thousands of claimants to bring legal action against British Airways arising out of the well-publicised breach of its website and mobile app which resulted in the theft of customers’ personal data. David Blayney QC, Sophie Holcombe, and Sophia Hurst act for the largest group of claimants, represented by the Lead Solicitors under the GLO, SPG Law.
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