Zedra Trust (Jersey) v The Hut Group Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 904. Assisted Lance Ashworth QC and Dan McCourt Fritz in a successful appeal to the Court of Appeal on the question of the extent of the court’s jurisdiction under s. 996 Companies Act 2006 (remedy for unfair prejudice), and the necessary particularisation required for pleading allegations of bad faith in this context.

Broadcasting Investment Group Ltd v Smith [2021] EWCA Civ 912. Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in a successful appeal to the Court of Appeal on the issue of the rule against reflective loss and its interrelation with the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and claims for specific performance.

Re Keeping Kids Company; The Official Receiver v Batmanghelidjh [2020] EWHC 2839 (Ch), [2021] 2 BCLC 181; [2021] EWHC 175 (Ch). Assisted Gareth Tilley (led by Lesley Anderson QC) representing the Official Receiver in the disqualification proceedings brought against the former directors of the collapsed charity Kids Company.

Assisted Lance Ashworth QC and Dan McCourt Fritz in claims arising out of the breakup of a family business worth over £100m. Various partnerships are being wound up and orders sought under sections 994 and 996 of the Companies Act 2006 (unfair prejudice), and several family companies have sought to be wound up on the just and equitable ground (section 122(g) of the Insolvency Act 1986).

Assisted Lance Ashworth QC in defending a claim for breach of contract and conspiracy to injure in respect of a refinancing of a multi-million pound hotel and restaurant group.

Advised the professional executors of an estate worth upwards of £1m as to the proper construction of a testator’s will.

Assisted Constance McDonnell QC in a claim contesting the validity of a will on the grounds of want of knowledge and approval, and undue influence, which is set to go to trial in November 2021. The estate is worth c.£100m.

Assisted Constance McDonnell QC in a claim brought by one sibling challenging two lifetime gifts of £1.8m by each of her parents to her other sibling alone, on the basis of want of capacity and undue influence.

Assisted Constance McDonnell QC in a claim by a widow under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 for reasonable financial provision.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in bringing Part 8 proceedings for a declaration as to the proper construction of a Trust Deed entered into by two companies as part of a joint venture.

Assisted Constance McDonnell QC in a claim by a former spouse setting aside a trust deed in respect of the family home which was procured by undue influence.

Assisted Beverley-Ann Rogers and Matthew Morrison acting pro bono in successfully settling a Stack v Dowden claim for a beneficial interest in a family home.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in an action in the Cayman Islands concerning a ‘first-of-its-kind' derivative claim brought by a Limited Partner on behalf of a Cayman ELP.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in a two-week appeal to the Bahamian Supreme Court against an arbitral award made in relation to a Bahamian family Trust worth over £100m, on issues of law and procedure including the limit of the Court’s inherent jurisdiction to supervise trusts in an arbitration context.

Assisted Gareth Tilley in a judicial review of, and constitutional challenge to, a policy of eradication of shanty towns in the Bahamas.

IGE USA Investments Ltd (formerly IGE USA Investments) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2021] EWCA Civ 534 (on appeal to the Supreme Court). Assisted Philip Jones QC, Gareth Tilley and Max Marenbon, representing HMRC in the Court of Appeal proceedings and on HMRC’s successful application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. HMRC’s claim is to rescind a tax settlement worth c.£700m for misrepresentation/non-disclosure. The appeal concerns whether a claim to rescind agreements for fraud in equity is subject to a 6-year limitation period.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in defending a claim for an injunction preventing the defendants from retaining and using allegedly confidential information.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in advising the administrator of a multinational bank as to the beneficial ownership of various funds in an anticipated claim worth upwards of €40m.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz at the mediation of a claim arising out of a joint venture agreement.

Assisted Matthew Morrison acting for a multinational bank in bringing personal and proprietary claims against two owner guarantors in relation to fraudulent borrowing by a company in excess of £6m.

Assisted Matthew Morrison in advising a construction company as to the prospects of bringing contractual claims arising out of various assigned invoices.

Assisted Matthew Morrison in advising a provider of vehicle warranties as to its potential claim for breach of contract, breach of confidence and unjust enrichment against a provider of motor insurance in respect of a proposed joint venture.

Entertainment One Ltd & ors v Monex Europe Limited & ors. Assisted Elizabeth Jones QC and Oliver Jones acting for the Claimant in a claim to set aside a series of forex contracts on the grounds of bribery of an agent.

Abu Seedo v El Gamal et al. Assisted Matthew Morrison in successfully representing the claimant in a six-day trial in the London County Court in which the purchase, beneficial ownership and profits arising from a long leasehold interest of commercial property in London were disputed with allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, deceit, and forgery raised by each party.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in a claim worth upwards of £50m for, amongst other things, breach of fiduciary duty, deceit, and undue influence brought by a wealthy private individual against her former confidant and close advisor.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in a claim arising out of the sale of a construction company in which claims based in deceit and breach of contract have been made by both sides.

Assisted Hugh Norbury QC and Dan McCourt Fritz in the defence of a claim for fraudulent breaches of directors’ duties concerning historical property transactions.

Assisted Matthew Morrison in acting for a factoring company which brought claims in contract and fraudulent misrepresentation against two of its customers who had been falsifying invoices in order to obtain finance from the claimant in excess of £2.6m.

Assisted Lance Ashworth QC and  Dan McCourt Fritz in proceedings seeking the setting aside of a Judgment allegedly procured by fraud and in which damages are claimed in deceit, conspiracy, and in restitution.

Assisted Lance Ashworth QC in advising a well-known energy company as to the ramifications of entering an administration, including how Ofgem’s framework for ensuring a continuity of supply to consumers impacts upon those who are able to prove in any administration.

Assisted Matthew Morrison in resisting a winding-up petition brought by a creditor on the grounds of the respondent having a genuine and serious cross-claim against the petitioner, disputing the alleged debt, and the petitioner unreasonably refusing an offer for the value of the Petition Debt.

Annaloro v Milestone. Assisted Gareth Tilley in a professional negligence claim against former tax advisers.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in two separate professional negligence claims against two high street banks based upon the Quinecare duty of care.

Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz in a professional negligence claim against a major consultancy firm in relation to a share purchase transaction worth upwards of £7m.

Assisted Gareth Tilley in advising a high-profile law firm as to its limitation of liability clause in its standard terms of business.

Assisted Gareth Tilley in advising a corporate trustee in the Turks and Caicos Islands in respect of a claim brought against it for professional negligence premised on purported hacked emails authorizing various transfers totaling over $950,000.