Friend v Friend Media Technology Systems Ltd [2026] EWHC 1056 (KB)), in which the High Court approved the rationale given in Matrix Receivables Limited v Musst Holdings Limited [2024] EWHC 2167 (Ch) as to the usual costs order following an unsuccessful application for strike out or summary judgment. A substantial award of costs was made in favour of John's client (led by Matthew Morrison KC).

Friend v Friend Media Technology Systems Limited [2026] EWHC 43 (KB), in which the High Court rejected the Claimant's proffered construction of a contractual reimbursement provision and dismissed the Claimant's application for strike out/summary judgment. John appeared for the successful Defendant (led by Matthew Morrison KC).

Friend MTS Ltd v Friend Partnership Ltd [2025] EWHC 2471 (Ch), which was only the second reasoned judgment to consider an application for a stay of proceedings on medical grounds. John appeared unled for the successful Claimant.

Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd [2025] EWHC 131 (KB), in which the High Court refused permission to appeal against orders directing an expert to forbear from undertaking certain tasks in the course of the preparation of an expert report. John appeared for the successful Defendants (led by Dan McCourt Fritz KC).

Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd [2025] EWHC 110 (KB), in which the High Court ruled that the terms on which the claims of two former claimants were compromised were inadmissible in evidence at trial for want of relevance. John appeared for the successful Defendants (led by Dan McCourt Fritz KC).

B&J Investments Limited & Ors v IQ EQ Trustees (Guernsey) Limited & Anor (2024), a dispute concerning an alleged joint venture agreement in respect of the development of a hotel (led by Dan McCourt Fritz KC).

Segulah Medical Acceleration AB v Tripathi [2026] EWHC 1002 (Ch), in which the High Court considered whether an implied representation can only be held to have been made where a reasonable person in the position of the putative representee would regard the putative implied representation as either (i) having necessarily been conveyed by the relevant words and/or conduct in their context or (ii) having so obviously been conveyed by the relevant words and/or conduct in their context that it went without saying (led by Adam Baradon KC).

Segulah Medical Acceleration AB v Tripathi [2025] EWHC 632 (Ch), in which the High Court considered the construction and effect of the standard "non enforcement" undertaking given in connection with worldwide freezing orders (led by Adam Baradon KC).

Advising a listed company on complex points of company law in the context of a high-value fraud claim (2025, led out of chambers).

Gallahue v Tripathi [2024] EWHC 1740 (Ch), in which the High Court dismissed an application for the extension by value of a freezing injunction. John appeared for the successful First Defendant (led by Adam Baradon KC).

The defence of a nine-figure claim for breach of directors' duties in the context of a massive alleged fraud (as part of a five-counsel team) (2024).

Obtaining urgent Norwich Pharmacal relief, freezing injunctions and passport orders in the context of a substantial authorised push payment fraud (2023, led by Dan McCourt Fritz KC).

Floreat Investment Management Ltd v Churchill [2023] EWCA Civ 440, in which the Court of Appeal reversed a finding of dishonesty made at first instance and entered judgment in favour of John's clients. John appeared for the successful appellants (led by Thomas Elias).

San Leon ELI Limited v Ocean Pearl Maritime SA, in which the High Court dismissed an appeal against a winding-up petition founded upon a debt of US$12 million (led by Matthew Morrison KC).

Advising a listed company on complex points of company law in the context of a high-value fraud claim (2025, led out of chambers).

Entertainment One UK Limited v Công Ty TNHH Đầu Tư Công Nghệ Và Dịch Vụ Sconnect Việtnam [2023] 1 WLR 2333, in which the High Court dismissed service and jurisdiction challenges in a multi-jurisdictional copyright, trade mark and passing off claim concerning the Peppa Pig children’s animated series. John appeared for the successful Claimants (led by Michael Edenborough KC and Gwilym Harbottle).

Enreach UK Ltd v Inreach Group Ltd [2023] RPC 4, in which the High Court considered the interaction between Article 5 of the Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007 and Article 1, Protocol 1 of the ECHR (led by Michael Edenborough KC).

Costa v DissociaDID Ltd [2022] EWHC 1934 (IPEC), a two-day trial of a claim for copyright infringement and a counterclaim for breach of contract and unlawful interference. Both claim and counterclaim succeeded in part. John appeared unled for the Claimant.