R (Martin) v Chancellor of the Exchequer [2026] EWHC 1123 (Admin)
Mark Fell KC acted for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and HMRC in R (Martin) v Chancellor of the Exchequer [2026] EWHC 1123 (Admin), in which a Divisional Court refused permission for judicial review, following a rolled up hearing, in an application challenging the Government’s approach to consultation on reforms to agricultural and business property reliefs for […]
Kevin Chave v Adam Farnsworth & Ors [2026] EWHC 970 (Ch)
Stuart Benzie acted for the successful petitioner in a five-day trial of the petition and cross-petition in Kevin Chave v Adam Farnsworth & Ors. The judgment considers the scope of the court’s discretion under section 996 of the Companies Act 2006, including the role of equitable considerations when awarding compensation in unfair prejudice proceedings, following […]
Singh v Bains & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 408
Tom Beasley and James Fagan successful in the Court of Appeal as challenge to GB Retail Ltd shareholder judgment is dismissed (Singh v Bains & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 408) The Appellant had brought a claim alleging an oral agreement that entitled hm to 50% of the shares in a company owned by the Respondent, GB Retail Ltd. After a nine-day trial, the High Court found that the oral agreement had not been entered into and dismissed the claim. On appeal it was argued that […]
West v Bullivant [2026] EWHC 869 (Ch)
Daniel Burton (instructed by Gavin Faber of Roythornes LLP) and Tom Dumont KC (instructed by Jak Ward of Roythornes LLP) represented the successful parties in a Part 64 claim concerning the administration of a family trust. The Court was asked to determine the validity and effect of various instruments and whether trust assets of circa […]
Acasta European Insurance Company Limited v Emmiera Group Limited
In April 2025, Stuart Benzie and Matthew Tonnard successfully appeared on behalf of the Applicant, Acasta European Insurance Company Limited, in an application for a preservation and “imaging order”. Whilst such orders are not new, there has been little guidance as to the appropriate test to be applied to such cases since Arnold L.J.’s exposition of […]
Fletcher & MacPherson v Desai [2026] EWHC 728 (Ch)
Andrew Brown successfully appeared in Fletcher & MacPherson v Desai [2026] EWHC 728 (Ch) on behalf of Ashleigh Fletcher and Wayne MacPherson as trustees of bankruptcy in respect to a challenge under s.375 Insolvency Act against their earlier trial victory for an order under s.339 Insolvency Act 1986 of a sham trust and transaction at an […]
Contract Natural Gas (Marketing) Limited v the Joint Liquidators of Contract Natural Gas Limited [2026] EWHC 707 (Ch)
On 25 March 2026, Janet Bignall KC sitting as a Deputy Judge in the High Court handed down judgment in the matter of Contract Natural Gas (Marketing) Limited v the Joint Liquidators of Contract Natural Gas Limited [2026] EWHC 707 (Ch), which concerned appeals under r14.8 Insolvency Rules 2016 by Marketing against the rejection of […]
Lauren Kreamer Acts in Appointment of Administrators Over Concept Capital Group
Lauren Kreamer recently acted for a creditor of Concept Capital Group Ltd in an application for the appointment of administrators over the company, which order was made by Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC on 9 March by way of the appointment of Joanne Hammond and Jason Ainge of BTG. The administration arises in the context of proceedings which had been brought […]
Does a contract of indemnity sound in damages, or in debt?
Louis Grandjouan recently featured in the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (JIBFL) for his article “Does a contract of indemnity sound in damages, or in debt?” In this article, Louis examines the tension between two conflicting Court of Appeal authorities on the nature of claims under contracts of indemnity. One line of […]
David Mohyuddin KC defeats application to strike out Greensill disqualification claim
Appearing on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, David Mohyuddin KC successfully resisted an application made by Mr Lex Greensill to strike out the disqualification proceedings against him which will now proceed to trial. Mr Justice Trower’s judgment can be found at [2026] EWHC 639 (Ch). David led Carly Sandbach and […]
