Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Ltd v Blankney Estates Ltd [2022] EWHC 1467 (Ch)
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Dov Ohrenstein acted for the successful Defendant at the trial of the preliminary issue in this case which concerned a claim for £56.4 million based on an allegation that a Heads of Terms agreement relating to a lease of land for the construction of an Anaerobic Digestion plant had contractual effect. The agreement was signed […]
‘Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty’ and ‘An Introduction to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022’
Junior Programme: Commercial webinar on ‘Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty’ and ‘An Introduction to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022’ presented by Andrew Brown and James Fagan. Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty Andrew will discuss the Court of Appeal […]
Hampshire County Council pays Mrs Marion Feltham a six-figure sum in compensation
Hampshire County Council pays Mrs Marion Feltham a six-figure sum in compensation, together with her costs, to settle Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) 2021-593, a reference due to have been heard over three days in November 2022. Clive Moys, instructed by Colin Passam of Burgate Litigation Services, advised and represented Mrs Feltham through-out. The case arose […]
Issues with issue: the interpretation of ‘children’ and s.33 of the Wills Act 1837 and Top tips for advising clients and instructing counsel
A Junior Programme: Private Client webinar on “Issues with issue: the interpretation of ‘children’ and s.33 of the Wills Act 1837” and “Top tips for advising clients and instructing counsel” presented by Nicholas Macklam and Poppy Rimington-Pounder. Issues with issue: the interpretation of “children” and s.33 of the Wills Act 1837 Poppy explores interpretation […]
Video: Junior Programme: Insolvency – Void dispositions due to insolvency under s(s). 127 and 284 and issuing insolvency applications
During this webinar, Andrew Brown discusses void dispositions due to insolvency under s(s). 127 and 284. Matthew Mills then discusses the legal and practical points relating to limitation periods and service of insolvency applications. Junior Programme events are aimed at recently qualified lawyers and consist of an hour long webinar covering topical issues such as […]
‘Break clauses and Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services Ltd’ and ‘Interfering with easements’ (Radcliffe talks Real Estate)
In this webinar, Marie-Claire Bleasdale reviews the law applicable to break clauses and break notices and the recent Court of Appeal decision on whether a tenant’s break notice was effective in Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 995. Matthew Mills discusses what amounts to an actionable interference with an […]
Directors’ Duties post COVID-19
On Wednesday 30 March, Matthew Weaver KC hosted a webinar on Directors’ Duties post COVID-19. Matthew discusses the current situation in respect of directors’ duties, developments in that area over the last few years and issues which have arisen as a result of and following the COVID pandemic and the legislative steps taken to deal […]
Favourite Cases: Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton [2021] UKSC 20, [2021] 3 W.L.R. 81 – Article by Elizabeth Ovey
In this Favourite Case article Elizabeth Ovey discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton which re-examined the principles for identifying what losses fall within the scope of the duty of care of a professional defendant. Read the article here. Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton is reported at [2021] […]
Estoppel by convention after Tinkler and Small claims costs – the exceptions explained – Junior Programme: Litigation
Junior Programme: Litigation webinar on “Estoppel by convention after Tinkler” and “Small claims costs – the exceptions explained” presented by Nicholas Macklam and Piers Digby. Estoppel by convention after Tinkler Nicholas discusses the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Tinkler v HMRC [2021] UKSC 39 in relation to estoppel by convention. Please find the slides attached, […]
‘Establishing economic duress’ and ‘Contract Caselaw Update’ – Junior Programme: Commercial
In this webinar Jonathan Edwards considers the economic duress doctrine and how the Supreme Court limited the scope of lawful act duress in the decision of Pakistan International Airline Corp v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40. James Fagan presents on recent decisions that consider aspects of commercial contract law including topics such as […]
