Jamie Cockfield
His recent cases include: Otitoju v Onwordi [2023] EWHC 2665 (Ch): Jamie acted for the Claimant in the case of Otitoju v Onwordi, in the High Court before (HHJ) Paul Matthews. The case an application for an injunction and order pursuant to s.116 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 involving a burial dispute over which […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
Competition Disqualification – Article by Christopher Buckley
Re Property Group (2010) Ltd was the first competition disqualification case to go to trial following an application by the Competition and Markets Authority pursuant to section 9A of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. The disqualification case followed the acceptance by two companies of which the defendant was a director that they had participated […]
Favourite Cases: Hadley v Baxendale [1854] EWHC Exch J70 – James Fagan
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In this episode of Favourite Cases, James Fagan speaks about Hadley v Baxendale. Despite being a case from the 19th Century its well known short and succinct statement of principle goes to the heart of contract remedies today which are fundamental tools for a commercial lawyer. Hadley v Baxendale is reported at [1854] EWHC Exch J70. […]
Favourite Cases: Central London Property Trust v High Trees House – Article by Paul Burton
When Central London Property Trust v High Trees House was called on for hearing, few of those involved, including counsel, would have expected it to be anything other than a fairly ordinary landlord and tenant case. Lord Denning had other ideas. Paul Burton selects the influential decision as one of his favourite cases. Read the […]
Video: LIDW21 Member Hosted Event on Sanctions and Disputes
Earlier this month, Shantanu Majumdar KC chaired the ‘LIDW[21] member-hosted event: Sanctions and Disputes’ with Ben Wells of CANDEY, Artem Zhavoronkov of Borenius and Susan Leddy of Swiss Re. The presentation and discussion focused on the current issues in the world of economic sanctions with particular emphasis on the effect of sanctions on legal rights and proceedings to enforce them, including: Sanctions […]
Out of time amendments – Article by Dov Ohrenstein
Dov Ohrenstein has written an article on the court’s approach to applications to amend claims outside of the relevant limitation period. You can read the article here. This article was first published in the April 2021 edition of Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Financial Law.
Competition disqualification: the court’s approach – Article by Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley was invited by the Journal of European Competition Law and Practice to discuss the High Court’s approach to competition disqualification proceedings following Re Property Group (2010) Ltd. This was the court’s first competition disqualification order and a case that Christopher was involved in, acting for the defendant. The article considers the judgment in Re Property Group, […]
