Lex Dominus v Panorama Magic
Lauren Kreamer acted for the successful Respondent in yesterday’s hearing in the High Court in Manchester, in an application for an interim injunction restraining the Respondent, Panorama Magic General Contracting LLC, the ultimate majority owner of Charlton Athletic Football Club, from selling its shares in the club’s parent company. The matter garnered significant public interest, resulting in […]
David Mohyuddin KC
A ‘silk who gets his hands dirty,’ he is a ‘reassuringly thorough and tenacious advocate’ who is ‘technically excellent’ and ‘very aware of the practical and commercial context of his advice.’ He is popular with clients, being ‘fantastic to work with.’ David likes to be part of a team, recognising clients’ commercial and practical problems […]
Favourite Cases: Cummins v Bond – Article by Wendy Mathers
In this edition of Favourite Cases, Wendy Mathers tells the story of Cummins v Bond [1927] 1 Ch 167, a copyright case involving a spirit, a medium and the court’s jurisdiction over the afterlife. Wendy says: “Chancery law is wrongly seen by countless law students as boring, too often relating to dry and dusty settlements […]
Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd – Article by James Morgan KC
James Morgan KC acted for the successful second defendant in Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd [2020] EWHC 2073 (Comm), a novel economic loss case concerning whether a trust company procured a breach of contract by its subsidiary, or was vicariously liable for the acts of its employee, the […]
Favourite Cases: Salomon v Salomon – Video by Shantanu Majumdar KC
In this edition of Favourite Cases, Shantanu Majumdar KC explores the historic decision of the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon [1897] AC 22, a case concerning a Victorian leather merchant and his business arrangements, which continues to reflect the general rule that companies have separate legal personalities to their members, however few those […]
Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd [2020] EWHC 2073 (Comm)
James Morgan KC acted for the successful second defendant in Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd [2020] EWHC 2073 (Comm), a novel economic loss case concerning whether a trust company procured a breach of contract by its subsidiary, or was vicariously liable for the acts of its employee, the […]
Video: Contracts, communication and mediation – Taking a collaborative approach to varying terms
James Fagan
He regularly appears in complex applications and trials in the High Court and County Court, having acted as sole advocate in both interim hearings and full trials. His cross-examination has been judicially described as “effective and forensic.” James is dual qualified and was called to the Bar of England in 2019 and Wales and the Bar […]
Three cases on contempt of court and what they mean for commercial fraud litigation – Article by Shantanu Majumdar KC
Recent weeks have seen a spate of decisions on contempt of court. Most are sentencing cases and thus of little general interest since they turn on their facts. However, three cases do raise issues of general principle which not infrequently arise in the commercial fraud context. In this article, Shantanu Majumdar KC discusses Andreewitch v […]
Carmela De Sena v Joseph Notaro and others [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch)
On 1st May 2020 Judgment was given in Carmela De Sena v Joseph Notaro and others [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch). You can read the full judgment here. Dov Ohrenstein of Radcliffe Chambers (instructed by Andrew Perkins at Ashfords) represented Joseph Notaro and S Notaro Group in their successful defence to the Claim that had been brought […]
