Mr James Main v SpaDental Ltd and Timothy Alexander Close
Jamie Cockfield, instructed by Katie Farmer at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, was successful for the trustee in bankruptcy in the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The appeal turned on whether a bankrupt dentist’s claim for holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998, brought in respect of a period of working from March 2013 until February 2019, […]
Contract Natural Gas Ltd v Zog Energy Ltd [2025] EWHC 86 (Ch)
Andrew Brown, instructed by Fraser Ritson and Aziz Abdul of Addleshaw Goddard, successfully represented the liquidators of Contract Natural Gas Limited, Joshua Dwyer and Will Wright of Interpath, in the recent High Court decision of Contract Natural Gas (in liquidation) v Zog Energy Limited (in liquidation) EWHC 86 (Ch) in which Andrew Twigger KC, sitting […]
Top Cases of 2024 hosted by Piers Digby and Olivia Wilson
In this Junior Programme: Tops Cases of 2024, Piers Digby and Olivia Wilson recap some of the top Insolvency and Private Client cases over the last year and provide their insight on why these cases are so significant and highlight cases to watch out for in 2025. The presentation slides are available to download, here. […]
Manolete v White [2024] EWCA Civ 1418
The Court of Appeal has just handed down judgment in Manolete v White ([2024] EWCA Civ 1418), in which it held that occupational pensions are protected from injunctions requiring them to be drawn down so as to be available to creditors for enforcement purposes. Manolete had obtained a judgment against Mr White which remained unpaid. […]
Magomedov & Ors v Kuzovkov & Ors [2024] EWHC 2527 (Comm)
A Norwich Pharmacal application (“NP Application”) can be a very useful tool in the armoury of a claimant – particularly in fraud cases – trying to establish sufficient information to be able pursue the ultimate wrongdoer. But what form should an NP Application take? The Chancery Guide at §14.81 states that NP Applications “…should be […]
Rachel Lane (Pupil)
Prior to starting pupillage at Radcliffe Chambers, Rachel worked as the sole fee earner in the Private Client department of a regional law firm. She specialised in wills, estates, and inheritance tax matters. Rachel read Law at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, receiving Double First Class Honours and ranking third in her year. She subsequently […]
Zara Yusuf (Pupil)
Prior to commencing pupillage, Zara worked as a Private Client Tax Advisor at Ernst & Young (International Tax) and Blick Rothenberg. Her work covered all areas of the UK taxation of individuals, often with a cross-border aspect. Zara then worked as a Statutory Instruments Paralegal at the Cabinet Office. She contributed to the drafting of […]
Samuel Lane (Pupil)
Prior to coming to the Bar, Sam studied History at the University of Oxford. He received a first-class undergraduate degree in History and a master’s degree in Medieval History with Distinction, gaining the top mark in his year. He remained at Oxford to complete a doctorate, specialising in late medieval English history. During his studies, […]
Kemp & Hunt v WTB UK SPV No.1 Ltd & Telefonica UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 2235 (Ch)
Non-assignment clauses are back in the news again. Many commercial and finance contracts contain a qualified non-assignment clause which prohibits an assignment without the prior written consent of the other party. What happens when one of the contracting parties purports to assign receivables arising under the contract without the prior consent of the other, but consent […]
Radcliffe Chambers Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce the Radcliffe Chambers Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2024 on Thursday, 28th November, from 12:00 to 19:30 at etc. venues St Paul’s. The sessions will be led by Radcliffe Chambers barristers along with special guest speakers. The day will begin with a plenary session on Restructuring Plans. Following this session, we […]
