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 […]
High Court allows provisional liquidators pre liquidation sale
Kate Rogers (instructed by Crowell & Moring) acted for the joint provisional liquidators, Michael Leeds and Kristina Kicks of Interpath. The High Court has held that the joint provisional liquidators of Versilia Solutions Ltd were entitled, on the specific wording of their appointment and the urgent commercial circumstances, to complete a pre liquidation sale of […]
London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference (LIIARC)
We are delighted to share that David Mohyuddin KC will be speaking at the London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference, taking place from 25–27 November 2025 in central London. David will be joined by an expert panel of Kate McMahon of Edmonds Marshall McMahon, Yindi Gesinde of Baker McKenzie and Nicola Hudson of Brunswick […]
Jessie Barnett-Cox
Jessie has worked on complex commercial and international disputes since 2020, having spent five years as an Associate in Skadden’s top-tier International Litigation and Arbitration team before moving to the Bar. Jessie’s notable experience at Skadden includes representing: The respondent to an LCIA arbitration, involving contractual claims arising out of dispute concerning the non-delivery of […]
William Fitzalan Howard
Prior to coming to the Bar, William was a senior equity research analyst at an investment bank. He ran a team specialising in the valuation of transport and infrastructure assets. During the practising period of his pupillage William has acted both led and unled in the High Court on multiple occasions, as well as appearing […]
Andrew Brown and Amber Turner Feature in the September 2025 edition of R3’s Recovery News
We are delighted to share that Andrew Brown and Amber Turner recently featured in the September 2025 edition of R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals’ Recovery News. Andrew Brown provides a case update on Apollo XI Ltd v Nexedge Markets Ltd and Hunt v Oceana Capital Reserves Ltd & IPS Law Ltd & Christopher Farnell. […]
IWIRC (BVI) / Radcliffe Chambers webinar on ‘Litigation Finance: The perspective from the office-holder and the funder’
On Monday, 22 September at 13:00 (BST) and 08:00 BVI time, Antonia Anderson of Grant Thornton UK, Charles Jeffery of Jeffery Capital and Andrew Brown of Radcliffe Chambers will be presenting on ‘Litigation Finance: The perspective from the office-holder and the funder’ as part of the IWIRC (BVI) / Radcliffe Chambers webinar series. In the […]
In the Matter of River Island Holdings Limited [2025] EWHC 2276 (Ch)
On Thursday, 4 September, Sir Alastair Norris handed down his written reasons for sanctioning the Restructuring Plan in respect of River Island. It is a typically clear and careful analysis and contains some helpful observations around the sharing of benefits and burdens under a restructuring plan; the treatment of shareholders; the rationale for differential treatment […]
Guaranteed Failure, the case of Peter Dunn and Kostas Kazolides
The case of Peter Dunn v Kostas Kazolides [2025] EWHC 2212 (Ch) addresses interesting questions about limitation periods, insolvency, the formal requirements for the execution of deeds, and how variation to the contract between the principal debtor and creditor may discharge a guarantor. Mr Dunn, a former chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner, claimed nearly £9m […]
