James Anson-Holland
Before transferring to the English Bar, James practiced law in New Zealand and in the Cayman Islands. As a result, he has extensive trial and appellate experience beyond his year of call and has acted (both led and unled) in cases at various levels, including being led in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. […]
Harmish Mehta
Harmish has extensive experience of working in counsel teams with senior colleagues on complex and high-value disputes, and complements this experience with his busy unled practice. His ongoing and recent work includes defending civil fraud proceedings allegedly valued at more than £300 million (led by senior and junior counsel), preparing an application for worldwide freezing injunctions (led by senior junior counsel) and assisting senior counsel with preparation for a six-day trial of an unfair prejudice petition. Harmish received First Class Honours […]
Directors’ Disqualification Compensation Orders – Has Their Time Finally Come? – Article by Catherine Doran
In this article published in TL4 FIRE Magazine issue 14 – Catherine Doran discusses the regime by which disqualified directors can be ordered to pay compensation for the benefits of creditors and how this has been little used over the years, but may at last be seeing an uptick in cases. Read the full article […]
The Relevance of Loss in Preference Type Misfeasance Claims – Revisited – Article by James Morgan KC
In this article published in TL4 FIRE Magazine issue 14 – James Morgan KC discusses the relevance of loss in preference type misfeasance claims. Read the full article here.
Brake and another v Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2023] UKSC 29 – Article by James Morgan KC
In this case commentary, James Morgan KC comments on the judgment handed down by the Supreme Court in Brake and another v Chedington Court Estate Ltd (UKSC 2021/0010) [2023] UKSC 29. This article was published by LexisNexis. Subscribers can read the full article here.
Blessing, Immunity and Abuse of Process
Chaired By David Mohyuddin KC and Daniel Burton, who both appeared on behalf of the successful respondents in the Court of Appeal in Denaxe Ltd v Cooper & Rubin [2023] EWCA Civ 752, this talk includes a discussion of the decision and the practical implications for trustees and officeholders who might seek the court’s approval for something they […]
Denaxe Ltd v Cooper & Rubin [2023] EWCA Civ 752
On 30 June 2023, David Mohyuddin KC and Daniel Burton instructed by Martin Jensen and Zoe White of Beale & Co Solicitors LLP, succeeded in resisting an appeal brought against their clients, Paul Cooper and David Rubin, the former receivers appointed in 2019 by way of equitable execution over certain assets relating to Blackpool Football […]
Time To Reconsider Restructuring Plans? – podcast
Matthew Weaver KC and Andrew Brown of Radcliffe Chambers together with Hayley Çapani of Shoosmiths, Steven Cottee of Pinsent Masons and Andrew Dalton of BTG Advisory discuss the recent case law in Part 26A Companies Act 2006 Restructuring Plans and, in particular, the decisions in Re The Great Annual Savings Co Ltd [2023] EWHC 1141 (Ch) and Re Nasmyth Group Ltd […]
Cross-Border Insolvency: Continuing Authority of Local Representative – Allen v Der London Ltd by James Morgan KC
James Morgan KC was recently instructed by Seladore Legal on Allen v Der London Ltd, a cross-border insolvency matter which dealt with the continuing authority of local representatives. The decision underlines the importance of applying the precise wording of English recognition orders whilst at the same time respecting properly conducted foreign judicial processes. Read the […]
Cross-Border Insolvency: Continuing Authority of Local Representative – Allen v Der London Ltd by James Morgan KC
James Morgan KC was recently instructed on this cross-border insolvency matter, dealing with the continuing authority of local representatives. The decision underlines the importance of the applying the precise wording of English recognition orders whilst at the same time respecting properly conducted foreign judicial processes. You can read the full article here.
