After a two-week trial, involving eight witnesses of fact and two accounting experts, Charles Morrison (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) has ruled in favour of the Defendant in Singh v Bains and G B Retail Ltd [2025] EWHC 141 (Ch), rejecting the Claimant’s case that he was entitled to a share in the Defendant’s company.

As well as dealing with the facts of the case, the judgment includes a useful review of a number of areas of the law involving: (i) the circumstances in which the existence of an oral contract can be assessed by reference to evidence that post-dates its formation; (ii) the basis upon which without prejudice privilege can be asserted over potentially relevant evidence and how it might be waived during litigation; and (iii) when a case might be rejected because a party has failed to discharge the burden of proof, rather than because the court prefers another party’s version of events.

Tom Beasley acted for the successful Defendant, instructed by Keith Hague of MD Law LLP.

A link to the judgment can be found here.