Recent Cases

Alliance and Leicester Building Society v Ghahremani [1992] RVR 193

Barnes v Gilmartin Associates NLP 29.07.98 EAT -
Unfair dismissal redundancy-requirement for part-time work displaced by requirement for full-time worker-what constituted work of a particular kind.

Bates and Micro Star LTL 4/7/2000 CA

Bates and Micro Star No (3) [2003] EWHC 661CLD

CPS v Compton [2002] EWCA Civ 1720
(Conflict as to ownership of assets between the Trustee in Bankruptcy and CPS where a drugs restraint order has been made)

Darren Egan v Motor Services Bath Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1002, (2008) 1 All ER 1156: (2008) 1 FLR 1294: (2008) 1 WLR 1589(2008) 1 All ER 1156.
An argument over the quality of a car, it was argued by the claimant that the car was defective and secretly repaired by the defendant. In the words of Dame Janet Smith: "Mr Weston readily despatched those submissions to the boundary".

Eastern Counties Leather plc v Eastern Counties Leather Group Ltd [2003] Env LR 13

Emery v UCB Bank Plc 15.05.97 CA -
Successful appeal against strike out order resulting in the reinstatement of the claim concerning the misconduct of a receivership of a nursing home. Instructed in CA only.

Ghariban Saki v Patrick Trant [2008] EWHC 492 (QB)
A dispute as to the division of the proceeds of a multi-million pound Casino development in Southampton.

In Rio Eloc Electron Opticck BV [1982] Ch 43

Naf Naf SA v Dickens [1993] FSR 424

National Bank of Abu Dhabi v Mohammed & Others NLP 21.03.97 CA -
Appeal from deputy judge of the Chancery Division. Undue influence alleged by wife of debtor. Represented the Bank in successfully dismissing the claims/the appeal.

Ord v Belhaven Pubs Limited NLP 13.02.98 CA -
Appeal from Judge in Chambers. Judge wrong to substitute the Defendant following the commercial re-structuring of the Belhaven group of companies. Plaintiff not entitled to lift the corporate veil so as to permit substitution.

Owen Promotions Ltd v Flynn

Re Morgan 12th Jan 2006
(Validity of IVA where original modifications not signed by the individual) and Trustee in Bankruptcy of Poulton v MOJ [2010] EWCA Civ 392.

Rehman v Benfield (2006) EWCA Civ 1392
(Acknowledgment of Title)

Robert Harry Pick v Chief Land Registrar [2011] EWHC 206

Sloggett v Perry No (2) LTL 25/5/2000

Timothy John Hargreaves (Trustee in Bankruptcy of Salt) v Salt & Hill [2010] EWHC 3549 Fam -
Claim by Trustee re alleged sale of Spanish property at an undervalue/claim by spouse to set aside property sale.

Treadwell v Dawkins TLR/NLP 24.05.00 QBD -
Company Director held personally liable for fraudulent misrepresentation as to the availability of finance for building development.

Trustee in Bankruptcy of Gordon Robin Claridge v Claridge [2011] EWHC 2047 (Ch)

Trustee in Bankruptcy of Louise St John Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2011] Ch 1