Clerks Details
- Clerk Name: Mark Heath
- Clerk Telephone: 0117 928 1520
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
- Clerk Name: David Fielder
- Clerk Telephone: 020 7583 8055
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
Commercial
Jack has developed a broad commercial litigation practice, with particular expertise in complex contractual disputes, often involving cross-border issues, substantial claim values and intricate corporate structures
He is recognised for his expertise in contract law and has provided written expert opinions on English law for use in foreign proceedings.
His practice spans a wide range of sectors, including financial technology, manufacturing, energy, broadcasting, construction, agriculture and local government, giving him a strong commercial understanding of the industries in which his clients operate.
Recent and Ongoing Cases:
E -v- P (Pre-Issue) (Breach of Contract; Success Fees; Cross-Jurisdictional) Advising with leading counsel in a dispute concerning success fees and a large scale (200 hectares) development project valued at £50,000,000. Complex causation and cross-jurisdictional enforcement matters.
R -v- L (Mediation) (Breach of Contract; Loss of Opportunity; Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982) Advising and representing the claimants in a mediation concerning breach of a winemaking contracts and loss of opportunity. Analysis of DEFRA standards for English Wine alongside laboratory reporting of ‘volatile acidity’, ‘Oechsle scale’, and ‘free SO2’ levels in wine. Settled.
L -v- M (Mediation) (Breach of Contract; Loss of Opportunity; Insolvency) Representing the defendant in a mediation concerning breach of a wholesale manufacture and supply contract and the subsequent administration of the claimant, a household brand. Claim value of £700,000. Settled.
Discovery Corporate Services Limited -v- Khayamedia Comercio Internacional de Eventos Esportivos LDA (High Court) (BL-2022-00732) (Breach of Contract; Cross-Jurisdictional) Preparing particulars of claim in an international contract dispute worth USD $2.2m, reported on in the legal press here.
Elisabeth Obeng -v- Kim Howard Limited (County Court) (N037X663) (Mobile Homes Act 1983; Consumer Rights Act 2015; Park Homes; Maintenance and Repair of Pitch) Preparing the Defence and Counterclaim in an ongoing dispute against a site-owner concerning responsibility for the maintenance and repair of a Park Home and its pitch.
(1) Andrew Roberts, (2) Jill Kane -v- Cotswold Grange Investments Ltd (County Court) (M01BM425) (Mobile Homes Act 1983; Consumer Rights Act 2015; Park Homes; Breach of Contract; Misrepresentation; Proprietary Estoppel; Causing Loss by Unlawful Means) Preparing the Particulars of Claim in an ongoing dispute against a Park Homes owner concerning misrepresentation, restraint of trade and the tort of causing loss by unlawful means.
Sue-Ellen Lockett -v- (1) MAE Networks Limited, (2) Michael Keenan Fedai, (3) Fedai Technology Limited (County Court) (L11ZA990) (Part 36; Date of Acceptance) Advising the claimant on a novel issue in Part 36 concerning the effect of acceptance of an offer made by some defendants but purportedly withdrawn by the remaining defendant, who had not been properly joined. Analysis of CPR rs.19.4, 36.9 and 36.11.
Various -v- Tide Platform Limited (Breach of Contract; Data Protection Act 2018; Equality Act 2010; Common Law Negligence; Fraud; Miscellaneous) Repeatedly instructed by the defendant Fintech company in sundry, miscellaneous claims ranging from alleged breach of equality regulations to alleged fraud.
Various -v- OVO Energy Limited (Breach of Contract; Data Protection Act 2018; Common Law Negligence; Miscellaneous) Repeatedly instructed by the defendant utility company in miscellaneous claims ranging from alleged breach of data protection regulations to alleged negligence.
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Recommendations "Just to let you know that I have just spoken to [the client] and he has heaped lashings of praise upon you for your valiant effort and the excellent way in which you represented him at trial today. He has personally asked me to pass this message on to you." - instructing solicitors
"I must say that my colleagues, myself, and [the client] were very impressed with your advocacy. I look forward to instructing you again in the future." - instructing solicitors
“Jack obtained the order we needed and the client was very satisfied with the outcome. Great service all round!” - instructing solicitors
“Really impressed with the work he did here – not just the result – but he took it all in his stride – no panicking or complaints about the woeful standard of instruction! His post hearing report is also first class. I’d be happy to use Jack on future instructions and will pass this onto the wider team as well.” - instructing solicitors
“He is approachable, helpful, and efficient.” - instructing solicitors
“A pleasure to work with.” - instructing solicitors
"May I just say what a superstar Jack Webb was today, thank you to all of you for putting him on the case." - lay client