News for: Christopher Edwards

3PB Barristers' Commercial law group brings you the Spring Edition of its Business & Commercial Legal Update Handout. Please click here to view it. Topics Incomplete contracts and implied terms: Wells v. Devani [2016] EWCA Civ 1106 Directions that override limitation provisions, when restoring a company to the register: Davy v Pickering [2017] EWCA Civ 30 Contract: remedies and loss of chance: Scottish Power v BP and McGill v SEM Civil Procedure: costs and security for costs: a.      departing from...

If a contract for work and materials is performed badly, can there be a total failure of consideration? By what ‘performance’ is that question to be addressed? And can there also be a claim for damages? Christopher Edwards (Call 2008) analyses the most recent contribution of the Court of Appeal to the question of total failure of consideration and damages, in Gartell & Son (a firm) v. Yeovil Town Football & Athletic Club Limited [2016]...

On 6 April 2016 3PB Barristers Paul Newman and Christopher Edwards took part in a Mediation Update and Mock Mediation at Cardiff University. The Wales Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Association of Wales & Border Counties Mediators and 3PB Barristers jointly organised the event. Paul Newman delivered the keynote address, speaking to an audience of around 75 lawyers and mediation professionals. The mock mediation followed, which allowed the cast members to display...

The Commercial Agents Directive fundamentally changes certain areas of the common law relating to Agency. To view this webinar and learn about latest developments with critical analysis and practical guidance, please click here. To view Christopher Edwards profile, please follow this link.

Continuing breach is an area of law that has suffered from a level of uncertainty. In the context of professional risk, it is often important to limitation arguments, in order to determine when a breach of duty has occurred. Christopher Edwards (Call 2008) analyses the most recent contribution of the Court of Appeal, in Capita (Banstead 2011) Ltd v. RFIB Group Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 310. Christopher is a Commercial Law barrister with a particular...

Christopher Edwards, Business and Commercial barrister, provides a case update in the matter of Capita (Banstead 2011) Ltd v RFIB Group Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 310. In this case, the Court of Appeal reconsidered the issue of continuing liability in the context of breach of contract, an area of law that has suffered from a level of uncertainty following decisions on similar facts leading to differing judgments. The relevance of continuing breach normally relates to...

3PB is delighted to welcome new barristers as members of Chambers, who bring with them many years experience practising in a variety of areas of Law. William Webster (Year of Call: 1975) formerly of 12 College Place, advises on traditional land and planning matters, including highways, as well as general Chancery work involving land, rights over land and development issues. Christopher Edwards (Year of Call: 2008) formerly of Forum Chambers, is welcomed back to 3PB...