Christopher's practice covers a broad range of commercial work but he has particular experience in civil fraud, banking, company law, and obtaining injunctive relief (especially freezing injunctions).

At the end of 2009 Christopher acted (with Stuart Ritchie) for one of the Defendants in a nine-week trial arising from an alleged conspiracy in the inter-dealer broker market: Tullett Prebon v BGC and others [2010] EWHC 484 (QB).

Christopher prides himself on the quality of his written and oral advocacy, and is always mindful of the importance to his clients of achieving an outcome to disputes that makes commercial sense. He is happy to receive papers in electronic format.

Recent work includes:

acted (with Andrew Stafford QC) in a multi-million pound contractual dispute relating to property development.
acted (with John Davies QC) on a case concerning a claim arising from defective machinery in an aluminium factory.
obtained a freezing injunction in a civil fraud matter arising from the misappropriation of commission by an Independent Financial Advisor - listed for a 10 day trial later this year.
unfair prejudice claim arising from the breakdown of a small business and an alleged breach of an agreement to transfer shares.
acting for a PR consultancy in a contractual dispute with one of its customers.
acting for the claimant in a claim arising from the dissolution of a farming partnership.
advising on the enforceability of guarantees which were not properly executed.
advising as to the effectiveness of a transfer of a European Community Trade Mark in equity.
application to set aside a statutory demand involving questions of private international law.
advising on liability and the measure of loss in a professional negligence claim against a solicitor arising from a conveyancing transaction.
advising on a professional negligence action arising from the drafting of a deed of trust.
advising on a debt claim raising issues of diplomatic and state immunity.
advising on the effect on a guarantee of an alleged novation of a loan agreement.

EDUCATION

MEng. Clare College, University of Cambridge - Double First (1997-2001)
Boxing Blue (1999)
Pressed Steel Prize for Engineering (2000) - placed first in College in finals.
Postgraduate Diploma in Law - City University (2001-2002)
Bar Vocational Course - Inns of Court School of Law (2002-2003)

LECTURES, ARTICLES AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Assisted Stuart Ritchie in writing Fiduciary duties - Directors and Employees.

Christopher is currently offering the following training lectures and would ask firms interested in any of these lectures to contact the clerks:

Freezing orders - practice and procedure.
Fundamentals of banking law.
Litigating guarantees.
Unfair prejudice - when businesses go wrong.
Disclosure and e-disclosure.

Christopher is a member of the Commercial Bar Association.