National and International Commercial Contract Disputes
including; misrepresentation, fraud/dishonesty, fiduciary relationships and equitable principles and remedies

Commercial Company Disputes and Directors and Directors Duties
including; misfeasance, wrongful trading and disqualification

Arbitrations
including; insurance and construction/negligence in design

Share sale and similar agreements

Sports Related Cases
Case involving allegations of fraudulent inducing the client to enter in to contracts to purchase about 15 race horses from the leading racing auctioneers. After an unsuccessful attempt by the auctioneers to strike out, the case settled on strict terms as to confidentiality.

Further cases concerning racehorse purchases from auctioneers in England and Ireland involving:

misrepresentations/fraud/dishonesty;
contractual construction;
terms/exclusions of liability

Sponsorship disputes (some for the Team, some for the sponsor) concerning motor racing, motor cycle racing and powerboat racing.

Fitness for purpose/design disputes involving motor racing cars and powerboats.

EU Matters
including; competition and the legality of trade sanctions

Professional Negligence
particularly in connection with solicitors and the conduct of litigation

Injunctions
freezing/search orders and restraint of trade cases

NOTABLE CASES

Commercial Contract Disputes
The Grupo Torras litigation in the Court of Appeal A Commercial Court action concerning the privatisation programme of one of the former Soviet States Continental Assurance Company Limited A 76 day trial before Park J in the Chancery Division

Arbitrations
A recent arbitration for leading cigarette manufacturers over new plant at their works A fledgling ICC arbitration concerning insurance proceeds from a Turkish earthquake claim

Share Sale & Similar Agreements
2 substantial disputes, 1 in the Commercial Court and 1 in the Chancery Division

EU Sanctions
A House of Lords case in June 2001 concerning the construction/legality of the EU Sanctions regime against Iraq

Injunctions
- Elvee v Taylor & others
- Court of Appeal December 2001 concerning search orders
- a number of freezing orders including Commercial Court cases