Call: 1977
Education
LLB Hons. (Yarbourgh Anderson Scholar, 1976; Palmer Stawell Scholar 1977)
Languages
French, conversational
Further Disciplines
ADR Group Accredited Mediator
Commercial Arbitrator
Professional Associations
COMBAR, London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Principal Areas of Practice
Commercial (all areas covered including contractual disputes, Interim Applications including Searching and Freezing Orders, sale of goods, consumer credit, passing-off, building disputes, bills of exchange and insurance).
Civil Fraud (particularly commercial)
Professional Negligence (principally solicitors, valuers/surveyors and accountants).
Sport Law (football, particularly F.A. and other tribunal work and personal injury claims, athletics, including drug-related matters and I.A.A.F. Tribunal hearings, and boxing, including representing former, undisputed heavy-weight world champion).
Torts (Principle areas covered include negligence, nuisance and economic torts).
Partnership Law
Cases of Interest
- Regina v Greenwich Justices ex parte Aitken The Times, 3 July 1982 (High Court procedure under Order 53)
- London Borough of Camden v Alpenoak Limited 1986 N.L.J. (breaches of undertakings to court)
- John Laing Construction Limited v Dastur [1987] 1 WLR 686 (tenders before action in contract)
- Smith v Springer [1987] 1 WLR 1720 (payments into Court)
- Filemart Limited v Avery [1989] 2 EGLR 177, (enforcement and committal proceedings)
- Hussy v Eels [1990] 2 QB 227 (mitigation of damage in tort)
- Long v Jones The Times, 6th March 1990, (sales in market overt)
- Michael v Ensoncraft Limited [1990] EGCS 156, (damages)
- Taylor v Plymouth Argyle Football Company Limited CA, Transcript, 28th June 1991, (legal professional privilege)
- Bristol & West Building Society v Mothew [1998] Ch.1 (leading authority on principles of breach of fiduciary duty)
- Bristol & West Building Society v May, May and Merrimans [1996] 2 AER 801, (solicitors' negligence in lender cases)
- Nationwide Building Society v Balmer Radmore & Others [1999] Lloyd's PNLR, (professional negligence in lender case)
- Nationwide Building Society v Thimblebys [1999] Lloyd's PNLR, (contributory negligence and deceit)
