Fountain Court Chambers

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, banking, employment, insurance, professional negligence and personal tax. Cases include: Lock v British Gas [2017] ICR 1 (holiday pay and commission); Paya v HMRC [2016] UKFTT 660 (IR35 and TV news presenters); Department for Transport v Sparks [2016] ICR 695 (incorporation of terms re sickness absence); Capita v RFIB [2016] QB 935 (indemnity and continuing duty); Allied Fort v Creation [2015] EWCA Civ 841 (insurance brokers and summary judgment); PA(GI) v GICL [2016] Lloyd’s Rep IR 125 (insurance transfer and liability for PPI mis-selling); Tael One v Morgan Stanley [2015] Bus LR 278 (interpretation of LMA standard terms); Bear Scotland v Fulton [2015] ICR 221 (holiday pay and overtime).

Called Inner Temple 1994; QC 2014; Inner Temple Major Scholarship, 1993; Eldon Law Scholarship, 1993; Scarman Scholarship, Inns of Court School of Law 1994; tenant, Fountain Court 1995; member of ‘A’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown 2007-2014; co-editor of chapter 12, ‘Financial Services’ in ‘Professional Negligence and Liability’ LLP loose-leaf.

Working knowledge of French.

Combar; Employment Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Hutchesons’ Grammar School; St Anne’s College, Oxford (1992 BA Jurisprudence; 1993 BCL).

Walking, reading, football.