Company & Partnership, Commercial Litigation, Property Litigation
Barrister specialising in Chancery – commercial litigation (partnership/LLP law, commercial disputes, banking/mortgage law, general contract and tort, insolvency and bankruptcy, professional negligence, sale of goods, property, landlord and tenant, company law); also non-contentious partnership law. Important cases: Boyle v Burke [2020] Bus LR 220: key case on partnership dissolution; whether a transfer of business had resulted in dissolution and the impact on partnership annuities, Heathcliffe Properties Ltd v Dodhia [2016] EWHC 2628 (Ch): Important case on using contempt of court to enforce compliance with Court orders in the context of realising partnership assets.Chohan v Patel [26 May 2016]: Freezing injunction obtained against assets of a solicitor partner in the course of a partnership dispute. Reinhard v Ondra LLP [2016] 2 BCLC 571: Ground breaking case exploring the nature of members’ interests in an LLP, whether members can be employees and what terms apply to members. Dr Shakarchi v Dr Muir [11 March 2014]: GP partnership dispute regarding division of former partnership premises with injunctions sought.Eaton v Caulfield & Others [2014] BCC 653: Scope of unfair prejudice relief to bring about discontinuance of proceedings. Paul Castledine v (1) RSM Bentley Jennison (2) RSM Bentley Jennison Ltd [2012] Bus LR (D77): Whether former partner retained a share in the goodwill of a substantial accountancy firm. Eaton v Caulfield & Others [2011] BCC 386: Limited Liability Partnership: expulsion, unfair prejudice and just and equitable winding up in LLPs.Shaw v Finnimore & Watts LTL 9/3/2009 (re alleged profit-sharing agreement); Capewell v Boulton LTL 6/11/2009 (beneficial interest claimed in shares); Turner v Jacob LTL 16/6/2006 (re: constructive/resulting trusts, estoppel and tracing); Horton & ors v Brandish & ors LTL 22/8/2005 (re estoppel and caution over land); Ridgeway Motors (Isleworth) Ltd v ALTS Ltd [2005] 1 WLR 2871 (re limitation and bankruptcy/insolvency); Ellis v Coleman LTL 10/12/2004 (goodwill and construction of a partnership agreement); The Society of Lloyd’s v Surman and Ors LTL 13/10/2004 HC (re enforcement of charging orders); Soremekun v Omotunde [2004] All ER (D) 312 (re: third party setting aside a judgment); The Society of Lloyd’s v Laws [2004] EWHC 71 (Comm) (re: amendment of pleadings); The Society of Lloyd’s v Bowman & others LTL 19/12/2003 CA (re bankruptcy/Lloyd’s Names); Marsh v Sofaer & Griffinhoofe [2004] PNLR 24, [The Times] 10/12/2003 (re solicitor’s negligence and duties of confidentiality); Thomas-Everard v Society of Lloyd’s [The Times] 28 August 2003 (re: bankruptcy and Lloyd’s Names);
Westminster School; Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA Hons).