Andrew Twigger KC represented the successful appellant in the Supreme Court. The lead judgment by Lady Rose contains important clarifications to the law concerning implied terms and the circumstances in which the terms of a contract between the parties bar an unjust enrichment remedy. Mr Barton agreed orally with...

Thomas Munby KC and James Kinman (instructed by Ken Duncan and Alina Neal of Stephenson Harwood LLP) represented the successful paper title owner in a long-running family dispute over the ownership of a Knightsbridge flat. The case gave rise to important questions relating to the emerging doctrine of what...

Richard Fowler represented the successful landlord in the Supreme Court in a notable new case about commercial leases. On 18 January 2023 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2. Richard, instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP, acted for Sara in the...

Advising Good Law Project on complaint regarding financial mismanagement and political activity

In Transworld Payment Solutions UK Ltd (In Liquidation) v First Curacao International Bank NV [2022] EWHC 2742 (Ch), Mr Justice Freedman dismissed challenges by the Defendants to the jurisdiction of the court and/or seeking a stay of the proceedings on forum non-conveniens grounds. The Claimant (“TWPS”) was a company that provided...

Rebecca led Emily Gailey on a 5-day summary judgment / strike out application for the Defendant firm of solicitors successfully striking out a multi-million-pound claim for professional negligence in which the Court found that the claim had been knowingly exaggerated.