Cases

Personal Management Solutions Ltd v Brakes Bros Ltd

2014 EWHC 3495 (QB)

Instructed on appeal to the Court of Appeal in a breach of confidence claim.

Chilab v Kings College London

2012 EWCA Civ 1178 (CA), Times, November 8, 2012

Successfully resisted a security for costs application against wife.

Sole Counsel. Court of Appeal.

Osuji v Holmes

2011 EWCA Civ 476, Times, April 19, 2011

Guidance given on the nature and scope of CPR r 38.2 (2): discontinuance where High Court injunction obtained but proceedings subsequently commenced in the County Court.

Ellias LJ granted permission to appeal on exceptional grounds. Court of Appeal.

Attorney General of Zambia v MCD

2008 Lloyd's Rep. F.C. 587

Section 10 of the Partnership Act 1890/dishonest assistance/knowing receipt.

Claims, pursued against the innocent partner during a six-month trial, which the Lawyer described as one of the biggest trials of 2007, were dismissed on appeal. Court of Appeal.

Hathurani v Jassat

009-2011 (Ch)

Joint venture/partnership and alleged illegality involving recoveries in excess of £30 million.

Chancery Division.

Silvernoinnen v Creating Solutions Ltd & Anor

2009-2011 (Ch)

Claim concerning the validity of a share buy back arrangement and unpaid dividends in excess of £1 million where fraud and duress alleged.

Sole counsel. Chancery Division.

Secretary of State v Property Investor’s Courses Ltd & Anor

2009 EWCA Civ 104

Application to re-open appeal on a preliminary issue in petitions to wind up seven companies on public interest grounds brought by the Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Sole Counsel. Court of Appeal.

The Government of Equatorial Guinea v H

2007

Instructed as sole counsel on behalf of the Government of Equatorial Guinea in a claim for professional negligence against a bank worth £80,000 which was settled in favour of the Government.

Sole counsel.

Wokuri v Kassam

2013 Ch 80; 2012 3 WLR 427; (2012) 109 (20) L.S.G. 26 (Ch); The Times, February 7, 2012

Diplomatic immunity was not available to the Defendant in defence of a breach of employment contract claim.

Sole Counsel for the Claimant.

Gaurlicikiene v Tesco Stores

2013 EWCA Civ 1612

Procedural irregularity/unfairness in ET decision involving claim for breach of employment contract.

Sole Counsel. Court of Appeal.

Blacker v Bourne & others

2014 (Chancery Division)

claim concerning validity/rectification of trust and legal/beneficial interest in land

Virdi & Others (Chancery Division)

2014

Nature and scope of beneficial interest in land.

Attorney General of St Lucia & The Judicial Legal Services Commission v Horace Fraser UKPC

2009 2 LRC 26

Constitutional legality of a contract to remove a member of the judiciary.

Daudo v Odunsi

2009 EWHC 1764 (Ch), LTL, 7/9/2009

Counterclaim/declaration for beneficial interest in land

Acted for the Claimant and successfully resisted the counterclaim.