Cases

Michael v the Official Receiver

2014 EWCA Civ 534

Judicial bias/predetermination/correct applicable test.

Court of Appeal. Sole Counsel.

Bank of Ireland v Gill

2013 EWCA Civ 2996 (Ch)

Banks application to lift a stay where the bank made inappropriate attempts to serve a bankruptcy petition.

Sole Counsel for the Respondent.

Chamberlin v Revenue & Customs

2011 EWCA Civ 271, [2011] S.T.I. 1213

VAT/Insolvency.

Sole Counsel.

Nortel v Unite the Union & Anor

2010 B.P.I.R. 1003; Times, May 18, 2010

Permission to proceed against a company in administration involving suggested pension fund liabilities of 3.3 billion/correct applicable test.

Sole Counsel.

Chamberlin v Revenue & Customs

2010 S.T.I. 2177

Whether acceptance of an erroneous VAT return creates a bankruptcy debt in relation to legal services not chargeable to VAT.

Permission to appeal granted. Appeal allowed against a decision of the Chief Registrar. Represented the Appellant. Sole Counsel.

Hellard v Michael

[2010] B.P.I.R. 418

Extent and nature of court's supervisory justification over trustees in bankruptcy - Insolvency Act 1986, s. 303 (1), (2) and the fairness of the disposal of assets by biding process.

Day v Haine & Anor; re Compound Sections Ltd

2008 2 BCLC 517

Whether a protective award made after the date a company went into liquidation was provable in respect of redundancies made prior to that date.

Court of Appeal. Appeal allowed. Sole Counsel for the employees.