Tomlinson v Pickup [2014] EWHC 4495 (Ch)

Judgment Date: 01 Jul 14

Appeared as sole counsel for successful claimants in Chancery Division trial for enforcement of oral agreement for shares and directorships.

In the Matter of Pan Ocean Co Ltd v Pan Ocean Co Ltd & Ors (2014)

Judgment Date: 30 Jun 14

Summary A notice terminating an English law contract on the insolvency of a Korean company was not "the commencement or continuation of individual actions or individual proceedings" which could be stayed by the court under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 Sch.1 art.21(1)(a). The court's power under art.21(1) to grant "any...

Bank of Scotland PLC v (1) Nicholas Forrester (2) Ivor Forrester (2014)

Judgment Date: 20 Jun 14

Summary Where a son had bought his father's property from the father's trustee in bankruptcy and the father had continued to live in the property, the court found that there had been an agreement that the beneficial interest in the property would remain with the father, not pass to the...

Nicholas Pike v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (2014)

Judgment Date: 20 Jun 14

Summary A taxpayer was not entitled to income tax loss relief on the disposal of his company's loan stock to a family trust as a "relevant discounted security" within the meaning of the Finance Act 1996 Sch.13. A sum to be paid in addition to the principal amount on redemption of...

Sibir Energy Ltd & Ors v Slocom Trading Ltd (& Ors) (2014)

Judgment Date: 17 Jun 14

Summary There had been no errors of law or unsustainable findings in a judge's ruling in favour of the claimants in their claim for breach of contract. Facts The appellants (E, M and T) appealed against a judge's finding ((2012) EWHC 3464 (Ch)) in favour of the respondents (S and D) in...

Frederic Achom & Ors v Thomir Lalic & Ors (2014)

Judgment Date: 10 Jun 14

Summary A potential co-venturer in a nightclub project had not established his entitlement to a share in the venture by means of an interest arising from his non-financial contribution where there was no evidence of any concluded agreement between himself and the purchasers of the lease, and consequently no evidence...

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co & Or v Majid Al-Sayed Bader Hashim Al-Refai & Ors (May 2014)

Judgment Date: 23 May 14

Summary CPR r.81.4 had extra-territorial effect. A committal application could be made in respect of a foreign company director and served on him outside the jurisdiction, when it was alleged that he was responsible for the contempt of a company that was subject to the jurisdiction of the English court....

Goldtrail Travel Ltd (In Liquidation) v Abdulkadir Aydin & Ors (2014)

Judgment Date: 22 May 14

Summary The sole director and shareholder of a company in liquidation had breached his fiduciary duties to the company by misapplying its money and had breached the Companies Act 2006 s.175 by putting himself in a position where he had an interest that conflicted with its general interests. Facts The claimant ...

JSC BTA Bank v Mukhtar Ablyazov & Ors (2014)

Judgment Date: 14 May 14

Summary A judge had been entitled to order the trial of an issue as to whether a Russian businessman was the beneficial owner of shares in a company for the purposes of freezing and receivership orders made against him. Facts The court had to determine whether a judge was wrong...