Maitland Chambers

26 May 23

Goyal & Anor v BGF Investment Management Limited & Ors [2023] EWHC 1180 (Comm)

On 26 May 2023 Mr Justice Butcher handed down judgment in Goyal & Anor v BGF Investment Management Limited & Ors [2023] EWHC 1180 (Comm). David Mumford KC and Ryan James Turner acted on behalf of four of the defendants in successfully resisting a claim for damages for deceit and unlawful means conspiracy in excess of £40 million following a three-week trial in the Commercial Court. ...

26 May 23

Henderson & Jones Ltd v Ross: Rebecca Page acts for successful Defendant

Mr Justice Richard Smith has handed down Judgment in Henderson & Jones Ltd v Ross (and others) [2023] EWHC 1276 (Ch) dismissing claims against all the defendants arising out of a corporate restructure of The Hospital Medical Group Limited.: ...

16 May 23

Restructuring plan rejected: Ted Loveday acts for opposing creditors

Mr Justice Adam Johnson has handed down judgment in Re The Great Annual Savings Company Ltd [2023] EWHC 1141 (Ch) refusing to sanction a restructuring plan for an energy broking company. Ted Loveday acted for three energy suppliers who successfully opposed the plan. The judgment is available here. ...

15 May 23

Alizade v Kudlick

Judgment in the case of Alizade v Kudlick was handed down last week. It is an example of the Court exercising its discretion not to order a (former) trustee to account. ...

11 May 23

Maria Mulla joins Maitland

Maitland is delighted to welcome Maria Mulla to Chambers....

02 May 23

High Court hands down judgment in favour of the actor Eva Green in Green v (1) White Lantern (2) SMC [2023] EWHC 930 (Ch).

The High Court has handed down judgment in favour of the actor Eva Green in Eva Green v (1) White Lantern Film (Britannica) Ltd (2) SMC Speciality Finance LLC [2023] EWHC 930 (Ch). Edmund Cullen KC and Amanda Hadkiss represented Eva Green at the trial and were instructed by Archerfield Partners LLP....

27 Apr 23

High Court hands down judgment in the case of THJ Systems v Sheridan [2023] EWHC 927 (Ch)

The High Court has handed down judgment in THJ Systems v Sheridan [2023] EWHC 927 (Ch), a dispute about intellectual property and expulsion from a two-member limited liability partnership in which Amanda Hadkiss and Ted Loveday acted for the Defendants....

06 Apr 23

The Official Receiver v Shop Direct Finance Company Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 367

Michael Gibbon KC and Maxim Cardew acted for the Official Receiver in his successful appeal to the Court of Appeal against the judgment in Shop Direct Finance Company Limited v The Official Receiver [2022] EWHC 1355 (Comm); [2022] BPIR 1280. ...

05 Apr 23

Dean Armstrong KC Advises Facewatch in Successful Personal Data Compliance by the ICO

Dean Armstrong KC has assisted Facewatch, the UK facial recognition technology company, with expert advice on personal data policy. Mr Armstrong’s advice has led to a successful outcome when key aspects of its personal data processing were recently assessed by the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)....