1st Dec 2021
On Wednesday 19th October 2022 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the appeal of Guest and another (Appellants) v Guest (Respondent). Philip Jenkins acted for the Respondent, led by Penelope Reed KC. The decision in this landmark appeal, eagerly awaited by academic commentators and legal professionals, should clarify the proper approach a court ought to take when […]
7th Oct 2021
Boyle v Burke [2020] 1 BCLC 524 Key case on partnership dissolution; whether a transfer of business had resulted in dissolution and the impact on partnership annuities.
6th Jul 2021
Evan Price successfully opposes an application by the Trustee of a Discretionary will trust, seeking court approval for a proposed distribution. The claim was found to be improperly constituted since certain discretionary objects were not parties to the proceedings and no provision had been made for their representation. Moreover, on its merits, the distribution was […]
16th Jun 2021
Simon Taube KC appears before Privy Council in ITG Ltd and others (Respondents) v Fort Trustees Ltd and another (Appellants) (Guernsey) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is considering whether the assets of an insolvent trust should be distributed on a pari passu basis between former and current trustees or between the same as […]
10th May 2021
James Egan, led by Rupert D’Cruz KC, successfully defends Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC in the latest saga of the Kagazy v Zhunus litigation James Egan, led by Rupert D’Cruz KC of Littleton Chambers, has successfully defended Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC (“KK JSC”) against numerous claims by Harbour Litigation Fund (“Harbour”) in relation to the c.US $300m judgment […]
8th Mar 2021
Richard Dew successfully defends a claim asserting that Norwegian inheritance applies to the estate of an individual who had lived in Norway but died domiciled in Wales – and at the same time shows that the earlier decision in Banks v Natwest Bank regarding the principles of ademption (which he also appeared in) did not […]
10th Feb 2021
Sam Laughton recently acted for the successful claimant in Patel v Barlows Solicitors (A Firm) [2021] 4 WLR 6. After a 5-day trial in the Chancery Division, it was held that an abortive joint venture for the purchase and sale of properties was a “business” within the meaning of the Partnership Act 1890. In the alternative, it was held that the monies advanced […]