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James Morgan QC
Business & Property
10/12/2020

Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery and Administration: Questions as to Timing, Security and Priorities

James Morgan QC recently published this article, co-authored with Devinder Singh of Squire Patton Boggs,  in Insolvency Intelligence Magazine. This material was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square,...

St Philips Chambers reception
Business & Property
17/11/2020

Appeal Hearing: Sheffield Wednesday FC -v- EFL

John Randall QC and Mark Grant represented Sheffield Wednesday FC in their appeal against the decision of an EFL Disciplinary Commission, surrounding the high profile sale of the club’s Hillsborough ground. A League Arbitration Panel recently heard...

Gavin Mcleod
Business & Property
11/11/2020

Gavin McLeod in Court of Appeal Success

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Birmingham City Council acted lawfully in its decision to allocate funds for a retrofitting programme of sprinklers in tower blocks as part of its policy response to the Grenfell tragedy. Having...

Royal Court of Justice
Business & Property
08/10/2020

St Philips Barristers Involved in Multimillion Dollar Aerospace ‘goodwill’ Appeal Case

James Morgan QC and Kirsty White recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in Primus International Holdings Co & Others v Triumph Controls UK Ltd & Another [2020] EWCA Civ 1228, in which the court considered the legal meaning of...

St. Philips Chambers
Business & Property
27/09/2020

The Resumption of Part 55 CPR Possession Cases An Outline of Practice and Procedure

Introduction Amidst the latest news of supposed doom and gloom by the government, there has been a significant (and if you are a landlord, a somewhat positive) development: by way of a statement from the Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, on...

EFL and Sheffield Wednesday logos
Business & Property
17/08/2020

English Football League –v- Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

John Randall QC and Mark Grant (along with Nick De Marco QC),instructed by Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, acted for Sheffield Wednesday in arbitral and disciplinary proceedings between the EFL and the Club relating to its sale of the Hillsborough...

St. Philips Chambers
Business & Property
17/07/2020

Light Touch Administrations: a silver bullet, or a live hand grenade?

As retail insolvencies continue to rise, and amidst ongoing economic uncertainty, insolvency and restructuring professionals are increasingly exploring whether a ‘light touch administration’ is appropriate for their clients. In this new article...

St Philips Chambers reception
Business & Property
26/06/2020

Enter the ‘New Normal’: Key Takeaways from the Birmingham Business and Property Court User Meeting on 15th June 2020

On Monday 15th June 2020, the Birmingham Business & Property Court held its latest online Court Users Meeting and welcomed The Chancellor of the High Court, Lord Justice Vos along with Mr Justice Marcus Smith.  Below is a summary of the key...