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Gavin Mcleod
Business & Property
27/09/2019

Gavin McLeod published in leading property law journal

Gavin McLeod has written an article on the recent Supreme Court case of Regency Villas v Diamond Resorts on the nature and scope of easements as property interests. It has been published in The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, a leading academic...

Rob Mundy
Business & Property
19/09/2019

Rob Mundy successful in challenge to £21m proof of debt

His Honour Judge Worster recently handed down judgment in the insolvency case Poole v Hinton [2019] EWHC 2331 (Ch). Colin Poole, the former chief executive of Claims Direct plc, was successful in his chal-lenge to his trustee in bankruptcy’s...

James Morgan QC
Business & Property
07/08/2019

Head of Business and Property Group, James Morgan QC, appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge

We are delighted to announce that Head of our Business & Property Group, James Morgan QC, has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge. Our congratulations go to James who is now authorised to act as a Judge of the High Court in the Chancery...

Rob Mundy
Business & Property
08/07/2019

Severance Principles Settled – Robert Mundy

Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman [2019] UKSC 32 Unreasonable restrictive covenants are void at common law. But what if only part of a covenant is unreasonable? Can the bad be severed and the good enforced? In Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman, the Supreme...

Naomi Candlin
Business & Property
19/03/2019

Naomi Candlin appointed as a Deputy District Judge

St Philips is delighted to announce that the Lord Chief Justice has appointed Naomi Candlin as a Deputy District Judge to sit on the Midland Circuit.

Iqbal Mohammed
Business & Property
13/02/2019

Breaking a deadlock: Invalid appointment of director and administrators – Iqbal Mohammed

Re Sprout Land Holdings Limited: Tighe v Fraser-Peters Iqbal Mohammed acted for one of two directors of a deadlocked company, where one director resolved to appoint administrators through the appointment of a third director by a members’ written...

James Morgan QC
Business & Property
24/01/2019

James Morgan QC successful in Northampton Town FC ‘missing millions’ case

Head of St Philips Business & Property Group, James Morgan QC, who was instructed by Osborne Clarke LLP, successfully acts for Northampton Borough Council in obtaining a £2.3m judgment against Anthony and David Cardoza arising out of their...

Marc Brown
Business & Property
16/11/2018

Marc Brown is guest speaker at Aston University Conference on 15 Years of the Enterprise Act 2002 Insolvency Reforms

On Thursday 15th November, Marc Brown was invited to speak at a conference hosted by Aston University, to reflect on the impact of the Enterprise Act 2002 reforms on UK insolvency proceedings and also consider the potential for further reform. Marc...