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Rob Mundy
Business & Property
09/01/2023

Rob Mundy successfully defends directors accused of driving companies into administration

In Re Portbond Ltd [2022] EWHC 3359 (Ch), three directors were accused by unfair prejudice petition of driving two companies into the ground and engineering a pre-pack sale to a connected company. The petitioner pleaded that the result of the...

Raghav Trivedi
Business & Property
16/12/2022

Raghav Trivedi in High Court Appeal success on behalf of High Court Enforcement Officer

Appearing before Mrs Justice Lambert, Raghav Trivedi was successful in having the appeal dismissed on all grounds of appeal on behalf of Simon Williamson. The appeal from the order of Master Sullivan of 10 February 2021 required the appellant (Mr...

John Randall KC & Robert Mundy
Business & Property
15/11/2022

John Randall KC and Rob Mundy successful in three-week trial

Judgment was handed down on Monday in Gill v Thind [2022] EWHC 2872 (Ch), a dispute over the ownership of three companies. After a three-week trial, Mr David Halpern KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, dismissed claims for...

Mark Grant
Business & Property
31/10/2022

Three Counties v Person Unknown – Final Judgment and Order

Mark Grant recently obtained an injunction against Persons Unknown, on behalf of the owners of the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire.  The application related to a Defence and Security Expo due to take place at the Showground...

Commercial Seminar News
Business & Property
24/10/2022

On-demand video: Supreme Court Decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana

On October 13th James Morgan KC and Marc Brown presented a seminar entitled “The Duty to Creditors: BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & Others [2022] UKSC 25”, this session is now available to view on-demand below. Access the seminar notes.

Christopher Buckingham
Business & Property
18/10/2022

Trespassers, Non-Residential Land and the Police

Trespassers, Non-Residential Land, and the Police This article considers police powers in respect of trespassers under s 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (as recently amended) and s 60C (as recently inserted by s 83 of...

James Morgan KC & Marc Brown
Business & Property
06/10/2022

Breakfast seminar: Supreme Court Decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana. The decision has been eagerly anticipated by the insolvency industry but understanding it will also be important for all those involved in advising directors about...

John Randall QC & Ali Tabari
Business & Property
23/08/2022

John Randall QC and Ali Tabari advise Kensington & Chelsea Council to tackle social housing tenancy fraud

St Philips Barristers John Randall QC and Ali Tabari have advised the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in a major victory against social housing tenancy fraud. Under an order given by Mr Justice Zacaroli, due to GDPR requirements, the...