Not exact matches
Representation
of a former partner in a multi-million dollar
breach of contract /
breach of partnership /
breach of fiduciary duty
case against former partners
arising from a profit - sharing agreement and involving counterclaims
of misappropriation
of trade secrets and
breaches of nondisclosure / non-solicitation agreements.
Served as trial or arbitration counsel in a variety
of commercial matters, including a
cases involving the voiding
of a million - dollar note, a
breach of contract case relating to a multi-million dollar insurance coverage dispute
arising from a catastrophic loss, and a shareholder dispute centering on the interpretation
of ten complex operating, management, business, and employment / non-compete agreements.
Successfully brought a
breach of contract case on behalf
of a Swedish air carrier
arising out
of defective modifications to three Boeing 737 - 300 aircraft.
The
case in question, Ivey v Genting [2017] UKSC 67, decided on 25th October 2017, did not concern dishonesty in the contexts where it might normally
arise, e.g. the criminal law, dishonest assistance in
breach of trust or a fraud claim, but in the context
of a conceded contractual implied term in a gaming
contract that the gambler would not «cheat» at the card game
of Punto Banco.
Many
of his
cases arise from
breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, right
of publicity, false advertising, intermediary liability (DMCA and CDA § 230), privacy, defamation, IP licensing and chain
of title matters.
Recent
cases handled include a multimillion - dollar recovery
arising from construction and design claims, a multimillion - dollar recovery relating to professional malpractice, successful defense
of a financial institution from multimillion - dollar lender liability claims, successful defense
of independent directors from claims
of breach of fiduciary duty and related claims, and a multimillion - dollar recovery in the telecommunications industry
arising from claims
of breach of contract,
breach of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud.
Successfully prosecuted claim on behalf
of distribution company in a
case involving fraud and
breach of contract claims
arising from previous business acquisitions.
Examples
of such
cases are Chandler v Cape Plc [2011] EWHC 951 (QB)(liability
of non-employer for exposure to asbestos), Kynixa Ltd v Hynes and others [2008] EWHC 1495 (QB)(claims
arising from alleged
breaches of restrictive covenants in employment
contracts), Romantiek BVBA v Simms [2008] EWHC 3099 (QB) a claim alleging that a public official had committed the tort
of misfeasance in public office when discharging a licensing function, OOO and others v The Commissioner
of Police for the Metropolis [20011] EWHC 1246 (QB)(claims by young foreign females that they had been trafficked into the UK by foreign nationals for the purpose
of slavery and that officers
of the Metropolitan Police Force
breached their human rights in failing to investigate their complaints adequately or at all) and Mouncher and others v The Chief Constable
of South Wales Police [2016] EWHC 1367 (QB)(claims by retired and serving police officers for false imprisonment, misfeasance in public office and malicious prosecution against South Wales Police
arising from an investigation by officers
of that force into alleged criminal conduct on the part
of the claimants during the course
of an investigation into a notorious murder in South Wales.