Commercial litigation and disputes:
My practice as a commercial litigation barrister includes acting in a wide range of commercial/business disputes including contractual disputes, fraud, economic torts, negligence and defamation.
I am also able to provide advice and representation to individuals in relation to a range of civil legal matters including:
- Contractual issues
- Civil fraud
- Consumer or retail disputes
- Defamation and slander
- Injunctions
Recent and current work:
- Acting as sole counsel against a large sovereign wealth fund in Kuwait Investment Office v Taylor & Hard; a case involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duties, conspiracy to procure a breach of contract and procuring a breach of contract (https://www.ft.com/content/5477e3d9-5672-4457-8124-b0cb19b23bfb).
- Acted as sole counsel in a multi-party conspiracy to procure a breach of contract claim against a leading QC (Pepe's Piri Piri Ltd & Anor v Junaid & Ors [2019] EWHC 2097 (QB).
- Advising in a breach of contract (franchise agreement) claim (QB) (ongoing).
- Multi-party fraud claim involving multiple complex interim applications (Chancery Division).
- Successfully argued the Defendants were the real winners where Claimant awarded less than 1% of damages sought (Pepe's Piri Piri Ltd and Another v Junaid and Others [2019] Costs LR 1881) in conspiracy to procure a breach of contract and procuring a breach of contract claim.
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction acting for Dragon’s Den’s ‘Chika’s Foods’ in a case involving employee misuse of social media (Chika’s Foods & another v Jarratt 2018 (QB).
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction in a complex company and partnership dispute.
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction in a case involving employee dishonesty.
- Application for contempt of court (C v H [2016] EWHC 2366 (QB).