Case Studies

Civil & Commercial

Breach of charities act requirements, sale of land and Professional Negligence

Buyer sought to avoid a contract for sale in excess of £8m on the basis that the transaction did not meet the formal requirements of Charites Act legi ...

Civil & Commercial

Commercial Contract

The case was a claim for payment of unpaid invoices, the amounts of which had been offset by the defendant to cover their expenses in putting right th ...

Civil & Commercial

Construction

Three party case concerning the loss of specialist equipment and unpaid invoices totalling c £150,000.

Civil & Commercial

Construction and Property

Claim by building contractor for agreement and payment of the final account and counter claim for defects.

Civil & Commercial

Construction and Property

This was a claim in nuisance against a Town Council by a resident whose property, on the boundary of public sports fields, was flooded.

Family Business & Trusts

Contentious Probate and Partnership

Family and inheritance claim involving extensive farming and sporting estates.

Civil & Commercial

Defective building

High value London residential premises new-build considered unfit for occupation for several years. Complex issues of loss and alternative investments ...

Civil & Commercial

Environment

Residents close to a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) encompassing a well-known beach on the south coast of England had for a long time opposed disposal ...

Civil & Commercial

Financial Services

A claim for in excess of £1 million brought by a retired couple against wealth managers in professional negligence and for breach of the FSA Conduct o ...

Civil & Commercial

Fraud, Deceit and Conversion

The dispute was over the conduct of two family members acting under Powers of Attorney. Had they acted improperly and should they repay monies ‘gifted ...

Employment Mediation

Gross Misconduct

This was a case that had been to Tribunal and subsequently to an Appeals Tribunal, who referred the case back for a re-hearing.

Public Sector & Regulatory

Immigration

A government withdraws sponsor licences from colleges educating foreign students, harming students’ immigration status and damaging the colleges finan ...

Civil & Commercial

Insurance

This was an insurance claim by a laundry company that had suffered a devastating fire following the spontaneous combustion of towels from a spa.

Civil & Commercial

Intellectual Property and lease renewal dispute

An ancient pub included a brewhouse producing a locally well-known brand of ale. Disputes about rent, alterations etc resulted in opposition to the gr ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Local Government

A council, engaged in a major new office development, needs to acquire part of a privately owned car park to secure access. Facing the loss of control ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Local Government

A government introduces new regulation of legal aid fees, resulting in substantial reductions in fees paid to some lawyers. Representative bodies for ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Local Government - Public Service

A private company delivers services to a government public services department under a framework agreement and call-off contract. As a result of irreg ...

Workplace & Employment

Mental health absence - work related stress

Early resolution of a potential long term sickness absence case caused by work related stress, with allegations of bullying and harassment.

Civil & Commercial

Merger of two professional practices

Two professional practices, which had operated alongside each other under the same branding for a number of years, were aiming to merge.

Workplace Mediation

Organisational Dispute

There was an ongoing issue between two executives at a government-funded science industry body. The issues largely related to project ownership, with ...

Civil & Commercial

Oversailing, access and boundary issues

Allegations and counter-allegations of trespass by crane oversailing, blocking/altering of vehicular access and building beyond the boundary line.

Workplace & Employment

Partnership breakdown

A partnership with an annual turnover of £10m was facing the imminent break-up of its executive team and the partnership. The dispute related to a boa ...

Workplace Mediation

Partnership Dispute

A partnership with an annual turnover of £10m was facing the imminent break-up of its executive team and the partnership.

Civil & Commercial

Personal Injury

A complex case involving two mediations – one between the Claimant and the Defendants, and a second between the two Defendants themselves.

Public Sector & Regulatory

Planning

Officers support the principle of housing development on a site, but the affordable housing contribution is contentious. Relations deteriorate and det ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Planning and Nuisance

Complaints about weekend disturbance arise out of ambiguously worded restrictions on planning permission for an industrial process. Alive to the ambig ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Police Misconduct

After a domestic burglary emergency call, a police dog handler attends but his dog attacks the homeowner instead of the burglar, prompting a negligenc ...

Civil & Commercial

Private members' club governance issues

Assisting a private members' club with several thousand members with a management crisis over future direction of the club.

Public Sector & Regulatory

Private Sector

A national agency in the public eye faces a litigation dilemma: advised that it has a 65% chance of recovering £millions of public funds in a professi ...

Civil & Commercial

Professional Negligence

Claim by litigants in person. Allegations of negligence against solicitor.

Civil & Commercial

Professional negligence

Claim against solicitors for failing to secure the release of a charge on sale of a large property site.

Civil & Commercial

Property development / fraud, deceit and conversion

A claim in respect of a development site on which a Lease was purportedly granted. A claim in respect of circa £10m of investor deposits which were ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Public Sector - Pensions

A major public sector employer proposes to modify staff pension arrangements due to increasing unaffordability, thereby provoking industrial unrest an ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Public Sector - Stakeholder

A vacant office building, for some time occupied informally as community space, is threatened with redevelopment. The community appeals to the local M ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Public Sector - Telecoms

A private contractor is struggling to deliver telecoms services to a regional authority, which is faced with stakeholder complaints and threatens to t ...

Civil & Commercial

Real Estate

Claim for fees and counter claim for breach of contract in respect of a significant services contract over a large estate.

Workplace Mediation

Sexual Harrassment

Ms A had brought a complaint against her team mate Mr B of sexual harassment during a works night out. The organisation held an investigation and her ...

Civil & Commercial

Shareholder

Claimants allege agreement by Defendant in 2020/21 to transfer shares for an agreed and paid sum. Defendant alleges agreement is void or rescinded so ...

Civil & Commercial

Shareholder Dispute

Founders of small manufacturing company passed the company on the the next generation. They were seeking payment they believed they were due.

Public Sector & Regulatory

Stakeholder & Nuisance

As the scale of a popular air festival grows, it becomes increasingly controversial within the local community. Despite its local economic value, resi ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Statutory nuisance

A flat owner complains that the council is failing to deal with late evening music noise from the bar downstairs, and threatens to trigger a licence r ...

Public Sector & Regulatory

Statutory nuisance

Car racing at a disused airfield triggers complaints. The council serves a statutory nuisance abatement notice. Before the appeal hearing, the council ...

Civil & Commercial

Supply of bespoke bathroom fittings

Dispute concerning manufacture and supply of bespoke bathroom fittings for the residential care sector. Issues of delay, quality, incomplete orders et ...

Civil & Commercial

Trusts, Wills, Probate and Inheritance

Two sisters, as Trustees of a discretionary trust set up by their late mother, disagreed over the disposition of the main asset.

Civil & Commercial

Trusts, Wills, Probate and Inheritance

A dispute had arisen between the five grandchildren of the Deceased over the future of three properties which were left in trust for them.

Civil & Commercial

Valuation and fitness for purpose issues on sale of poultry rearing business

The sale of a poultry business included leasehold sites allegedly misrepresented as in repair and complying with regulation requirements.