Employment

Garden leave

restraint of trade

breach of confidence

discrimination

whistle-blowing

wrongful & unfair dismissal

share options

directors duties

pension rights

TUPE

Human Rights

European law

strikes

Injunction proceedings including springboard injunctions, freezing orders and search & seizure orders

Cases include
Hagen v ICI [2001] Unreported
(breach of contract and negligence claim in context of a TUPE transfer

Malik v BCCI [1998] AC 17
(scope of implied term of mutual trust and confidence)

Rock Refrigerations v Jones [1996] IRLR 675
(validity of covenant stated to run following dismissal “howsoever occasioned”)

Symbian Ltd v Christensen [2001] IRLR 77
(Garden leave, duty of fidelity etc)

Whitewater Leisure Management Ltd v Barnes [2000] IRLR 456
(Transfer of Undertakings)

University of Nottingham v Eyett [1999] IRLR 87
(Employer’s duties to disclose and advise)

SBJ Stephenson v Mandy [2000] IRLR 233
(Covenant in restraint of trade)

Jones v Foxboro (EAT, May 2000)
(Estoppel arising between tribunal proceedings and EAT)

BCCI v Ali (No 3) [1999] IRLR 508
(Damages for loss of a chance; proof of stigma)

BCCI v Ali [1999] IRLR 226
(Employer’s duties to disclose its own misconduct)

Professional Negligence & Discipline

solicitors

barristers

accountants

stockbrokers

insurance brokers

financial advisers

architects

engineers

surveyors

Cases include
Brostoff v Clark Kenneth Leventhal 1998 [PNLR]
(Accountancy – fraud – negligence – vicarious liability)

Greenland Houchen v Bennett 1998 [PNLR]
(Solicitors – negligence – limitation period of 3 years for claims which include nervous breakdown caused by negligent conduct of litigation)

Beswarick v Ripman [2001] Ll Rep PN 698
(Solicitors – negligence – settlement negotiations)

General Commercial

First demand guarantees

share warranty claims

share option schemes

inter-company restraint of trade (including European aspects)

fraud

breach of fiduciary duties

breach of confidence

debt collection

company law

insurance arbitration

shipping arbitration

Construction & Similar

Loss & expense claims

damages claims

performance bonds

JCT forms

ICE forms

claims for extensions of time arbitrations.

Experience includes cross-over work with professional negligence i.e. negligent certification, negligent supervision, negligent advice to employer to terminate contract etc… Sale of goods/product liability cases

Recent Articles
“Dishonest assistance in a breach of trust” Trusts & Estates Journal 2001

“Solicitors’ liability for dishonest assitance in a breach of trust” PNLR 2001

“Is Lavarack v Woods good Law?” ELA Briefing 2001

Qualified:	Mediator
Specialist Areas:	Employment Professional Negligence & Discipline
Education:	Trinity Hall, Cambridge ( M.A. Cantab )
General Information:	Employment Garden leave restraint of trade breach of confidence discrimination whistle-blowing wrongful & unfair dismissal share options directors duties pension rights TUPE Human Rights European law strikes Injunction proceedings including springboard injunctions, freezing orders and search & seizure orders Cases include Hagen v ICI [2001] Unreported (breach of contract and negligence claim in context of a TUPE transfer Malik v BCCI [1998] AC 17 (scope of implied term of mutual trust and confidence) Rock Refrigerations v Jones [1996] IRLR 675 (validity of covenant stated to run following dismissal “howsoever occasioned”) Symbian Ltd v Christensen [2001] IRLR 77 (Garden leave, duty of fidelity etc) Whitewater Leisure Management Ltd v Barnes [2000] IRLR 456 (Transfer of Undertakings) University of Nottingham v Eyett [1999] IRLR 87 (Employer’s duties to disclose and advise) SBJ Stephenson v Mandy [2000] IRLR 233 (Covenant in restraint of trade) Jones v Foxboro (EAT, May 2000) (Estoppel arising between tribunal proceedings and EAT) BCCI v Ali (No 3) [1999] IRLR 508 (Damages for loss of a chance; proof of stigma) BCCI v Ali [1999] IRLR 226 (Employer’s duties to disclose its own misconduct) Professional Negligence & Discipline solicitors barristers accountants stockbrokers insurance brokers financial advisers architects engineers surveyors Cases include Brostoff v Clark Kenneth Leventhal 1998 [PNLR] (Accountancy – fraud – negligence – vicarious liability) Greenland Houchen v Bennett 1998 [PNLR] (Solicitors – negligence – limitation period of 3 years for claims which include nervous breakdown caused by negligent conduct of litigation) Beswarick v Ripman [2001] Ll Rep PN 698 (Solicitors – negligence – settlement negotiations) General Commercial First demand guarantees share warranty claims share option schemes inter-company restraint of trade (including European aspects) fraud breach of fiduciary duties breach of confidence debt collection company law insurance arbitration shipping arbitration Construction & Similar Loss & expense claims damages claims performance bonds JCT forms ICE forms claims for extensions of time arbitrations. Experience includes cross-over work with professional negligence i.e. negligent certification, negligent supervision, negligent advice to employer to terminate contract etc… Sale of goods/product liability cases Recent Articles “Dishonest assistance in a breach of trust” Trusts & Estates Journal 2001 “Solicitors’ liability for dishonest assitance in a breach of trust” PNLR 2001 “Is Lavarack v Woods good Law?” ELA Briefing 2001