Clerk Details
- Clerk Name: David Fielder
- Clerk Telephone: 0207 5838055
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
Commercial
Michael's practice within the scope of this Group relates to commercial contract disputes, fraud, sale of goods and minority shareholders actions and to professional negligence litigation in the above fields.
He covers partnership and trust work as a member of the Property and Estates Group.
Notable cases include:
Barnstaple Boat Company Limited v Jones [2008] 1 All ER 1124 (a Court of Appeal decision addressing fraud in connection with limitation)
Street v Coombes [2005] EWHC 2290 (Ch) (a case involving fraud, conspiracy and insolvency issues).
Michael brings to bear on his commercial work his extensive and wide experience in the work of the 3PB Property and Estates Group (qv) and of the Construction and Engineering Group (qv).
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3PB crime and regulatory barrister Rebecca McKnight has written on the new guidelines for strangulation or suffocation/ racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation. The new sentencing guidelines will come into force on 1st January 2025.The data in this area is relatively limited given the offences only came into force on 7 June 2022 but practitioners will know that it is becoming increasingly common to see a charge of strangulation or suffocation. There was a...
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Welcome to 3PB’s final Employment and Discrimination Law newsletter for 2024. Edited by Jo Laxton, it features analysis from Ben Amunwa, Alex Leonhardt and Emma Greening on the following cases:
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- Connor v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [2024] EAT 175
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- L v The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2024] UKFTT 001044 (TC)
We thank all our clients and contacts for their support throughout 2024 and wish you all our best wishes for 2025. -
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