This has for some years been a major part of Andrew’s practice, acting mostly for agents.

Significant Reported Cases

Simpson v Grant and Bowman (2005) EU Law Reports 933
Meaning of ‘good faith’ in the Commercial Agents Regs

Gledhill v Bentley Designs (2008)
Whether agent was fairly dismissed

McQuillan v McCormick (2010)
Valuation of agency

Warren v Flach BV (2014)
Court of Appeal decision on valuation of agency

Cerascope Ltd v Todagres SA [2008] EWHC 1502
Operation of Spanish law in relation to agency

Andrew covers a wide range of topics in this field. His principal specialism is insurance, but he also deals with banking, asset finance and pensions. He has appeared in cases on all these topics, as well as Collective Investment Schemes.

Significant Reported Cases

Regent Lesiuretime Ltd v Natwest Finance Ltd plc [2003] EWCA Civ 391
Claims against banks and restoration of company to the register

Sky Land Consultants Ltd [2010] EWHC 399 (Ch) (David Richards J.)
Whether company was operating a collective investment scheme

Andrew’s particular interest in this field is share capital, but he also deals with disputes relating to all aspects of company and partnership law.

Reported cases

Regent Lesiuretime Ltd v Natwest Finance Ltd plc [2003] EWCA Civ 391
Restoring a company to the Register

M Young v Zahids Solicitors [2006] EWCA Civ 613  [2006] 1 WLR 2562 C.A.
Whether a person without a profit share can be a partner

Andrew deals with all aspects of costs, both inter partes and solicitor and own client. He has argued points of principle at various levels, and still deals with detailed assessments. The simplifications introduced by the Jackson Reforms in April 2013 have created new complexities, and Andrew has been busy dealing with these

Reported Cases

Hughes v Sheppard (2015)
When a detailed assessment hearing is treated as having ‘started’

Platt v Mehmi (2015)
What evidence may be brought in an oral review of a provisional assessment

Kellett v Wigan Community Transport (2015)
When a provider of medical reports must add VAT to the fee charged by the doctor