Year of call: 2019
Ian has a thriving commercial practice, with a particular interest in insolvency (both personal & corporate) and property litigation.
He is frequently instructed in high-value cases, worth up to seven figures, regularly appearing in one-day and multi-day litigation in both the High Court and County Courts. Ian is also well-experienced working in a team, alongside KCs and senior juniors.
Reported cases in which Ian has appeared include:
Ian previously had a successful career in commercial sport. At City Football Group, the parent company of Manchester City F.C. & others, he negotiated multi-million-pound international commercial sponsorships, as well as the Amazon “All or Nothing” series, and helped secure approval of left sleeve branding on Premier League shirts. He also served on the organising team responsible for delivery of the inaugural Invictus Games in 2014, spearheaded by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
The year before pupillage, Ian was a judicial assistant in the Court of Appeal, working first with Lord Justice Simon, and then with Lady Justice Simler.
Examples of Ian’s oral advocacy skills can be seen from the recorded seminars and talks linked below:
Ian has a deep forensic understanding of the law, with two first-class law degrees from Cambridge University (BA & LLM) and numerous academic prizes. He combines this with a laser-like focus on his client’s primary commercial and strategic objectives, informed by his own high-level commercial career.
Ian is frequently instructed in consumer credit disputes, notably cases arising out of the ‘unfair relationship’ provisions under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
Ian also has experience of both advising and litigating in disputes concerning assets bought by consumers under credit finance agreements.
Commercial litigation is the lynchpin of Ian’s practice with experience in all aspects of the litigation process from interlocutory applications (including security for costs and pre-action disclosure applications) through to multi-day trials in the Circuit Commercial Court.
Notable examples include:
Ian is regularly instructed in both corporate and personal insolvency disputes. His broad experience includes:
Notable examples of recent instructions include:
Ian practises in all areas of real property and landlord & tenant law, in both commercial and residential contexts.
Ian’s recent cases and advisory matters have included:
Notable examples of recent instructions include:
Ian is well positioned to receive instructions given his previous career in sport. At CFG Ian worked at the interface of commercial sport, contract and sports regulation. CFG own a number of football clubs across the world, giving Ian insight into regulatory matters for a number of leagues including the Premier League, MLS, the J-League, and the A-League. His experience of the sports industry was further consolidated by participation in the Mishcon de Reya Sports Law Academy (2016).
Ian has begun to develop particular experience in the sphere of technology and construction. Most notably, assisting Andrew Singer KC in an arbitration regarding a contractual dispute arising out of the construction of a large housing estate.
Ian also supported Lesley Anderson KC in a matter concerning a multi-million pound property development, involving issues of professional negligence, misrepresentation and breach of contract.
