Lauren Godfrey settles multi-million claim for alleged breach of directors’ duties and restrictive covenants. Representing the departing directors the settlement negotiated by Lauren enables those directors to continue their new business.
I’m a minority shareholder in a company. It is being run in a way that is unfair to me. Perhaps I’ve been excluded from management. Maybe business has been diverted to another company. Or my co-director is receiving an excessive salary. What…
The children, aged 9 and 11, refused to see their father alleging that there had been aggressive behaviour on his part and treating them differently. The father says the children have been alienated. After a contested hearing the court found the Mother…
A Specific Issue Order is made under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (‘CA 1989’). It can be used to determine questions about a child’s upbringing, for example, where a child should go to school (state or private), to change the…
In terms of divorce and separation, a periodical payment order is the term for spousal maintenance i.e. ongoing (usually monthly) payments made by one party to the other. The Court has the power to order that periodical payments will commence upon granting of decree for divorce as part of the…
Land ownership disputes usually happen for one of three reasons: First, the plans that a seller gives to a buyer are often out of date, do not show fixed things on the ground like gateposts, walls and manhole covers and are too…
Contract law is complex and multifaceted. Our team of barristers has considerable experience of commercial disputes at all levels and will be able to help you understand and take relevant action on any challenges you might be facing. Our overview of freezing orders and search and seize orders reveals some of the complexities. What…
Divorcing can be a challenging, stressful and emotional process. Each case is unique and though it can be possible to come to an early agreement through mediation or a negotiated settlement, cases can sometimes be more complex and require Court hearings. Even the most amicable divorce may…
Bruce Tregoning represented a Father against whom 14 allegations of serious abuse (including sexual abuse) against his two children had been made by the mother; necessitating a 4 day fact finding hearing involving several professional witnesses attending Court including a NYAS Caseworker…
Stuart Wright successfully represented a HMO landlord in a civil action against him by a former tenant accusing him of harassment, unlawful eviction and failure to comply with the statutory deposit protection requirements. Stuart Wright was instructed on a direct access basis…
