Source: http://www.serlecourt.co.uk/our-people/profile/thomas-braithwaite
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 16:35:45+00:00

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Mardan v. Lowe : Prescriptive rights of way and possessory title to unregistered land.
Arabi v. Arabi  EWHC 1384 (Ch): Claim of beneficial interest in property following alleged joint venture between brothers.
Loose v Lynn Shellfish  AC 599 (Supreme Court): Intervention on behalf of the Crown Estate in a case concerning prescriptive rights over the foreshore and the doctrine of accretion.
Lictor Anstalt v Mir Steel UK  EWHC 3316 (Ch): Successful claim on behalf of the owners of a steel mill who had failed to protect their rights on the land register and lost their title due to the mill's annexation to the land. The court held that the sale of the mill by administrators was a breach of contract, procured by the purchasers, and that such claims survived despite non-registration at HMLR.
Nissan v. Four Square : Validity and construction of an easement to park.
Faulkner Investments v. Nassif : Claim concerning the status of occupation of a discretionary beneficiary of an offshore trust.
BOC v. Aeternum Capital  (Comm): Claim for specific performance under a development agreement.
Amin v Amin  EWHC 3356 (Ch): Acting for family and minor partnership interests in a wide-ranging partnership dispute, including claims to a constructive trust interest in the family home.
Volta Developments v Waltham Forest Friendly Society  EWHC 1295 (Ch): Construction of grant of right of way.
Roberts v. Swangrove Estates & others  2 P&CR 17 (Ch) and  Ch 439 (CA): Successful claim by the Crown Estate to adverse possession of the bed of the River Severn, including a determination of the constitutional ability of the Crown to acquire title by adverse possession. Upheld on appeal (led by Frank Hinks QC on appeal).
Backos v. WFW  EWHC 243 (Ch): Claim by LLP for recoupment of drawings from former member.
Prevezer v. WFW  (Comm): Former LLP member's claim for consultancy remuneration.
Hanlon v. Human Capital Investment Group  (Ch): Dispute concerning the acquisition of a recruitment agency, in which the claimants attempted to assert the existence of a joint venture.
Norbrook v. Robson  (QB): Questions of ownership of documents held by the secretary of an unincorporated association.
Metrobrook v. Highland  (Ch): Dispute concerning shopping centre developments, in which the claimants attempted to set aside expert determinations and to assert the existence of a joint venture.
Amin v Amin  EWHC 3356 (Ch): Acting for family and partnership interests in a wide-ranging dispute, including claims to a constructive trust interest in the family home.
Brocket Hall (Jersey) Ltd v. Dykes : Concerning the ownership of chattels at Brocket Hall.
Patel v. Patel  EWHC 2247 (Ch): Proceedings for contempt of court following a finding of forgery of a will.
Re Nina Wang  HKCA 170 (Hong Kong): Proceedings to determine the true construction and effect of a home-made will of reputedly the wealthiest woman in Asia (led by Frank Hinks QC).
H v. O  (Ch): Acting for Isle of Man trustees with respect to claims by liquidator under the Insolvency Act to recover company property.
Page v. West  EWHC 4390 (Ch): Application for the sale of trust property.
Re A Trust  (Bermuda): Successful application to obtain an anti-suit injunction preventing a disaffected beneficiary from taking proceedings in another jurisdiction relating to a Bermuda Trust (led by Nicholas Le Poidevin QC).
Re Matthews  (Ch): Claims in misfeasance against executor.
Re the Estate of M  (Bahamas): Acting for the trustees of the estate of a wealthy Bahamian businessman facing adverse claims against the estate.
G v. S  (Bahamas): Acting for defendants facing claims of breach of trust and dishonest assistance.
Backos v. WFW  EWHC 243 (Ch): Successfully resisted an appeal against an arbitrator's jurisdiction award based on the proper construction of the arbitration agreement.
Simmons Gainsford Corporate Finance v. PSP Facilitating  (Merc): Whether a claim for introducer's success fee survived termination of an agency agreement.
St Vincent v. Robinson  EWHC 1230 (Comm Ct): Acting for a number of Defendants in a multi-jurisdictional fraud claim, resolved by an application to strike out the claim on the basis that the damages claimed constituted reflective loss.
Trimulgherry Investments v. Locke  (Merc): Construction and rectification of share sale agreement.
Vestey Group v. Steller Packing  (Ch D): Obtaining peremptory order for delivery up of stock; assertions of lien.
The Cape Bari  2 Lloyd's Rep 469 (Privy Csl): Advised the successful appellants on a case involving the construction of a clause in an Oil Terminal's standard terms purporting to exclude the Maritime Limitation of Liability Regime.
Pencil Hill v. Citta di Palermo  LTL 27/1/2006: Challenge to enforcement of an arbitration award based on public policy and the law of contractual penalties.
Wych v. Careforce  1 Costs LR 1 (Comm): Successful application for relief from sanction under the new CPR 3.9 following breaches of an unless order relating to e-disclosure.
Tom's work in this field includes unfair prejudice petitions, actions against directors and claims in insolvency.
Re A  (Ch): Acting for shareholders with respect to allegations against a receiver as to the sale of company property.
Re Lifemarque  (Ch): Company valuation in unfair prejudice petition, in which the court considered the merits of differing valuation methodologies (led by Victor Joffe QC).
Blue Station v. Kamyab  EWCA Civ 1073 (CA): Claim against director for recoupment.
Opus Property Finance v. Vantreen  (Ch): Successful appeal against order setting aside statutory demand on the basis that the debt was a penalty and liable to be varied under the Consumer Credit Act.
Ryan v. Tiuta International  BPIR 123 (Ch): Application to set aside statutory demand against guarantor on the basis of allegations of lawful act economic duress.
Lictor v. Mir Steel  EWHC 3316 (Ch): Successful claim of procuring breach of contract brought against a purchaser of assets from a company in administration, the court rejecting a claim that the defence of justification should be available to the purchaser of assets from a company in administration (with Dan McCourt Fritz).
Claim against solicitor for alleged breach of trust in payment of sale proceeds.
Interpleader application on behalf of solicitors allegedly holding trust monies.
Alleged negligence in negotiation of complex share buy out.
Concurrent claims in England and Jersey against advocates and barrister for alleged mishandling of trusts litigation.

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