The Legal 500

Position

Barrister. cases include: Colour Quest et al v Total UK Ltd [2009] EWHC 823 (Comm) – determining liability for the Buncefield oil terminal explosion; Barclays Bank v The Guardian Newspaper – injunction restraining publication of Barclays tax arrangements; Mobil Cerro Negro Ltd v Petroleos de Venevuela SA [2008] EWHC 532 – discharge of worldwide freezing order in support of New York arbitration; Scottish & Newcastle v Othon Ghalanos [2007] House of Lords, [2006] Court of Appeal – Article 5(1)(b) Brussels Regulations – jurisdiction, place of delivery under a CFR contract; Svenska v The Government of Lithuania [2006] Court of Appeal – enforcement of arbitration award, State immunity, issue estoppel arising out of arbitral tribunal’s jurisdictional award (see also Gloster J at [2006] 1 Lloyds Rep 181); Crehan v Courage [2006] House of Lords – Article 82 – De Limitis 1 and 2 – Commission decision – deference; Director of the Assets Recovery Agency v Creaven & ors [2006] 1 WLR 622 – Freezing order in assets recovery proceedings -quasi in rem proceedings – legal and living expenses. Dura v Clean Air Carpets [2006] Commercial Court – failure to disclose assets – contempt – committal; Allian; Marine Aviation (France) v GE Frankona Reinsurance Ltd London & anr, (QBD, Commercial Court) [2005] EWHC 101(Comm) application of excess to hull and machinery reinsurance; Racing UK Ltd v Doncaster Racecourse Ltd & anr, (QBD) [2004] EWHC 2813 (QB) claim under broadcasting rights contract – issues of agent’s actual or apparent authority; Motorola Credit Corporation v Uzan and others (CA) [2003] EWCA Civ 752 – inexpediency of worldwide freezing orders in support of foreign proceedings; Trafigura Beheer BV v Golden Stavraetos Maritime Inc (The ‘Sonia’) (CA) [2003] EWCA Civ 664, [2003] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 201 Hague-Visby time bar; Motorola Credit Corporation v UAan and others, Steele J [2002] 12th August 2002 – order for cross examination on affidavits; [2002] 22nd July 2002 – application to discharge freezing order), Court of Appeal [2002] EWCA Civ 989, 26 June 2002 – refusal of stay; R (A and others) v Lord Saville of Newdigate and others Court of Appeal [2001] EWCA Civ 2048, [2002] 1 WLR 1249, 19 December 2001 Venue for military evidence, [2000] 1WLR 1855 (Court of Appeal) Anonymity, Court of Appeal, The Times 5th April 1999.

Career

Called 1992; Middle Temple; publications include Aitkens, Lord & Bools, ‘Bills of Lading’ (2007) Informa and Bools, ‘The Bill of Lading as a Document of Title to Goods’ (1997) LLP Ltd.

Education

Spalding Grammar School; The University of East Anglia (1990 LLB Hons); Hertford College Oxford (1995 DPhil).

Practice Areas

Commercial; Litigation - commercial; Shipping - marine