Three Stone

Adam has a commercial and commercial chancery practice with a particular focus on the following areas:

• Civil fraud and trust claims, often involving urgent applications for freezing orders, proprietary injunctions, relief against non-parties under the Chabra jurisdiction and for disclosure under Norwich Pharmacal and the Banker’s Act.
• Company and partnership disputes in particular claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against directors, partners and employees and allegations of unfair prejudice between shareholders.
• Insolvency and restructuring in particular claims involving antecedent transactions and asset recovery following liquidation. His restructuring and non-contentious work includes advising on schemes of arrangement and insurance business transfers.
• Professional liability including professional negligence claims involving accountants, solicitors, barristers, architects and a wide range of specialist contractors.

Recent appellate work includes landmark Supreme Court decisions: in Willers v Joyce (recognition of the tort of malicious prosecution in civil proceedings); in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland (confirming the correctness of the Saamco principle in professional liability claims); and in BPE v Gabriel (the potential liability of insolvency practitioners for litigation costs incurred prior to their appointment).

Prior to joining Chambers in 2004, Adam practised as an employed barrister at Clyde & Co, where he was heavily involved in insurance litigation and arbitrations arising out of the PA insurance spiral and the failure of split capital investment trusts. He continues to advise on insurance coverage and subrogation issues.

Adam attended St Paul’s School in London. Between 1995 and 1998 he read English Literature at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. He obtained a Diploma in Law at City University in 1999 and was called to the Bar in 2000. He is a member of Middle Temple and an Astbury Scholar.

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