Experience

George Green LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Acted for a developer, who was the Responding Party, on a six figure adjudication in relation to a Final Account dispute with a Main Contractor over a luxury hotel. The matter settled on mutually acceptable terms shortly after our client filed a Response [2021].Acted for two beneficiaries of a Deceased in relation to a seven figure trust, regarding some potential issues between them and the trustees. [2021]

• Associate

  • Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  Acted for a company in respect of a claim against two former senior employees and another company in respect of alleged: breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; breach of confidence; inducement and unlawful means conspiracy and diversion of business. George Green’s client issued proceedings in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court for injunctive relief and damages. The Defendants provided affidavits. The matter settled on confidential terms at mediation shortly after proceedings were issued, with a Consent Order then being sealed. [2020-2021]Acted for the Claimant on a six figure professional negligence claim against a firm of Independent Financial Advisors in respect of alleged negligent advice on a pension. The case settled on mutually acceptable terms at mediation, and was funded under full Conditional Fee Agreements with George Green LLP and with Counsel. [2020]Successfully defended an adjudication brought by a main contractor for the sum of more than £250,000. The adjudicator's decision was that the main contractor was not only entitled to no further payment, but must pay back to the developer the sum of more than £130,000. [2019]



Bell Lax Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

  Successfully applied for summary judgment in relation to a final account adjudication decision, defeating arguments alleging a breach of natural justice on the part of the adjudicator. [2019] EWHC 1188 (TCC). Successfully acted on a final account adjudication brought by a developer against a construction client, resulting in the developer being ordered to pay more than £9.5Mn to Bell Lax's client. [2018]Successfully defended a £1.1Mn claim brought through adjudication in relation to purported operational losses and the purported remedying of defects in relation to a luxury hotel. [2018]Acted for the Respondents in defending two linked winding up petitions, arising from a dispute based on the management of two dental practices in the West Midlands. The petitions were heard together in the Rolls Building in November 2017. One petition was dismissed, while the other was successful. (Chancery) [2017]Acted on potential defamation claim against high profile politician and politician's publishers, with regard to that politician's memoirs. [2017]Acted for the estate on the Defence of a six-figure Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claim in the Chancery Division, brought by the deceased's girlfriend at the time of death. This dispute required the interests of the minor children of one of the beneficiaries to be taken into account. The settlement reached was subsequently approved by the court. (2017)Was part of a team, including Counsel and an expert quantity surveyor, working on the defence of a multi-million pound construction claim arising out of a Framework Agreement. The dispute settled at mediation. [2016]Brought claim in the High Court for breach of fiduciary duties against the former directors of a sports equipment company in relation to their alleged involvement in setting up a competing company. The matter settled at mediation shortly after proceedings were issued. [2016]

• Associate

  • Jun 2015 - May 2016

  Represented an international charity in a dispute with a major financial institution relating to that institution's alleged procedural failings when transferring its client between different accounts. The dispute settled on confidential terms. [2016]Obtained an interim injunction at an ex partes and without notice hearing of Liam's client's application for the restraint of the presentation of a winding up petition. The Respondent's statutory demand was withdrawn before the return hearing [2015].

• Solicitor Advocate

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Represented two former partners in a firm of solicitors in relation to a six-figure dispute over the value of their capital accounts, and partnership interests generally, upon their retirement from that firm. This complex and highly contentious claim settled on confidential terms at mediation, following expert evidence from the forensic accountant Liam instructed. [2015]Successfully appeared for a client company against experienced Counsel in resisting the Defendant’s security for costs application for more than £35,000. The application was dismissed in its entirety and the Defendant was ordered to pay Bell Lax’s client’s costs of the application. The dispute settled on confidential terms shortly thereafter. [2014]Acted for the liquidator on an application under s.212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 against the directors of a company in liquidation, also including a claim for unlawful payment of dividends under s.830 of the Companies Act 2006. The liquidator's claim for a six figure sum settled on confidential terms at mediation. [2014]Represented a minority shareholder in an engineering company who had been ejected from the Company and removed as a director. Bell Lax’s client settled his six figure claim on confidential terms after Liam acted as his advocate at mediation, arguing that the company’s affairs had been conducted in a way which was unfairly prejudicial to his interests. [2014]



TLT LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solicitor Advocate

  • May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Solicitor advocate in TLT's highly-regarded banking and financial services litigation team, specialising in professional negligence claims.Dealt with a wide array of professional negligence claims, including acting for private clients against such professionals as financial advisers and other litigation solicitors, and for household name high street banks against valuers, conveyancing solicitors, and other litigation solicitors. Solicitor advocate in TLT's highly-regarded banking and financial services litigation team, specialising in professional negligence claims.Dealt with a wide array of professional negligence claims, including acting for private clients against such professionals as financial advisers and other litigation solicitors, and for household name high street banks against valuers, conveyancing solicitors, and other litigation solicitors.



Bell Lax Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor Advocate

  • Jul 2012 - May 2013

  Commercial litigation solicitor specialising in commercial dispute resolution, particularly breach of contract and professional negligence matters. Civil rights of audience in the Higher Courts of England and Wales.Represented the Claimant in a shareholders' dispute where the Claimant successfully argued that the Defendants held his shares on trust for him. The Claimant was awarded £62,500, plus costs.Successfully defended a school which was being sued by a recruitment agency for breach of contract. The agency dropped its claim and agreed to pay the school its costs of the action a week before Liam was listed to appear at trial.Successfully appeared for the Applicants on a pre-action disclosure application against a University. The University was ordered to provide disclosure of its plans for the Applicants’ former business premises at the student union, having previously refused the Applicants permission to renew their commercial tenancy.Represented the Claimant, a "partworks" publisher, on a complex claim regarding an alleged breach by the Defendant of a joint venture agreement relating to a Reader’s Digest publication. The Claimant pleaded unilateral mistake and rectification, breach of fiduciary duty, and misrepresentation. Morse v Eaglemoss Publications Limited [2013] EWHC 1507 (Chancery)

• Solicitor

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Seats in Commercial Litigation and Employment.Assisted on high-value commercial cases. Ran my own caseload, and gained damages awards of up to £60,000 on matters as wide-ranging as pension disputes, insurance claims, and contentious probate matters, along with awards of up to £20,000 for clients in the Employment Tribunal.Represented clients in the Employment Tribunal, doing the advocacy myself.Acted for both Claimants and Defendants.Media Liaison Officer for the firm: take an active role in marketing, liaising with legal press to market the firm.



NUS EXTRA, Macclesfield

• Customer service advisor/sales representative

  • Aug 2009 - Nov 2009

  Worked both in sales and in customer service. Sold NUS Extra cards to students and advised on any problems with the cards post-sale. Liaised with on-campus point of sale staff to train them in dealing with queries about the cards.Gained invaluable customer service experience, usually dealing with more than 125 calls from customers per day, and gained insight into what clients want and how to sell it to them. Worked both in sales and in customer service. Sold NUS Extra cards to students and advised on any problems with the cards post-sale. Liaised with on-campus point of sale staff to train them in dealing with queries about the cards.Gained invaluable customer service experience, usually dealing with more than 125 calls from customers per day, and gained insight into what clients want and how to sell it to them.



MACCLESFIELD EXPRESS

• Proof-reader

  • Dec 2006 - Sep 2008

  THE MACCLESFIELD EXPRESS AND TIMES, Macclesfield.Proof reading: correcting spelling, grammatical and factual errors. Writing up the letters, competitions, and What's On pages to deadlines.Honed my attention to detail.Gave me first-hand experience of working to deadlines.Showed me the value of calling people to ensure that they submitted relevant information. THE MACCLESFIELD EXPRESS AND TIMES, Macclesfield.Proof reading: correcting spelling, grammatical and factual errors. Writing up the letters, competitions, and What's On pages to deadlines.Honed my attention to detail.Gave me first-hand experience of working to deadlines.Showed me the value of calling people to ensure that they submitted relevant information.



SAS DANIELS LLP, Macclesfield

• Work experience

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Initially worked as a legal receptionist, and then gained experience as a paralegal in the Personal Injury department.Familiarised me first-hand with how solicitors' offices really work.Enabled me to talk to partners and gain the benefit of their experience.Helped my inter-personal skills develop, as I interacted with a wide range of clients, in person and via telephone and e-mail.Insight into caseload of a solicitor and legal secretary, and relationship between them. Initially worked as a legal receptionist, and then gained experience as a paralegal in the Personal Injury department.Familiarised me first-hand with how solicitors' offices really work.Enabled me to talk to partners and gain the benefit of their experience.Helped my inter-personal skills develop, as I interacted with a wide range of clients, in person and via telephone and e-mail.Insight into caseload of a solicitor and legal secretary, and relationship between them.



BRINE LEAS SCHOOL

• Associate teacher

  • Sep 2006 - Nov 2006

  presenting to and leading classes on my own. presenting to and leading classes on my own.



JOHN WALSH TENNIS CAMPS

• Assistant tennis coach

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2000