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Beyond Housing Ltd v Canvas Homes Tees Barrage Ltd (2025) - Junior counsel in an expedited trial in the TCC over 5 days. The Claimant was seeking a declaration that a second tranche payment of £3.6m in an £18m housing development was not due under the contract between the parties and sought injunctive relief preventing the Defendant from terminating the contract.
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Lucion Group Ltd and another v Cooper and another (2024) - Appeared for the Second Defendant in the Circuit Commercial Court in an application for interim injunctive relief, directions and costs pending an expedited trial. Undertakings were given and accepted, and the matter was argued on costs only as to whether special factors were present justifying a departure from the usual reserved costs rule. Successfully argued that there were no special factors and costs ought to be reserved.
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Khan v Mahal and others (2024) - Obtained a freezing injunction both at the interim hearing and at the return hearing, both opposed by the Respondent, in an unfair prejudice petition.
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Waste Managed Ltd v Wilce and others [2023] EWHC 1456 (KB): Successfully represented the Second and Fifth Defendants in defending an interim injunction application in the KBD following allegations that the Defendants had misused certain confidential information of the Claimant to set up in competition.
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Leicester Indoor Bowls and Social Club Ltd v Drax Energy Solutions Ltd (2023) - Represented the Claimant at trial in a bribery claim involving an energy broker and the Defendant, the energy supplier. One of the first ‘business energy claims’ that is being litigated in an emerging sector of litigation, currently stayed pending appeal.
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Kerr v Scurr (2022): Represented the Applicant in a pre-action disclosure application pending an unfair prejudice petition, which was successful.
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Copp v Simms (2022): Represented the Claimant in a possession claim where the Defendant argued a common intention constructive trust. The court found that neither party held the common intention that the beneficial interest in the property was to be held jointly and ordered possession.
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Vickers v Vickers and Vickers (2022) – Represented the Claimant in a without notice application for a freezing injunction following a gift from a mother who allegedly lacked capacity to her sons. Obtained a freezing injunction against one son and a proprietary injunction against the other. On the return date, maintained the freezing injunction against one and obtained a freezing injunction against the other son who was previously subject to the proprietary injunction.
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Shaw v The Leakey Nugget Ltd (2021) – Successfully represented the Claimant in a two-day multi-track breach of contract claim. Claimant was awarded 100% of damages and budgeted costs on account.
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Heatley v Bashall-Brennan (2021) – Successfully represented the Respondent at both first instance and appeal in resisting an application to set aside a statutory demand of £280,000.
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Re Transflex Vehicle Rental Ltd (in Admin) (2021) – Successfully represented Joint Administrators in an application for a distribution to unsecured creditors after a previously successful application to extend administration for 12 months.
Paul Kerfoot
Call 2018
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