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David mainly practices in Commercial and Chancery litigation and advice, Professional Negligence and Employment. He has considerable breadth of experience in other fields which is particularly useful in “cross-over” cases. David is an Accredited Commercial Mediator.
Commercial Litigation and Civil Fraud
David specialises in commercial litigation including civil fraud, misrepresentation, and the other commercial torts, acting for both Claimant and Defendant in the Chancery Division, Companies Court and Queen’s Bench Division. Recent heavy civil fraud actions have included both “ordinary” civil litigation and as the basis for unfair prejudice petitions in the Companies Court.
Other fields include financial services, professional negligence, contract, insurance, company law (including restoration, share reduction and company director disqualification), partnership disputes, insolvency, copyright, database rights and passing off, contested will and inheritance act disputes, judicial review in the commercial context and property. Conduct of mediations is an important part of this work.
Employment
David also specialises in employment work, with particular emphasis on senior executive restrictive covenant and breach of confidence work. He frequently appears in the Employment Tribunal, EAT and CA dealing with all areas of employment law including race, sex and disability discrimination and TUPE.
Professional Organisations
- Midland Circuit
- London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
- Bar European Group
Personal
Resides London and Cowes
Leisure
Sailing/Racing & Skiing - Reading
Recent Interesting Commercial & Employment Cases
- IG Markets v McKenna – spread betting and FSMA case (ongoing)
- Dunbar v NSPCC - Guernsey Employment & Discrimination Tribunal
- Helden v Strathmore Ltd – reported FSMA mortgage case (under appeal)
- Garrett v Lidl - disability discrimination - Tribunal and EAT (reported) and Tribunal again – 31 different allegations of direct, indirect, harassment and victimisation discrimination - all successfully defended
- Incisive Media v Global Partnership - confidential information and database rights
- Rentokil v Prokill – confidential information and copyright/database rights, restrictive covenants (settled)
- Specialist Marine Services v Dalby Offshore Services – breach of copyright/database rights/confidence/duty of fidelity
- Hick Lane Bedding v Zafar – Co Director duties
- Guinness Asset Management v Invesco Asset Management – contract dispute
- Equal Opportunities Commission v Lidl (S. 71 Sex Discrimination Act claim for injunctions regarding maternity policy)
- Omex Agriculture v Countrywide Farmers – complex product liability claim
- Vatre v McGuire & Newbitt – directors restrictive covenants
- Micklewright v Lloyd Wise Tregear – partnership/pension claim
- Holland v Holland – Ch D – partnership dispute - detailed expert Accounting evidence
- Pankhania v Hackney LBC – negligent misrepresentation
- Esso Petroleum v. Niad – reported case re franchise supplier agreements and restitution in commercial context
- Re Resteel Trading Ltd (cross unfair prejudice petitions –deadlock Co)
- Re Hopkins Bros (Developments) Ltd (complex unfair prejudice petition/fraud consolidated with commercial claim in Ch D)
Recent Events and Seminars
- Disability Discrimination – Mental Illness – an update 2011
- Commercial Damages – Loss of a Chance - 2010
- Introduction to the Employment Tribunal - 2010
- Corruption claims in civil proceedings – the restitutionary approach - 2009
- CPR Part 31 Disclosure Update & the Without Prejudice rule - 2008
- Employment Remedies - 2008
- Company Director Disqualification - 2007
- National Network of Independent Forensic Accountants - Civil Fraud Actions – National Conference 2006 – Principal Speaker
Recent Publications
- “What price Mental Health - Disability Discrimination” Law Society Gazette June 2010
Contact David Christie
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk