Neil Levy

Whether a settlement agreement reached between a bank and a client compromising litigation between them had the effect of releasing insolvency office-holders and their solicitors from liability to the same client and the applicability of the rule in ex parte James

Whether contributories should be given permission to commence misfeasance proceedings against former administrators of the company notwithstanding releases of the administrators from liability contained in an approved CVA

Whether claimant entitled to information from bank under civil procedure rules and by making data subject access requests under the Data Protection Act.

Issues of interpretation, rectification, estoppel and duress in relation to an €11m property finance transaction.

The liabilities of receivers disposing of assets to a nominee of the mortgagee which appointed them.

Claims against administrators and the bank which appointed them for alleged breaches of statutory and fiduciary duties in their approach to the realisation of a development property in Docklands.

Whether the court had power to direct a claimant to disclose the existence/identity of any litigation funder, including whether CPR 25.14 was engaged for the purpose of enabling the defendant to apply for security for costs against the funder.

Security for costs; disclosure of identity of third party funder; CPR 25.14; European Convention on Human rights, art 8.

Bank not liable to customer in respect of CHAPS payment where recipient sort code and account number (but not the account name) matched those given in the customer’s payment instruction.

The judge below had been wrong to grant summary judgment dismissing the claimant’s claim that the bank was liable in restitution to compensate a company for legal costs which the company had incurred in seeking to recover monies from a third party which were ultimately held to be book debts charged to the bank.

A bank was not liable in restitution to compensate a company for legal costs which the company had incurred in seeking to recover monies from a third party which were ultimately held to be book debts charged to the bank.

Validity of mortgage; effect of s 284 Insolvency Act 1986 and ss 58 & 85 Land Registration Act 2002; permission to appeal refused.

Validity of mortgage; effect of s 284 Insolvency Act 1986 and ss 58 & 85 Land Registration Act 2002; second defendant’s claim to an overriding interest binding on the claimant dismissed.

Enforcement of CCA regulated liability and bill of sale following debtor’s bankruptcy.

Permission to appeal.

permission to appeal; undue influence defence; Etridge guidelines.

Fitness for purpose of equipment sold by a specialist seller of plumbing equipment; breach of implied term in section 14(3) Sale of Goods Act 1979.

Professional negligence claim arising out of PFI waste project; whether proceedings should be transferred to London and heard by High Court Judge.

Application by local authority to sell assets pending trial of a claim by the funder of a failed PFI project to remove and sell the assets notwithstanding a PFI vesting clause on contractor default.

Enforcement of guarantee, allegation of undue influence by bank.

Whether credit agreement a multiple agreement within s 18 Consumer Credit Act 1974 and unenforceable as not properly documented.

Whether appeal should be stayed pending proceedings in European Court of Human Rights; whether judges to recuse themselves on grounds of bias.

Whether liability within scope of guarantee; whether estoppel by convention prevented guarantor asserting guarantee covered only a specified loan.

Whether Consumer Credit Act regulated credit agreement enforceable; whether sums to clear existing mortgage arrears credit or charges; whether insurance premiums credit or charges.

Forged signature on a mortgage deed; whether legal or equitable mortgage.

Trial of guarantor’s claims against lender and receivers for misrepresentation, conspiracy, shadow directorship and breach of duty in connection with sale of failed property development.

Whether sale of mortgaged property tainted by fraud and to be set aside.

Whether non-status credit agreement extortionate.

Bank recovery of loans and overdraft; whether regulated by Consumer Credit Act 1974.

Judge hearing bank recovery claim having shareholding in bank; whether bias.

Undue influence defence to mortgagee's claim to possession.

Conflict of laws; Consumer Credit Act 1974, s 75; connected lender liability.