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Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

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London (Bar)

12 Years Ranked

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Provided by James Knott

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Company / commercial litigation; chancery (commercial); insolvency & reconstruction; civil / commercial fraud & asset recovery (including committal proceedings) / banking & finance. James has a busy company and commercial practice, with a particular focus on shareholder / JV disputes and breach of fiduciary duty cases. With experience of court work at all first instance and appellate levels as well as arbitration, he is equally happy working on his own or in a team (whether leading or being led). His recent reported cases include: Barclays Bank Plc v. Dylan [2024] EWHC 1994 (contempt of court; committal); Barclays Bank Plc v. Citibank NA [2024] EWHC 53 (Ch) (non-party disclosure; confidentiality); Barclays Bank Plc v. Dylan [2023] EWHC 3523 (Ch) (adjournments; listing appeals); Byers v. Saudi National Bank [2023] UKSC 51; [2024] 2 WLR 237 (knowing receipt; constructive trusts); Re LYHFL Ltd [2023] EWHC 2585 (Ch) (administration; directors’ powers; locus standi); Eli Lilly & Co v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd [2023] EWHC 68 (Ch) (preliminary issues; disclosure guidance); Stanford International Bank Ltd v. HSBC Bank Plc [2022] UKSC 34; [2023] AC 761 (loss; Quincecare duty); Global Energy Horizons Corp v. Gray [2021] EWCA Civ 123 and [2020] EWCA Civ 1668 (breach of duty; account of profits; fresh evidence; valuation; costs).

Career

Called 2008; joined 4 Stone Buildings in 2010.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association.

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