James Knott

Practice Areas

Company / commercial litigation; chancery (commercial); insolvency & reconstruction; civil / commercial fraud & asset recovery / 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 and arbitration he is equally happy working on his own or in a team. His recent reported cases include:

Eli Lilly & Co v Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd [2023] EWHC 68 (Ch) (preliminary issues; damages enquiry); Stanford International Bank Ltd (In Liquidation) v HSBC Bank Plc [2023] A.C. 761 (loss; Quincecare duty; knowledge requirement for dishonest assistance); Global Energy Horizons Corp v Gray [2021] Costs L.R. 133 (appeal re costs order following an account of profits); Richards v Harvey [2021] EWHC 21 (Ch) (breach of contract claims re property JV); Global Energy Horizons Corp v Gray [2021] 1 W.L.R. 2264 (six day complex appeal re a long-running account of profits; Re Law Debenture Trust Corp Plc's Application for Directions; [2021] 1 B.C.L.C. 475 (bond trustee directions); Gertner v CFL Finance Ltd ; [2020] B.P.I.R. 752 (bankruptcy vs IVA).

Career

Called 2008; joined 4 Stone Buildings in 2010.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association.