Fraser Chambers Cases
Remote High Court financial services hearing settled with consent order
Dr Anton van Dellen was instructed in a financial service dispute which was heard remotely in the High Court. Part of the dispute concerned the migration of financial services from one institution to another. The hearing was settled with a consent order. Anton was lead by Damian Falkowski and [...]
Remote High Court hearing in financial services dispute
Dr Anton van Dellen represented the Defendant in a remote High Court hearing in Leeds in a financial services dispute. The Defendant alleges that the Claimant, a financial institution based in Gibraltar, failed to operate segregated client accounts, failed to reconcile accounts and withdrew third party funds. The claim [...]
Remote High Court hearing in claim against expert witness
25 June 2020 Dr Anton van Dellen represented the Claimant in a remote High Court hearing. Professor David Marks provided expert witness services for the Claimant in Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings. The Claimant alleges that Professor Marks acted negligently in the preparation of his report and when he gave evidence [...]
Remote High Court financial service hearing
22 June 2020 Dr Anton van Dellen represented the Claimant in a remote High Court hearing. The Claimant provides a financial platform for its customers to place monies in financial markets and the Defendant operates as an electronic money institution. The Claimant alleges that the Defendant has failed to [...]
High Court remote hearing adjourned
High Court remote hearing adjourned in commercial leaseholder claim Dr Anton van Dellen represented the commercial leaseholder in a hearing before Mr Justice Robin Knowles which was adjourned following cross-applications for an adjournment. The Judge recognised that in a remote hearing there were the limits to the ease of interaction [...]
Dramatic change in s.4 public interest defence
In Serafin v Malkiewicz [2020] UKSC 23 The Supreme Court has approved a fundamental change in the way in which the s.4 public interest defence operates, effectively lowering the threshold at which the defence is engaged and swinging the pendulum towards freedom of speech. Lord Wilson (with whom the four [...]