Chris’s cases have reached the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council on many occasions, but he is also very experienced at using mediation and informal dispute resolution to seek a cost effective resolution to commercial disputes, both small and large.

Some cases of note:

• Fearon v Martin [2003] – represented Norfolk farmer Tony Martin in successful defence of claim for damages for assault and battery brought by convicted burglar, Brendan Fearon;
• Schmidt v Rosewood Trust [2003] UKPC 26 – leading Privy Council decision on the disclosure of trust documents;
• United International Pictures v Cine Bes Filmcilik ve Yapimcilik AS [2003] EWCA Civ 1669 – acting for Turkish media group in dispute over film broadcast license fees – important Court of Appeal decision on penalty clauses;
• Gaydamak v UBS Bahamas Ltd [2006] 1WLR 1097 – successful application to Privy Council for re-instatement of appeal relating to frozen bank accounts in Bahamas;
• Orascom Telecom Holdings SAE v Republic of Chad & Others [2008] EWHC 1841 (Comm) – acting for African state in dispute regarding immunity of state assets from enforcement of arbitral awards;
• Hurst & Others v Cordner [2010] EWHC 1159 (QB) – acting for group of property investors who obtained judgment against fraudsters involved in mis-selling luxury homes in Spain.
• Adams & Others v Aroca Seiquer & Others [2016] EWHC 3120 (QB) – action against Spanish law firm on behalf of British families buying property in Spain, successfully concluded in Court of Appeal in 2018.

In his spare time Chris wrestles furiously with the Russian language – it is not yet clear who is winning.