Pickford, Stuart

CoA throws out £400m Northern Rock appeal

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:39:59 GMT

Article reports on the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the £400m Northern Rock appeal case, a victory for London Litigation partner Stuart Pickford who acted for the Independent Valuer of Northern Rock.

Economic duress: driving a hard bargain or illegitimate pressure?

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:29:20 GMT

Bylined article by London Commercial Dispute Resolution partner Stuart Pickford and associate Jonathan Cohen look at a recent shipping dispute before the UK Commercial Court and consider pertinent questions in the doctrine of economic duress.
This article was first published in CDR, 7 June 2012.

Supreme Court rules on Pitt and Futter v HMRC cases

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:45:31 GMT

London Commercial Dispute Resolution partner Stuart Pickford is quoted in an article about the Supreme Court judgment in the Pitt and Futter v HMRC case.

UK Supreme Court declines to extend scope of legal advice privilege

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:15:40 GMT

In a judgment delivered on 23 January 2013, the UK Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, that legal advice privilege (“LAP”) should not be extended to cover legal advice provided by accountants.