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Always a special moment Littleton Chambers . Red bag time for Joel Wallace for his great contribution at The Supreme Court being led by Mohinderpal Sethi K.C.

Adam Solomon KC and Nick Goodfellow in rare indemnity costs win at the interim stage. Read the full article at the link below. https://lnkd.in/dWv4cVX9 #LittletonChambers

David Reade KC succeeds before the Court of Appeal for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in defending an indirect discrimination claim in the arrangements made for qualification as an actuary. The Judgment considers the concept of PCPs as a proxy for a protected characteristic. David led Joanne Connolly of 9 St John Street, Manchester. David and Joanne were in instructed by Clyde & Co LLP. #CourtofAppeal #LittletonChambers

A new Court of Appeal decision rejects a hard-line approach to director's duties in the context of preparatory steps to compete post-directorship

Shareholder access to documents privileged to the company: It has generally been understood that a company cannot assert privilege against its own shareholder, save in relation to documents that came into existence for the purpose of hostile litigation against that shareholder. Numerous cases, and the leading practitioners’ works, proceed on the basis that such a rule exists. In a decision today, however, Picken J has held that there is no such rule: Aabar v Glencore PLC [2024] EWHC 3046 (Comm). https://lnkd.in/eQ7Y_qWx The judgment indicates that, whilst there are specific circumstances where privilege may still not apply as between company and shareholder, such situations will likely be much rarer than previously understood. Given the groundbreaking nature of this decision, an appeal to the Court of Appeal must be likely.

Littleton congratulates David Lascelles on his award as Pro Bono Champion. As part of the Chancery Bar Association Pro Bono Scheme, David has appeared in the Chancery Division Applications Court 6 times this year assisting litigants in person facing urgent applications, including most recently on 22 November 2024 for a respondent to a freezing order application. #ProBono #LittletonChambers #ProBonoScheme

We were delighted to welcome another full house to our ever successful Sports Breakfast seminars featuring our heads of our sports team Lydia Banerjee and Ashley Cukier with special guest appearances by Mohinderpal Sethi K.C. and Bianca Balmelli. Watch this space for our early 2025 breakfast event which will be a football special. #SportsLaw #BreakfastSeminar #LittletonChambers

Littleton is seeking new pupils to begin in October 2026. The application window will open for applicants on 2nd January 2025 and will close on 11th February 2025. Applications to be made via The Bar Council's Pupillage Gateway. New pupils taken on from that season will commence 1st October 2026. More information: https://lnkd.in/dikFHSRh #LittletonChambers #Pupillage #LifeAtTheBar #LegalCareers #BarCareers

New Court of Appeal decision: – what preparations can a director take before resigning to set up a competing business by David Lascelles. Check out the full article at the link below. https://lnkd.in/eQN76DUW #CourtofAppeal #LittletonChambers

Don’t Get Caught Out: Employers need a Checklist and an Action Plan by Antony Sendall FRSA. Read the full article at the link below. https://lnkd.in/ej3YgG-G #EmploymentLaw #LittletonChambers